Partial influence of westerly, local winds across the country
Currently, there is a partial influence of the westerly and local winds in the country.
According to the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the weather in Koshi Province, hilly and mountainous regions of other provinces would remain generally cloudy today.
Similarly, there is a possibility of light rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning as well as snowfall at a few places in the hilly and mountainous areas of the Koshi Province, Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province and Lumbini Province.
Likewise, light rainfall along with the thunderstorm and lightning as well as snowfall are likely at one or two places in hilly areas of Karnali Province and Sudurpaschim Province.
Later tonight, generally cloudy weather is expected at mountainous regions, partly cloudy weather in the hilly region and mainly fair weather in Tarai areas of the country.
There is a possibility of light rainfall and snowfall at one or two places in the mountainous region of Koshi Province, Gandaki Province and Karnali Province.
Karnali pushes for road safety reforms
A provincial workshop on road safety was held in Birendranagar, Surkhet on April 17, jointly organized by the National Road Safety Council, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development (MoPIUD) , and Asian Development Bank to push for endorsement of the Road Safety Bill and stronger implementation of the 2021–2030 action plan.
Addressing the event, Minister Sher Bahadur Budha, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development informed that road crashes cost Nepal about 1.5 percent of GDP and cause around seven deaths daily, citing “weak coordination, poor enforcement, and unsafe road and vehicle conditions” as major issues. He also criticized unregulated dozer use in rural roads, saying it must be corrected.
The sessions were conducted by Nepal Traffic Police (Traffic Chief, SP Mukunda Rijal), Karnali Province; MoPIUD (Er. Arjun Kumar Bam, Secretary); NRSC (Er. Saroj Kumar Pradhan, Technical Advisor); and ADB (Er. Hemant Tiwari, Senior Project Officer – Transport, and Er. Samiksha Adhikari, Transport/Road Safety Engineer) and the program was moderated by Subha Khanal (ADB Consultant)
The event highlighted key resolutions such as legal reforms, mandatory road safety audits, stricter enforcement and awareness, improved ambulance and emergency response, safer high-risk zones (schools/intersections), removal of unfit vehicles, and integrated road safety planning.
Officials closed the workshop reaffirming commitment to making road safety a national priority.
A policy panel discussion on road safety priorities for Karnali Province moderated by Er. Saroj Kumar Pradhan, brought together Provincial Assembly members, political leaders and senior officials, followed by a Q&A session that informed the final workshop resolutions.
4 pistols, 58 rounds of bullets found on Bishnumati riverbank
Police on Sunday recovered four pistols and 58 rounds of bullets from the bank of Bishnumati river in Shobhabhagwati, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-15.
Acting on a tip-off, a team deployed from the Metropolitan Police Circle, Swayambhu carried out a search operation at around 11 am today during which the weapons were found.
The recovered items include four Types-54 pistols, seven magazines for the same pistols, and 58 rounds of 9mm Beretta ammunition.
Police said that they are looking into the case.
Man, grandson killed in Bardiya ambulance hit
A man and his grandson died after being hit by an ambulance in Bardiya on Sunday. Two persons including a woman were injured in the incident.
The ambulance (Lu Ba 0305) was heading towards Rajapur after dropping off a patient when it hit four people walking along the roadside from behind.
The deceased have been identified as Bhumiraj Lamichhane (55) and his seven-year-old grandson Riyans Kharel of Gulariya Municipality-5, DSP Pramesh Bista of the District Police Office, Bardiya said.
Grandmother Sita Lamichhane and Surya Upadhyay were injured in the incident.
The condition of Sita is said to be critical.
They are receiving treatment at the Nursing home in Nepalgunj.
Police said that they have impounded the ambulance and arrested its driver for investigation.
