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The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection has imposed a cash penalty on two firms after they were found violating the law during an on-site inspection.

The department issued a press release on Wednesday stating that it has imposed a fine of Rs 201,000 on Pilgrims Grocery Pvt. Ltd., Swayambhu, and a fine of Rs 10,000 on RS Grocery and Gas Shop, Lalitpur, Bhaisepati. 

Similarly, instructions for correction have been given to 17 more firms in the federal capital.

The firms were fined in accordance with the Consumer Protection Act, 2075 BS. 

The department has been regularly conducting market inspections with the participation of local people representatives, consumer rights activists and concerned parties.

The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the price of petroleum products. 

According to NOC, the price of petrol, kerosene  and diesel has been increased by Rs 15 per liter effective from midnight.

Earlier, the price of petroleum products was adjusted on March 15. 

With the latest increase, the price of petrol under the first category has reached Rs 184.50 per liter, Rs 186 under the second category and Rs 187 under the third category.

Similarly, under the first category, diesel and kerosene oil would be traded at Rs 164.50 per liter, Rs 166 per liter under second category and Rs 167 per liter under third category.

The first category includes Charali, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Amalekhgunj, Bhalbari, Nepalgunj and Birgunj. 

Similarly, Surkhet and Dang are in the second category while Kathmandu, Pokhara and Dipayal are in third category.

The NOC clarified that it had to increase the price of petroleum products in the domestic market following the increase in the price of petroleum products in the international market.

A specialized medical team has been deployed to the Himalayan region to provide health check-ups and treatment for climbers and trekkers arriving during the spring mountaineering season.

The Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal (HRAN) has mobilized an 11-member team, including foreign and Nepali doctors, to major high-altitude areas such as Everest Base Camp and Pheriche in Solukhumbu district as well as Manang district. 

The initiative aims to provide medical services and support to both domestic and international mountaineers and trekkers in high-altitude areas.

Established in 1973, the Association has been working to provide medical services to tourists undertaking mountain expeditions and trekking, particularly during the busy spring and autumn climbing seasons. 

With the onset of this year’s spring season, the Association has dispatched a team comprising five foreign and two Nepali doctors along with support staff.

In the Everest Base Camp, Australian doctor Samantha Allison Wills, Nepali doctor Prince Singh and support staff member Lakpa Norbu Sherpa have been deployed.

At the Pheriche health post, Australian doctor Rebecca Allen Carpenter, American doctor Caitlin Brooke Harper, Nepali doctor Aakriti Singh and support staff Ang Dawa Sherpa and Thaneshwar Bhandari have been assigned.

Likewise, at the Manang health post, American doctor Joseph Peter Mahoney, Australian doctor Ken J. Koh and support staff member Prakash Khatri have been mobilized, said the Association. 

According to Association President, Damber Parajuli, temporary health posts have been set up at the Everest Base Camp, Pheriche and Manang village to offer immediate medical attention to trekkers and mountaineers.

The Association has been setting up a health camp at the Everest Base Camp since 2003 serving climbers, trekkers and support staff while similar services have been available in Pheriche since 1973. 

The Association has been operating such camps in Manang since 1980 and in Gosaikunda since 1997, it has been shared.

A 13-year-old boy drowned in a pond in Pyuthan.

The deceased has been identified as Jenish KC. 

According to a source, he had gone to the pond with two friends to swim.

KC was a seventh grader at the Public English Boarding School in Kwadi.