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Out of seven people including Prithvi Bahadur Shah and his brother Bijay Bikram Shah arrested in the fraud case, six have been sent to custody for further investigation. They were arrested based on the complaint filed by an American citizen. According to the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police, the Kathmandu District Court on Monday ordered them to be sent to custody. CIB SP Sanjay Singh Thapa said that of the arrested ones, Binita Tamang has been released on Rs 50,000 bail.  The CIB had carried out an investigation into the case. As per the investigation report of CIB, the District Public Prosecutor's Office had filed the case at the court. Prithvi Bahadur Shah among others had established 24 companies using fake documents and coughed up more than Rs 640 million from foreign nationals through mail, social network and bank account. Majority of the cheated people are US citizens. The group had targeted the senior citizens of America as well as patients suffering from diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. Out of 20 people connected in the case, 13 are still absconding and search for them is underway, said Thapa.

There is a possibility of light rain with thunder and lightning in some parts of the hilly region in the country due to the effect of the westerly winds today. According to Barun Paudel, a meteorologist at the Weather Forecast Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, light rainfall with thunder and lightning is likely in some places of Tarai belt of Lumbini Province this afternoon. There is a possibility of light rainfall in some parts of the hilly region in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces tonight, Paudel said. At present, the impact of westerly wind is normal in the country.

Two antique idols of Gautam Buddha were stolen from Chapagaun, Lalitpur on Sunday. Shreedhar Shrestha, a local, said the archaeologically important Buddha idols of the 8th century were stolen last night. The idols were located nearby Moti Library at the Old Bus Park in Chapagaun. It may be noted that an idol of Buddha was already stolen from the monastery having four idols on March 1. Three of the four idols installed in the monastery have so far been stolen. Locals found that the robbers stole the precious idols by breaking the monastery. According to the stone sculpture, the monastery was established in 827 AD.  

The Khumbupasanglhamu Rural Municipality has introduced a new plan for climate justice in Khumbu region also known as Everest region in Solukhumbu district. The rural municipality and the social organizations working in this area have joined hands in a strategic partnership to work effectively on the issue of climate change within the next five years. The rural municipality started the work by signing an agreement for five years in a program held in Khumjung. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Indira Rana Magar, who had reached Khumbu, the high Himalayan area of Solukhumbu, for trekking among others, was also present in the program. Vice-Chairman Tashilhamu Sherpa on behalf of the rural municipality and Prajita Karki, Chairperson of the Sathsathai Foundation, signed the agreement. Speaking at the program held in Khumjung on Wednesday, Deputy Speaker Magar said that she saw many women facing problems due to the climate change while trekking in the Khumbu region. She was of the opinion that the government should organize a climate adaptation program in the Himalayan region. Saying that it was the positive step of the rural municipality to start a strategic work for climate justice, the Deputy Speaker expressed her commitment to extend all necessary facilitation to ensure the implementation of the program. Saying that the climate change has caused various problems in this region and it has directly affected the local people, House of Representatives lawmaker Manbir Rai of the Solukhukbu said that all should be united for local justice. “The problems of the people of Khumbu are the problems of the country. That is way, all the concerned agencies should join hands together to resolve the problem and to provide justice to the victims,” Rai said. Saying that various works are being carried out from the rural municipality level to resolve the problems seen in the people, rural municipality Chairman Mingmar Chiri Sherpa said that the partnership with the Sathsathai will be helpful more in the future. Saying that the local government has done significant work to protect the environment, Sherpa said that as Mount Everest is the property of the world, all should pay attention to protect this area. Chairperson of Sathsathai, is a women-focused non-profitable organization, Prajita Karki expressed her commitment to draw the attention of federal government and international platforms by studying the problems of the Khumbu area seriously. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Sathsathai organized a six-day trek from Lukka to Khumjung to understand the effects of climate change and to ask the problems of affected people. Sixteen people including Deputy Speaker Rana Magar, former Foreign Minister and National Assembly member Dr Bimala Rai Paudyal, Joint Secretary at the Agricultural Ministry Dr Sabnam Shivakoti, experts Dr Madhav Karki, Dr Yamuna Ghale, Saru Shrestha and Deepak Das among others took part in the trekking. During the trekking, the team including Deputy Speaker Rana Magar concluded that the climate change has badly affected agriculture, health and tourism in the area and said that a strategic work should be started in the coming days. The Sathsathai has also been carrying out various works in collaboration with Helambu Rural Municipality of Sindhulpalchok for climate justice. Earlier, a documentary on the adverse impact of climate change in Nepal was screened at the 27th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Egypt. The documentary film on damage caused by climate change was made by Sathsathai Foundation.