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Weather across the country has improved from today after continuous rains for the past five days.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the atmospheric condition is expected to steadily improve further. 

Meteorologist Govinda Jha said the eastern part of the country has been under the partial influence of a low-pressure system which is now in the process of shifting to the northwest and weakening. Such a shift will have its impact on Sikkim and its surrounding areas, as well as Bangladesh. 

He said that the Koshi Province reports thick cloud cover, while skies in other regions are relatively clear. Although moderate rainfall is expected for the next two or three days, onwards there is no possibility of heavy rainfall.

The Division said that there will be partly to generally cloudy in Koshi Province, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province and partly cloudy in the rest of the country.

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi Province, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province and at one or two places in the rest of the provinces.

Likewise, tonight partly to generally cloudy is expected in Koshi Province, Madesh Province, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province and partly cloudy to mainly fair in the rest of the provinces.

Light rain or thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places in Koshi Province, Madesh Province, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province.  

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged one and all to remain alert to the possibility of occurrence of any activities capable of provoking communal unrest and disrupting peace and order within the community.

Issuing a statement, the NHRC has called for respecting the dignity and rights of others while practicing the right to freedom of expression and opinion. It has insisted on the responsible use of social sites.

The national rights body has further demanded an impartial investigation into a recent clash in Nepalgunj sub-metropolis and action against those found responsible for the incident.

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The rights watchdog has said that it has already conducted a field inspection in regard to the incident that occurred in Nepalgunj which left 22 people injured.

It may be noted that the Banke District Administration Office issued a curfew order for an indefinite period in the city from 1 pm Tuesday following religious unrest that reportedly erupted from a status posted on social media targeting the Muslim community.

The District Administration Office has continued curfew in Nepalgunj of Banke.

A total of 25 persons—five security personnel and 17 general public—were injured in the clash that occurred amidst the curfew, the Office said.

Of them, 21 have already returned home after treatment while one is undergoing treatment at the Bheri Hospital.

The District Administration Office clamped a curfew in Nepalgunj until further notice following religious unrest reportedly emerged from a status posted on social networking sites targeting the Muslim community.

The local administration has urged one and all not to upload any contents that could disturb social harmony.

Nepalgunj-based political parties, religious leaders, civil society representatives and the general public have appealed for restoring peace and harmony in the town.  

Chief District Officer of Banke Bipin Acharya said that the district administration has initiated a process for an all-party meeting to bring the situation under control, but the time has not been fixed yet.

He said that the curfew has been continued and the people entering Nepal via the Jamunaha point are being escorted to destinations.

SSP Min Bahadur Bista said that 1,500 Nepali arrived from India have been safely escorted to the places from where they could reach the destinations safely.

Nepalis are returning home from various places in India including Simla, Kalapahad and Delhi via the Jamunaha point in the district.

A person lost his life to the earthquake in Bajhang.

The deceased has been identified as Gunamati Dhami (40) of Jayaprithvi Municipality-11, Okhal.

Inspector Dipesh Chaudhary, Information Officer at the District Police Office, said that Dhami died after he got trapped in the landslide following the earthquake on Tuesday.

A police team has been mobilized to the incident site, it has been learnt.

As many as 11 persons were injured in the incident.

Two of them returned home after receiving treatment at the District Hospital.

Police said that the earthquake caused damage to 135 houses in the district.

Chaudhary further said that at least 60 houses were damaged in Thalara and 41 houses in Jayaprithvi Municipality. 

Two earthquakes measuring 5.3 and 6.3 on the Richter scale respectively jolted Bajhang district on Tuesday afternoon