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The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has banned commercial jungle drive (safari) inside the park from July 1 until further notice. The park banned the jungle drive, in view of forest tracks inside the park might be damaged, small streams inside the jungle might be flooded, roads might be obstructed due to fallen trees and there might be human casualty during the monsoon, the rainy season. A notice issued by the CNP Administration mentioned that operation of other tourism activities including boating has also been restricted. Information Officer of CNP, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, said 65 jeeps have taken permission from CNP to operate jungle drive in the park. A total of 32 jeeps have taken permission to conduct jungle drive in the park from Sauraha, 15 from Kasara, nine from Meghauli, two from Ujauli, five from Amaltari and one from Madi, he said. With the beginning of monsoon, tourism activities conducted inside the park and in the river have been stopped. Tiwari said that the buffer zone management committee would decide about the activities to be carried out towards the buffer zone community forest.

Rainfall along with wind and storm is likely to take place in some parts of the country due to the influence of monsoon wind. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, light to medium rainfall is taking place in some areas of Karnali, Gandaki, Bagmati and Koshi provinces with partial to general changes across the country. There will be general changes across the country this afternoon. Light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning is likely to occur in a few places of Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Lumbini, Gandaki and Bagmati provinces. The Division informed that heavy rainfall is predicted in some areas of Karnali, Lumbini and Gandaki provinces. Storm is likely to take place in several areas of Lumbini, Gandaki and Bagmati provinces and in some areas of remaining provinces, stated a bulletin published by the Division. There will be general changes across the country tonight. According to the Division, light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning is likely to take place in some areas of Lumbini, Gandaki, Madhes and Koshi province. Noting that surface and air travel, health, agriculture and tourism sectors will possibly be affected due to heavy rainfall with thunderstorms, the Division has urged one and all to adopt necessary safety precautions.

Bakra-Eid, the second biggest festival of the Muslim community, is being observed across the country today. The festival is observed on the 70th day of Eid-ul-fitr or Ramadan. On this day, the Muslims visit the nearest mosque after a morning bath and attend a mass prayer to read the Namaj. After completing the reading of the Namaj, they exchange greetings by hugging one another. On the occasion, there will be a crowd of Islam religious people in mosques across the country, including Nepali Jame Masjid (mosque) in Durbar Marga, Kathmandu and Kashmiri Masjid. The festival will be observed up to coming Saturday. Meanwhile, the government has given a public holiday for Thursday (today) to mark the occasion Eid-al Adha, the Bakra-Eid.  

Vaccine against measles and rubella was administered to more than 147,000 children in Kanchanpur district. More than 30 percent children than the target were vaccinated against measles and rubella in the vaccination drive launched by the District Health Office, Kanchanpur, in the second week of June. Cold Chain Officer at the District Health Office, Janak Kunwar, said the office had set a target to vaccinate 118,000 children between six months to 15 years of age. “A total of 147,453 children received vaccines against measles and rubella which was more than our target “, he shared. A total of 39,393 children between six months to below five years of age got vaccines against measles and rubella and 108,060 children between the ages of five years to 15 years. The District Health Office had determined 565 centers throughout the district for the vaccination drive. The Office launched the vaccination drive after 33 people were found suffering from measles at Krishnapur municipality two months ago. The government has set a target to eliminate measles by 2026.