Light to moderate rain likely in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces
The weather today will remain partly to generally cloudy in Koshi Province and the hilly regions of the country and partly cloudy to mainly fair in the rest of the country.
This is due to the impact of local winds coupled with westerly winds.
As a result, light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and at one or two places in the rest of the country, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.
There is also a possibility of light snowfall at a few places in the high hilly and mountainous region of the country.
Later tonight, the weather will continue to remain partly to generally cloudy in Koshi Province and the hilly regions of Gandaki and Karnali Provinces and partly cloudy to mainly fair in the rest of the country.
Furthermore, light rain or thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi Province and at one or two places of Gandaki and Karnali Provinces.
There are chances of light snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous region of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces.
Five dead as huge waves hit Australia coast
Five people have drowned after huge waves hit parts of Australia at the start of the Easter weekend, BBC reported.
Off the shores of Victoria and New South Wales, two more are missing. A man's body was discovered in the water on Saturday close to Tathra in southern New South Wales. It happened the day after two other guys and a 58-year-old fisherman were discovered dead in other events across the state. Near Sydney, a man washed into the river and is being sought by rescuers.
Additionally, their group was washed into the sea near San Remo, Victoria, on Friday, resulting in one woman drowning and one man being missing. "One of the women managed to make her way back to shore but the other woman and the man were unable to," according to BBC.
Pakistan expels tens of thousands of Afghans
Pakistan has deported over 19,500 Afghans this month as part of a broader trend that has seen more than 80,000 individuals leave ahead of an April 30 deadline, according to the United Nations.
The government has intensified its efforts to expel undocumented Afghans and those with temporary residency permits, citing capacity issues. Currently, 700 to 800 families are being deported daily, BBC reported.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar recently visited Kabul to discuss the deportations, which Afghan officials expressed concern over. Many deported Afghans report having been born in Pakistan, with the UN estimating 3.5 mn Afghans reside in Pakistan, including around 700,000 who arrived post-2021 Taliban takeover, half of whom are undocumented.
As stated by BBC, the situation has also led to increased border tensions, with clashes between security forces attributed to militants based in Afghanistan—a claim the Taliban denies. These mass deportations are straining Afghanistan's fragile infrastructure amid ongoing economic challenges.
Panthi elected as Chairperson of Sancharika Samuha
Kamala Panthi has been elected as the Chairperson of Sancharika Samuha, an association of women journalists in the country.
The ninth general convention of the Samuha held on Friday elected Panthi to the post.
Likewise, Basanti Bastola was elected Vice Chair, Radha Khanal General Secretary (unanimous), Urvashi Basnyat Secretary and Sajna Tamang as the Treasurer of the new working committee.
Similarly, those elected as members include Kalpana Sharma, Bishnu Panthi, Devi Sapkota, Ajabi Poudel, Kalika Shiwakoti, Samjhana Ban, Tara Chapagain, and Deepa Regmi.
