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Citizens of India, Bangladesh and Bhutan, among others, come to Nepal for eye care and treatment. 

Foreign patients have come to 28 eye hospitals and 224 eye treatment centers run by Nepal Netrajyoti Association. 

Association's Executive Director Dr Shailesh Kumar Mishra said that 907,071 foreign nationals underwent eye tests and 162,845 underwent surgeries in 2024. 

In total 3,268,034 eye patients had received eye test services while 258,575 underwent surgery In 2024. 

As many as 34,425 eye patients had received surgery service free of cost through the Association's hospitals and various external programs. 

The Association has so far treated 46,868,060 people, including Nepalis and citizens of other countries, through its network, while 5,392,224 people have undergone eye surgeries, said Executive Director Mishra.

The country currently has witnessed partial influence of westerly winds and local winds. 

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the weather is partly cloudy in the hilly regions and fair in the rest of the country today. 

Light rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces and light snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions. 

Similarly, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces tonight. 

With chances of light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces and light snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions in the next 24 hours, the Division has urged all concerned to adopt alert measures. 

Granting permits has begun for spring mountaineering this year. 

According to the Department of Tourism, a total of 58 people, including 18 women and 40 men, from eight mountaineering groups have obtained permission for climbing various peaks, including the Annapurna-1. 

Climbers from 24 countries, including Nepal, have so far taken permission for mountaineering this season. 

Department Director Liladhar Awasthi informed that granting permission for climbing during the season has begun. 

"Permission will be given for scaling the world's highest peak, Mount Everest soon", he said. 

The climbing companies are engaged in the preparation to manage Everest climbing. 

"There has been an increase in climbing related activities in the Mount Everest region lately. The climbing companies have stepped up their preparation for climbing management here", the Department director further informed. 

Spring season is considered an ideal time for climbing peaks, including Everest. A significant number of foreigners turn up here to climb the world's summit this season. 

The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has deputed an 'icefall doctor' to make way for climbing Mount Everest in the spring season. 

The SPCC has deployed a 10-member team to construct the road from the base camp to the second camp of Mount Everest. 

Similarly, skilled climbers have recently been deployed for 'rope fixing' from the second camp to the summit of Mount Everest. 

The Mountaineering Operators' Association has deputed 10 Sherpa climbers led by Ashok Lama to fix the rope to the summit. 

IME Group and IXI Corp have jointly established the Kathmandu Technical School (KTS). The school is brought into operation with an objective of producing skilled human resources in the job market. 

Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Sharat Singh Bhandari, inaugurated the school amidst a programme organized at Dhumbarahi today. 

On the occasion, Minister Bahndari said the government has put partnership with the private sector in priority as problems of unemployment and poverty would be resolved only from the fusion of skill, employment, entrepreneurship and capital. 

"Producing technical human resources is the government's priority. The government is ready to collaborate with the private sector in skill development and producing technical human resources", he asserted.   

Similarly, President of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry and IME Group Chair Chandra Prasad Dhakal said with the operation of the school, the IME Group has been moving ahead for producing technical human resources. 

He expressed the belief that the school would play a significant role to make thousands of youths self-employed. "The school was established with a target of starting a new era in technical and vocational education in Nepal. We expect that the school will have a positive contribution in employment, education, society and overall economy", mentioned Dhakal.  

Likewise, Chairperson of Kathmandu Technical School, Manoj Poudel, shared that the school would help the government's objective of producing more than 100,000 human resources in the next 10 years. 

The school would impart training related to hospitality, culinary arts, caregiving,  as well as other employment-oriented and self-employment categories.