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The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in smuggling wildlife body parts. The arrestees have been identified as Raj Chepang and Sundar Praja, both of Kalika Municipality-11. Chepang was held from Sauraha on May 27, and Praja from his house on May 28, according to the CNP Information Officer Ganesh Prasad Tiwari. Two country-made pistols were also confiscated from the house of Praja, he said. The seized pistols have been handed over to the District Police Office, Chitwan. Police are looking into the case.  

Three local levels in Sunsari district have decided to close all public schools within the local levels citing rising temperature. All public schools in Inaruwa Municipality have been asked to shut for a week from June 1 to 7, said the municipality Mayor Kedar Bhandari. This aims to save school children from various problems caused by hot temperature, he said, adding that the classes missed due to the school closure will be compensated by reducing the period allocated for summer vacation. Similarly, Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality has directed community schools to shut for six days from June 1 to 6, and schools in Itahari Sub Metropolitan City have been asked to close for two days on June 1-2. The temperature has soared in eastern Tarai districts since some days affecting the normal life of people.  

A student was found dead in the hostel of Eternal Light Public School in Nayabazaar of Kathmandu. A permanent resident of Dhading, Abhisekh Tamang (14), a fifth grader, was found dead on Tuesday, District Police Range, Kathmandu spokesperson Sitaram Rijal said. “Tamang was found hanging in his room last night,” he said. Further investigation into the case is underway, police said.    

Lumpy skin disease has spread across 12 of 14 districts in Koshi Province, according to the Directorate of Livestock and Fishery Development, Biratnagar. In the Province, a total of 1,132 domestic animals have died from the disease, and 85,784 others have been infected, said vet Ghata Raj Kattel. Only Taplejung and Solukhumbu districts have so far remained safe from the disease. According to him, 435 cattle have died in Ilam district, 120 in Jhapa, 182 in Morang, 120 in Udayapur, three in Khotang, five in Okhaldhunga, 74 in Dhankuta, 39 in Terhathum, 37 in Sankhuwasabha, 17 in Bhojpur and 93 in Sunsari.