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Relief materials have been supplied to the flood and landslide victims of Taplejung district. The materials including clothing, tarpaulins, utensils and blankets have been sent by the Koshi Province government, and the Nepal Red Cross Society, said Chief District Officer Goma Devi Chemjong, also chair of the District Disaster Management Committee. Scores of families of Sidingwa Rural Municipality-6 have been displaced by flooding and landslides. Most of them are taking shelter in a local Nilgiri Secondary School, said local Kamal Kadariya. Three people have died and three others of a single family have gone missing in the disaster. The local health post in the village has been buried in a landslide, creating a shortage of medicines. Meanwhile, initiatives have been taken in distributing relief materials to the victims, said the district disaster management committee. A Disaster Management Committee meeting on Tuesday asked all concerned sectors to be ready for rescue efforts and relief distribution.

A man allegedly killed his spouse by hitting her with a firewood at Sirijunga Rural municipality-3 in Taplejung on Tuesday. Laxman Chamling of Sikaicha has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife Nisha Rai (31) by attacking her with a firewood, according to the District Police Office, Taplejung. The husband who came home intoxicated started quarreling with his spouse and attacked her amidst the quarrel leaving her dead on the spot. Meanwhile, a person died after being struck by lightning at Bhatuke in Binayi  Tribeni Rural Municipality-1 of Nawalparasi (Bardghat Susta East). Police identified the deceased as Chhabilal Saru (57). The incident occurred at around 6:30 am today while he was working at his farm.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that Nepal could be a prime destination for worldwide researchers to carry out Yoga related study. In his address to a main function of the International Yoga Day-2080 organized by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology today, PM Dahal said Yoga was a priceless treasure of Nepal and the Yogmaya Ayurveda University that was envisaged for natural environmental cause should take academic lead in the area as a credible educational space. “Nepal's key civilizations – Shiva civilization, Janak civilization and Buddha civilization are found to have been established based on the Yoga foundation. If we explore the cultural history of Nepal, the science and knowledge of Yoga and Vaastu engineering has been found used in ancient structures and city building”, the PM noted. The influence of Yoga is all-pervasive whether that be in the temple or sculpture or painting, PM Dahal said, adding Yoga knowledge has also been utilized in the construction of stone spout, pond and well and canal. Yoga, therefore, is not only a physical exercise but also a scientific lifestyle adopting certain rules, processes and methods. Minister for Education Ashok Kumar Rai said a plan was formulated to include yoga exercise from the school level.  

Two persons died on the spot when a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident at Thuldhunga in Kathekhola Rural Municipality-5 of Baglung on Wednesday. The identities of the deceased are yet to be established, Madan KC, Information Officer of the District Police Office, said. The jeep fell some 500 meters down the road. A team of police has reached the accident site to carry out rescue operations.