Weather to remain cloudy across the country today
The weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country today. Nepal is currently under the influence of a western low-pressure system and an induced low-pressure system in north-east Assam and adjoining areas of India.
Light rain is taking place in some places of Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, informed the Meteorological Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
The weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly regions of the country, including Koshi Province, Madhes Province, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province this afternoon. Light rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of the hilly region of the country, including all the four provinces.
According to the Division, there is a possibility of light snowfall in some places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country.
Tonight, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in Koshi, Bagmati, Madhes and Gandaki provinces and partly cloudy in the rest of the country.
Light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of rest of the hilly region.
Two killed in Lalitpur gang fight
Two persons died in a fight between two groups of youths in Dholahiti of Lalitpur on Sunday.
SP Naresh Raj Subedi of the Metropolitan Police Range, Lalitpur informed that two youths died in a gang fight in Dholahiti, Lalitpur last night.
The deceased have been identified as Robash Rai (28) of Sunsari and currently residing in Dholahiti and Pujan Rai (30) of Panchthar and presently living in Khumaltar.
The body of Pujan has been kept at the Sumeru Hospital while the body of Robash in Patan Hospital, Subedi informed.
He said that one sustained deep injuries on the side of the chest and the other the thigh in a knife attack.
Police have arrested 18 persons for their alleged involvement in the incident.
Police said that they were murdered by using a sharp weapon.
Further investigation into the incident is underway, SP Subedi said.
'Country reported 70,000 new TB patients last year'
The country reported almost 70,000 new patients of tuberculosis in the fiscal year 2079/80.
According to the National Tuberculosis Center, only 37,447 patients received treatment of the total 70,000 new patients reported in the year 2079/80 BS.
Likewise, the TB claims 18,000 lives in the country every year.
The information was shared today on the occasion of World TB Day, which was marked across the country by organizing different events with the theme "Yes! We can end TB".
Director of the Centre Dr Prajwal Shrestha said that the people aged 15 to 44 are more vulnerable to TB and the prevalence of TB is also among the senior citizens aged over 65.
Presently, the government is offering anti-TB medicines for free from 6,000 plus health institutions.
According to Director Shrestha, the country is implementing intervention programs against TB as a part of 'TB Free Nepal Campaign' and the identification, diagnosis and treatment services have been implemented in 125 local levels.
The Government of Nepal has set a target to eradicate TB from the country by 2050.
Manthali-Lukla direct flights begin
With the start of trekking and mountaineering season, daily flights to Lukla have started from Ramechhap's Manthali Airport.
Tara Air, Summit Air and Sita Air started regular flights to Solukhumbu's Lukla from today. It is believed that operation of flights from Manthali to Lukla and vice-versa will make the travel of tourists to the gateway of Mt Everest easier.
Since the Tribhuvan International Airport is busy during the tourist season, airlines bring tourists to Manthali and fly them to Lukla to avoid traffic jams. A large number of foreign tourists come twice a year to Lukla for hiking and climbing.
Previously, there used to be a large number of tourists visiting Khumbu region from the first week of October to the first week of November.
Praveen Subedi, Ramechhap in-charge of Tara Air, said that the number of tourists visiting from March to May this year is very high. He says that even though the flight started last Friday, flights were not operated that day due to bad weather.
Pooja Thapa, Acting Chief at the Office of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Ramechhap, said that regular flights have been started from today with the improvement in the weather.
She said that supply of aviation fuel has been arranged in Manthali.
