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Bharati Sherpa (Manandhar) continued her hunger strike for the second day on Thursday.

Manandhar started a hunger strike in Maitighar, Kathmandu from Wednesday, demanding justice for her husband Chetan Manandhar.

She began her hunger strike against the decision of the government to grant amnesty to her husband’s murderer gangster Yograj Dhakal aka Rigal.

President Ram Chandra Paudel on the recommendation of Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government granted amnesty to 670 persons including Rigal serving prison under various charges.

She also filed a case at the Supreme Court against President Paudel who pardoned Rigal’s remaining jail term.

Manandhar, who had reached the Supreme Court from the hunger strike venue on Wednesday, fell unconscious at the premises of the apex court and rushed to the Bir Hospital for treatment.

She started her hunger strike again after the treatment.

Weather across the country has improved from today after continuous rains for the past five days.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the atmospheric condition is expected to steadily improve further. 

Meteorologist Govinda Jha said the eastern part of the country has been under the partial influence of a low-pressure system which is now in the process of shifting to the northwest and weakening. Such a shift will have its impact on Sikkim and its surrounding areas, as well as Bangladesh. 

He said that the Koshi Province reports thick cloud cover, while skies in other regions are relatively clear. Although moderate rainfall is expected for the next two or three days, onwards there is no possibility of heavy rainfall.

The Division said that there will be partly to generally cloudy in Koshi Province, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province and partly cloudy in the rest of the country.

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi Province, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province and at one or two places in the rest of the provinces.

Likewise, tonight partly to generally cloudy is expected in Koshi Province, Madesh Province, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province and partly cloudy to mainly fair in the rest of the provinces.

Light rain or thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places in Koshi Province, Madesh Province, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province.  

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged one and all to remain alert to the possibility of occurrence of any activities capable of provoking communal unrest and disrupting peace and order within the community.

Issuing a statement, the NHRC has called for respecting the dignity and rights of others while practicing the right to freedom of expression and opinion. It has insisted on the responsible use of social sites.

The national rights body has further demanded an impartial investigation into a recent clash in Nepalgunj sub-metropolis and action against those found responsible for the incident.

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The rights watchdog has said that it has already conducted a field inspection in regard to the incident that occurred in Nepalgunj which left 22 people injured.

It may be noted that the Banke District Administration Office issued a curfew order for an indefinite period in the city from 1 pm Tuesday following religious unrest that reportedly erupted from a status posted on social media targeting the Muslim community.

The District Administration Office has continued curfew in Nepalgunj of Banke.

A total of 25 persons—five security personnel and 17 general public—were injured in the clash that occurred amidst the curfew, the Office said.

Of them, 21 have already returned home after treatment while one is undergoing treatment at the Bheri Hospital.

The District Administration Office clamped a curfew in Nepalgunj until further notice following religious unrest reportedly emerged from a status posted on social networking sites targeting the Muslim community.

The local administration has urged one and all not to upload any contents that could disturb social harmony.

Nepalgunj-based political parties, religious leaders, civil society representatives and the general public have appealed for restoring peace and harmony in the town.  

Chief District Officer of Banke Bipin Acharya said that the district administration has initiated a process for an all-party meeting to bring the situation under control, but the time has not been fixed yet.

He said that the curfew has been continued and the people entering Nepal via the Jamunaha point are being escorted to destinations.

SSP Min Bahadur Bista said that 1,500 Nepali arrived from India have been safely escorted to the places from where they could reach the destinations safely.

Nepalis are returning home from various places in India including Simla, Kalapahad and Delhi via the Jamunaha point in the district.