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This year's monsoon has entered the country since Wednesday. Though monsoon generally remains active in the country since June 13, this year it entered one day later, the Weather Forecasting Division at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said. Meteorologist Raju Pradhananga said the monsoon that entered into the country on Wednesday has reached Koshi, eastern Madhes, most of the areas of Bagmati and eastern territory of Gandaki Province. According to him, the monsoon will gradually remain active in other areas in some days. The Department has predicted below average rainfall in most of the places of the country this year. However, predictability of rainfall will vary in the territories. It may be noted that the Department had predicted above the average rainfall in the last two years. Rainfall was average last year. Meteorologist Pradhananga said four months from June to September is considered the monsoon period in Nepal. As many as 1.25 million people are predicted to be affected by monsoon-induced disasters in the country this year. This year monsoon will affect over 286,000 households, it is forecasted. In the past 24 hours, Khadibazaar of Lanjung saw the highest amount of rain (135.2 mm), the Weather Forecasting Division informed. Likewise, Kathmandu saw 39.5 mm rain on Wednesday, the division-issued bulletin said.

Police on Wednesday arrested nine Indian nationals for illegally operating pharmacies in Dodhara Chadani of Kanchanpur. The arrestees have been identified as Sanjaya Bishwas, Kartik Sardar, Rabi Biswhas, Niwas Gaain, Niranjan Adhikari and Bhupendra Puri of Uddhamsingh Town and Rajesh Bishwas, Santosh Sarkar and Sudhanshu Haldar of Pilibhit, India Inspector Bharat Raj Giri said that nine Indian nationals, who had been illegally operating pharmacies in Dodhara Chadani Municipality, were arrested yesterday. "We have arrested nine Indian nationals with drugs', " he said, adding, 'We will investigate the case and forward it to the Department of Health for action'.  

Measles has spread in 16 districts across the country, infecting over 1,300 people, according to a report published by the Family Welfare Division under the Department of Health Services. The virus has affected districts including Morang, Sunsari, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Chitwan, Kathmandu, Kapilvastu, Arghakhanchi, Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Surkhet, Kailali, Kanchanpur and Bajura. Kailali, Sunsari and Mahottari have been most affected by the disease, said the Division director Dr Bibek Kumar Lal. One person has died from the disease in Nepalgunj in Banke district, according to the report. Dhangadhi Sub Metropolitan City, Gauriganga Municipality and Godavari Municipality in Kailali, Barju Municipality in Sunsari and Gaushala Municipality-2 and 5 in Mahottari have been hit hard by the virus. Vaccination campaign against the disease in the affected local levels has taken place, he said. The disease that was detected in Gokarneshwor in Kathmandu on June 7 has been contained, according to the Division. So far, 215,054 people between the age of six months and 15 years from the affected districts have been vaccinated, it has been said. The Child Health and Immunization Section launched the vaccination campaign against measles and rubella in Sunsari, Morang, Mahottari, Bardiya, Dang, Surkhet, Kailali, Kanchanpur and Bajura from June 8. The Ministry of Health and Population has asked people to get vaccinated against the diseases.

Police have made public a group of people arrested for their alleged involvement in illegal betting and cryptocurrency trading in Nepal. The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office in Minbhawan arrested five persons involved in trading millions of rupees by illegal online betting. SSP Manoj Kumar KC said that Dinesh Khadka, one of the arrestees, was found to have traded more that Rs 640 million through 1XBET. Anita Dhital, Dipesh Shrestha, Dinesh Chand and Ashish Lamichhane are also found trading millions of rupees, KC said. He said that they have also recovered Rs 1.5 million from Lamichhane’s possession. Police said that they are looking into the case.