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Protests have been staged in various places of Birgunj, which has been in turmoil following a dispute between two communities since Saturday, on Wednesday by burning tyres.

A clash had occurred between the two communities while taking out the procession on the occasion of Hanuman Janma Ustav on Saturday.

The District Administration Office (DAO) had imposed the curfew order with effect from 6:30 pm on Saturday after a clash between two groups took a violent turn in the Birgunj municipal corporation area.

Though the DAO lifted the curfew, a prohibitory order was imposed putting a ban on any kind of gatherings, meetings, processions and demonstrations with effect from April 14 and until further notice.

Chief District Officer of Parsa, Ganesh Aryal had said that those violating the order will be taken into custody and action will be taken according to the law.

But the youths affiliated to Hindu organizations tried to stage a protest in front of the District Police Office, Parsa boycotting the prohibitory order on Tuesday evening.

Police, however, resorted to lathi charge and dispersed the mob.

Three journalists, who were collecting the new, were injured in the incident.

A large number of the security personnel were deployed after the youths affiliated to Hindu organizations started staging protests in various places by burning tyres since this morning.

CDO Aryal has called Nepal Police SP Gautam Mishra and Armed Police Force SP Radhe Shyam Dhimal to discuss the issue.

Two children of Madhyabindu Municipality-12 have gone missing after being swept away by the Narayani River. 

DSP Madhu Nepal of the District Police Office, Chitwan informed that Prajwal Paudel and Bijay Paudel ventured into Ulti Dhoban, the confluence of Arung Khola and Narayani River, to swim on Tuesday afternoon.

Police said that they are searching for the missing children.

“Search is underway for the missing children. After they were not found till late night yesterday, we have again started the search operation since this morning,” DSP Nepal said.

He said  that they are also coordinating with a team of divers to search for the children.

“Coordination is also being made with a team of divers. Search operations are underway with the help of Nepal Police personnel and locals,” DSP Nepal said.

It has been learnt that the incident occurred while they had gone on the banks of Narayani River for a dry picnic.

Currently the country is under an effect of local winds. 

The weather, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of the hilly region and at one or two places of the rest of the country this afternoon. One or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country are also likely to receive light rain and snowfall.  

Similarly, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of the country including Koshi Province and fair in the rest of the country tonight, the Division said. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpashchim provinces. 

Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country. 

A tremor was felt in and around Kathmandu Valley this morning following a 5.0-magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Dingze, China – which is 18-km away from the northern border of Nepal.

The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center said that  the earthquake occurred at 4.05 this morning. 

It may be noted that Nepal's Jajarkot district has experienced a series of earthquakes lately. 

According to the Center, an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred at Paink in Kushe Rural Municipality, Jajarkot at 4:53 am on Tuesday.