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Thakur Prasad Dangi, who was injured in the protest of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), died on Monday.

Dangi (65), Chairman of the Madhuban Municipal Committee, Baridya breathed his last in the course of treatment at the Chhauni Hospital this morning, party spokesperson Mohan Shrestha informed.

He had participated in the demonstration organized by the RPP in Kathmandu on April 10.

Dangi was critically injured after he was hit by the teargas shells during the demonstration.

His mortal remains will be kept at the RPP Central Office in Chabahil for final tributes, the RPP said.

Police have arrested four persons for allegedly cutting down a tree of precious Bodhichitta (Buddhachitta) at Roshi Rural Municipality-5, Nagbeli in Kavrepalanchowk district.

The arrestees have been identified as Prabhat Tamang, Shyam Krishna Mainali, Man Bahadur Tamang and Durga Lal Tamang, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Dhulikhel, DSP Raj Kumar Shrestha informed.

The group had cut down a tree of Bodhichitta in the Nagbeli-based garden of Thakurani Tamang on Thursday night with explosives.

Tamang said this year the Bodhichitta grain grown on the particular tree was to be sold at Rs 30 million this year. She had already received an advance for this.

According to her, a group of around 20 people armed with weapons cut the Bodhichitta tree at around 1 am on Thursday.

Mainali and Durga Lal were arrested from Banepa of Kavrepalanchowk on Sunday, while Prabhat was arrested from Banasthali of Kathmandu on Saturday and Man Bahadur was arrested on the same day the tree was cut down, said DSP Shrestha.

According to the police, four socket bombs were planted on the door and courtyard of the house after the tree of Tamang was cut down.

Dhulikhel-based Kalijung Battalion of the Nepal Army had defused the bomb. A search is on for others involved in the incident, police said.

Meanwhile, victim Thakurani lodged a complaint at the District Police Office on Sunday against eight persons, including four arrested. The fruit grown on the tree was looted four years ago. Police suspected that the group that cut trees may have looted the fruit at that time.

The Bodhichita-made garland has special religious and cultural importance in the Tamang community and Tibetan and Chinese society.

Nepali Embassy in Israel has urged Nepalis living there to follow security protocols.

The Embassy issued a public notice after Iran launched a drone attack on Israel's Capital Tel Aviv among other regions this morning.

The Embassy also urged the Nepalis not to leave houses except in emergency cases and stay in the places where there are facilities of safe shelter.

Nepalis living there are worried after Iran launched a drone attack.

Most of Israel's schools, universities, malls and other commercial centers are closed.

Khem Kattel, who is working in Tel Aviv, said that the situation is not normal and the Nepali government should be ready to rescue Nepalis if need be.

According to him, various foreign embassies have already issued a public notice for their citizens to contact them immediately if they want to leave  Israel.

There are around 9, 000 people working in Israel.

The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu gifted 35 ambulances and 66 school buses to various organizations, spread across different districts of Nepal, and working in the field of health and education respectively on Sunday.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shri Naveen Srivastava handed over the keys of vehicles in the presence of Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun.

Mayors and chairpersons of municipalities and rural municipalities of various districts as well as representatives of various beneficiary organizations, political representatives, officials of the Government of Nepal, and social workers were also present at the event, reads a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu today.

The representatives of the Embassy handed over the two out of the total 101 vehicles gifted today to the earthquake-affected Jajarkot and West Rukum districts.

The Government of India has been giving ambulances and school buses on the occasion of the Independence Day and the Republic Day of India for 3 decades to various beneficiary organizations in different parts of Nepal, giving high priority to Nepal's health and education sectors.

On the occasion, the Ambassador stated that this has been one of the long-standing initiatives of the Government of India under the Nepal-India Development Partnership to bolster the efforts of the Government of Nepal to strengthen its infrastructure in health and education sectors.

Ambassador further highlighted that this is a part of the robust and strong development partnership between India and Nepal and has a geographical spread throughout Nepal, touching people's lives and bringing out tangible progress in the development journey of Nepal, according to the statement.

 Finance Minister Pun, during the program, appreciated Government of India’s various ongoing developmental projects in Nepal and expressed that these will continue to strengthen people-to-people connectivity and bilateral relations between the two countries.  He emphasized that this flagship program is very beneficial for the people of Nepal.  

Since 1994, the Government of India has gifted 1,009 ambulances and 300 school buses across Nepal, including those gifted today. It is part of Government of India’s continued support for the efforts of Nepal to strengthen its health and education facilities and to facilitate easy physical access to these services.