Heavy rain likely today
The country is under the influence of monsoon wind and the low-pressure area located in the Bihar State of India.
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the axis of monsoon trough is towards the north (Nepal) than its average position.
The weather will remain generally to mostly cloudy across the country today with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall at some places of all provinces.
Some places of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagamati and Gandaki Provinces and a few places of the Lumbini Province are receiving light to moderate rains at present.
Today, there are chances of heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki and heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places of Madesh and Lumbini.
Tonight, it will be generally to mostly cloudy throughout the country. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at many places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini and at some places in the rest of the country, the Division states.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been forecast at few places of the Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki and at one or two places of Lumbini.
Amidst this forecast, the Division has urged one and all to take safety measures against the potential consequences.
Seven tola abandoned gold found in Baitadi
Police have found around seven tola gold in an abandoned state at Khodape in Patan Municipality-8 of Baitadi on Sunday.
The yellow metal was recovered from a bus (SuPaPra 02001 Kha 1301) heading towards Darchula from Kathmandu yesterday.
Police said that the gold was recovered from a bag the bus staffers had left at the entry post of the Khadape Police Post.
It has been learnt that the relatives of a local of Patan-8 had sent medicines in the bag from Kathmandu. Police said that they have kept the bag in a secured place.
A team deployed from the Area Police Office, Patan under the command of Inspector Kamal Prasad Chaudhary had recovered the gold. The gold has been taken to the Area Police Office, Patan.
Police said that they are looking into the case.
Schools shut down with conjunctivitis outbreak
Bharatpur metropolis has decided to close the schools for five days after an outbreak of conjunctivitis (eye infection).
Issuing a public notice on Sunday, the metropolitan city has decided to close down the operation of all public and private schools.
Municipal Education Officer Mahendra Prasad Poudyal said that all the schools operated in the boundary of the metropolis will remain closed on August 7-11.
The leave will be adjusted from the winter and summer holiday, he said.
The cases of eye infection have been widespread in Chitwan of late.
Ratnanagar Municipality in Chitwan also closed all the schools due to outbreak of the infection.
Issuing a public notice on Sunday, Ratnanagar Municipality has requested the private schools operating classes up to grade 12 to shut their operation from August 7 onwards for a certain period.
The municipality has also asked the schools to conduct eye infection sensitization before it issued a public notice for the closure of schools.
Earlier, Khairahani Municipality in Chitwan had decided to close down educational institutions to check rising cases of eye infection among students.
The municipality decided to shut the schools for Sunday and Monday.
Three injured as landslide falls on moving jeep
At least three persons were injured when a landslide fell on a moving jeep at Siddababa area along the Butwal-Palpa road section of the Siddhartha Highway on Monday.
According to the Highway Security and Traffic Management Office, Butwal, three persons including the jeep driver sustained injuries when the landslide with boulder fell on the jeep (Lu Cha 2849) in front of Naag Mandir (temple) nearby Siddababa area headbox at Tinau Rural Municipality-3 along the Butwal-Palpa road section this morning.
Bishnu Prasad Pandey, a local, informed that three people including the driver were injured when the landslide fell on the moving jeep.
The injured are undergoing treatment at the Lumbini Provincial Hospital.
The landslide with boulders completely damaged the front part of the jeep, Pandey said.
Though the landslide obstructed the Butwal-Palpa road section for some hours, it has now resumed, the Traffic Management Office, Butwal said.
