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The Kathmandu Metropolitan City demolished structures constructed illegally in various places of Kathmandu. The KMC on Wednesday demolished illegal structures of Sundhara-based Kathmandu Mall and Pako New Road-based RB Complex. A team including KMC Mayor Balen Shah and Metropolitan Traffic Police Chief Mira Chaudhary among others had reached the Kathmandu Mall this morning. Earlier, the KMC had demolished illegal structures at New Baneshwor.

The weather is partly to generally cloudy throughout the country with chances of light to moderate rain in most of the places today, said the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning at some places in Province 1, Bagmati, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and at a few places in the rest of the provinces. The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region while it will be partly cloudy to generally fair in the remaining regions tonight. There are chances of light to moderate rain along with thunder and lightning at a few places of Province 1 and Lumbini province, and at one or two places of the rest of the provinces tonight. The Meteorological Forecasting Division states that the minimum temperature in Kathmandu Valley was 20.4 degrees Celsius and the maximum 31.5 degrees Celsius over the last 24 hours. The lowest temperature (12.1 degrees Celsius) was recorded in Jumla while the highest temperature (36.4 degrees Celsius) was recorded in Biratnagar throughout the country in the last 24 hours.

Nepali Congress (NC) leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula has been tested positive for COVID-19. He tested positive for the Coronavirus following a medical test conducted at HAMS Hospital at Dhumbarahi, Kathmandu on Wednesday night after he complained of health issues, according to leader Sitaula's personal aide Prem Bhattarai. Bhattarai said that the septuagenarian leader's health condition is normal and is receiving treatment at home after the recommendations of the doctors. Sitaula is the coordinator of the Coalition Partners Seat Sharing Task Force formed in view of contesting the upcoming November 20 federal and provincial elections forging electoral alliance within the five coalition parties.

Police on Tuesday arrested an Indian national for attempting to rape a woman from Jahada of Morang. DSP Deepak Shrestha, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Morang, said that Mohammad Hajam (23) of Arariya, India was apprehended for trying to rape a 25-year-old woman of Jahada Rural Municipality-5. According to a preliminary investigation, Hajam tried to rape the woman when she was alone in the house. She shouted for help when Hajam tried to rape her. DSP Shrestha said that the Indian national was arrested following a complaint lodged by the family members. Further investigation into the incident is underway, police said.