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The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has said that 123 ropani of public land has been protected in the current fiscal year. Addressing public complaints on unauthorized use of public land, KMC Mayor Balendra Shah said that the KMC has managed to protect 123 ropani of public land in the current year. The public land protection was carried out as per the manifesto he released during the local level elections held a year ago. Likewise, the work of building 25 new parks, installing smart street lights, removing footpath shops and vendors and making it easy to use for the public has also been accomplished within a year. The KMC has installed 1,700 smart street lights during the period Mayor Shah said that 42 kilometers of roads have been paved, seven kilometers of new sewers constructed, and 1,500 meters of footpaths constructed. Similarly, the Book Free Friday program is being conducted for the first time in all public schools in the metropolitan city from the current academic session.

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.