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With the partial effect of westerly wind and local wind, the country has experienced generally cloudy weather. 

It is generally cloudy in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi Province while partly cloudy in the rest of the places at present. 

It is raining lightly with brief snowfall in one to two places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces. Even lightning and thunder are occurring there, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division. 

The hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces are predicted to have generally cloudy weather later today, while the hilly and mountainous regions of other provinces will be partly cloudy.

The Tarai region will have clear weather.

Some hilly and mountainous regions of the country, including Sudurpaschim Province are predicted to have partly cloudy weather  at night. Generally clear weather is likely in the Tarai region tonight, the weather service added.

The Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection has taken action against three firms during a recent market monitoring.

Dasharath Grocery Pvt of Imadol, Lalitpur was fined Rs 50,000, while Sah and Sah Enterprises of Suryabinayak, Bhakpur Rs 10,000, and A & A Shopping Center of Tikathali, Lalitpur Rs 5,000. 

The firms were fined as they were found involved in illegal transactions. The Consumer Protection Act, 2079 was invoked for the punishment.  

The authority issued directions to 15 other firms to correct their business practice. 

The market monitoring was conducted together with the representatives from local level, consumers' rights and stakeholders. 

The Department has continued market monitoring for some weeks.

At least a dizen of police personnel were injured in a clash with locals at Ganeshpur in Gulariya Municipality of Bardiya on Tuesday.

The clash broke out while the security personnel were trying to clear the road blocked during a protest against drug trafficking.
DSP Pramesh Bista of the District Police Office, Bardiya said that nine locals who attacked the police were taken into custody. 

The police also fired nine rounds of bullets into the air to control the situation.

Earlier a few days ago, Suresh Khatik and Bahuron Khatik, who fell unconscious while going to bed, were taken to a hospital but breathed their last during the course of treatment, according to DSP Bista. 

Locals suspect the deaths were caused by drugs.

Locals have been staging protests alleging that the drugs smuggled from India led to their deaths. 

The Third Red Panda Festival is to be organized at Kalpokhari in Sandakpur Rural Municipality-4, Ilam from April 3 to 6 with the aim of conserving the endangered wildlife Red Panda and promoting tourism.

Coordinator of the festival organizing committee, Sanam Rai, stated that the festival is being organized focusing on hiking tourism based on the 'Red Panda Trail'.

The approximately 40-kilometer trail connects various tourist spots from Maipokhari to Jaubari. 

Different species of birds, wildlife including red pandas, and rich biodiversity can be studied and observed along this route.

According to the organizers, the Red Panda Trail trek experience, jungle safari, and bird watching will be the main attractions of the festival. 

Similarly, one can observe 18 species of rhododendrons and the culture of indigenous communities.

Coordinator Rai said that more than 60 mountain ranges including the world's tallest, Mt Everest, and hundreds of bird species can be observed from this trail. 

The organizers aim to attract 10,000 domestic and foreign tourists to Sandakpur during the festival.