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The cases of banking fraud are on the rise in Nawalpur (Nawalparasi Bardghat Susta East).

According to the District Police Office, Nawalpur, this year the complaints regarding the offense have increased more than double their number last year. This year, a noticeable number of complaints have been registered in the office.

In the past ten and half months of the current fiscal, the office registered 50 complaints of banking fraud.  Last fiscal year, this figure was 23. 

Most cases are related to cheque bounce and it suggests an increasing economic crisis, according to Superintendent of Police Narhari Regmi.

Kathmandu, the federal capital of Nepal, has been ranked the world's most polluted city again.

According to the data of the Air Quality Index today, Kathmandu's overall AQI has reached 162 while Chiang Mai city of Thailand is in the second position and Medan of Indonesia has been identified as the world's third most polluted city.

According to the people concerned, air pollution is soaring in Kathmandu due to rising incidents of forest fire amidst the increasing temperature.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, today, recorded 165 incidents of forest fire in 39 districts across the country.

According to wildfire expert Sundar Sharma, the increasing number of forest fires has contributed to air pollution in major cities of the country including the federal capital.  If there is no rainfall in the next few days, it will be challenging to contain the forest fire and reduce air pollution, according to him.

Meteorologist Govinda Jha said there are no chances of rainfall immediately despite a brief rain in some parts.

Disaster management expert Dr Dharma Raj Upreti said AQI from 0-50 is considered good for public health as it is indicated by a green signal while 51-100 is moderate and marked by yellow, but it still warns us to be careful on time.

It is unhealthy specifically for sensitive groups such as those who have respiratory and cardiac issues if measured from 101-150 and is highlighted by orange. 

Similarly, AQI from 151-200 is indicated by red to suggest that it is unhealthy for all, 201-300 is highlighted by purple and it is very unhealthy.  If it is measured 301-400, it is hazardous and 401-500 is highly hazardous and they are denoted by maroon.

Air Quality Management Action Plan for the Kathmandu Valley, 2076 BS considers the situation measuring AQI above 300 as a disaster.

An elderly couple died in a fire that broke out at a house in Ghattekhole, Purandanda, Thakre Rural Municipality-5, Dhading on Wednesday.

The deceased have been identified as Tej Bahadur Lama (70) and his wife Thuli Lama (70), SP Gautam KC, Chief at the District Police Office, Dhading said.

“We got the information about the incident at around 11:30 pm yesterday. When a team from the temporary police post, Hapsechaur and the Area Police Office, Khanikhola reached the incident site, they had already breathed their last,” SP KC said.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said weather now is partly cloudy in the hilly areas and fair in remaining parts of the country.

The partial influence of westerly wind and local wind is still continuing in the country, the Department said, adding weather will witness partial changes in the hilly areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces while it will be partly fair in remaining areas this afternoon.

There is a possibility of light rain with thunderstorms and lightning at one to two places of hilly areas in Koshi and Gandaki provinces.

There is a chance of light snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous region of Koshi province. Likewise, gusty winds are predicted to occur at some places of Koshi, Madhes and Lumbini provinces.

The weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country tonight. In the next 24 hours, there is a chance of light rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces.

In view of thunderstorms in some places of Koshi, Madhes and Lumbini provinces and its possible impacts on daily life, the Department has urged the people to take necessary precautions in the areas.