Light rainfall likely in Gandaki, Koshi and Bagmati Provinces
Light rain is occurring in some places of Gandaki, Koshi and Bagmati Provinces.
Presently, Nepal is under the influence of local wind, westerly wind as well as a low-pressure system formed around Bihar, India.
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions and partly cloudy in the rest of the country today.
The weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country during the day. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of the hilly region and at a few places of the Tarai region, the Division said.
There is a possibility of light snowfall in some places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country.
The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Karnali Provinces and partly cloudy in the rest of the country tonight.
According to the Division, light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces.
Unknown assailants hurl petrol bomb at school bus in Chitwan
Unidentified persons hurled a petrol bomb at a bus near Dadrahani Bridge in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-20, Chitwan on Sunday.
Deputy Superintendent Bhesh Raj Rijal, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Chitwan, said that a group of six persons hurled the petrol bomb at the bus (Bagmati Province 06001 Ka 0045) which was on its way to pick students this morning.
They told the driver and his helper to come out of the bus before throwing the Molotov cocktail.
The bus was completely destroyed in the fire.
DSP Rijal said that they are searching for the persons involved in the incident.
President’s economic advisor Nepal resigns
Dr Chiranjeevi Nepal, an economic advisor to President Ram Chandra Paudel, resigned on Sunday.
Issuing a press statement today, spokesperson at the Office of the President, Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai, said that the President has accepted the resignation of Nepal.
President Paudel thanked Nepal for his service during his tenure.
Unidentified group torches school bus in Chitwan
A group of unidentified persons set a school bus on fire at Dadreni in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-26, Chitwan on Sunday.
The group set ablaze the bus of Seven Heaven School of Kalyanpur this morning, police said.
The bus was completely destroyed in the fire.
Further investigation into the incident is underway, said police.
