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The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said that there is a possibility of a light rain coupled with thunderstorm and lightning in some of the hilly areas in the country on Sunday with the impact of the Westerly low pressure system.

There will also be partially to generally cloudy in hilly areas of provinces including Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Gandaki and Province 1 tonight, while a few mountainous areas are likely to witness a light snowfall, the Department said.  Similarly, the sky will be clear in the rest of the areas.

The Kathmandu Valley today recorded a minimum 14.4 degree Celsius and maximum 31.5 degree temperature, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

Likewise, Jumla recorded the lowest 4.0 degree Celsius today followed by the highest 36.6 degree in Biratnagar across the country. RSS

The United Kingdom (UK) has handed over two artistic cultural artifacts that disappeared from Nepal.

At a programme organized at the London-based Nepali Embassy on Friday, Detective Superintendent Head of London Metropolitan Police Office, John Roch handed over the lost heritages to Nepal’s Ambassador to the UK, Gyan Chandra Acharya.

Artifacts handed over to Nepal were the 16th century-old wooden inscribed Toran and the 18th century-old stone idol depicting a devotee with a gesture of Namaskar.

The wooden heritage was stolen from the Kumari Temple located in the eastern part of the Hanumandhoka Durbar area of Kathmandu in the decade of 1980-90. The stone-inscribed artifact was stolen from the Manjushree Temple, the London-based Embassy sources said.

On the occasion, Ambassador Acharya expressed gratitude to the metropolitan police and those others involved in the search and detection of lost heritages of Nepal.

Detective Superintendent Head Roch also expressed his pride in being successful in detecting and handing over priceless heritages to Nepal.

The artifacts would be handed over to the Nepal Government through the Department of Archeology soon, the Embassy said. RSS

The government has successfully vaccinated 93 percent of the target group against Covid-19.

Out of the total population over 18 years of age, 18,498,160 people have been given at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

Similarly, the number of people who have been fully vaccinated is 16,184,858. This is 81.2 percent of the total target population. In addition, 3,118,785 (91 percent) people in the age group of 12-17 years have been vaccinated for the first time. The number of people fully vaccinated under 18 years of age is 2,311,998 (67 percent).

According to the ministry, a total of 39,223,941 vaccines have been provided to all age groups till March 18. Out of which 18,695,826 first dose, 18,698,595 second dose and 1,829,520 quantity booster dose has been provided.

The Government of Nepal has been providing Vero Cell, Covishield, AstraZeneca, Modern, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The government had received a total of 47,882,800 doses of vaccine including grant assistance and procurement.

There are currently 3,996 active cases of Covid-19 in Nepal. A total of 1,118,180 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Nepal since the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country. The virus has killed 11,950 people so far.

The Government of Nepal has set a target of vaccinating all those above 18 years of age against Covid-19 by mid-April 2021. Only seven percent of the population needs to be vaccinated to achieve the goal of '100 percent vaccination'. Under the age group of 18, only nine percent of the population is left to receive the both doses of vaccine. RSS

Singer Prakash Saput has removed the scene of a female combatant shown indulging in prostitution from the song 'Pir' after widespread criticism. He uploaded a new video of the song to YouTube on Saturday evening.

Singer Saput has clarified that he removed the video after he felt that the particular scene in the video song would remain as a thorn in the video that would remain as an archive on social media. He also said that song Pir has not only been successful but has also been an eye opener in many senses.

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"While making creations based on the facts, it is important to keep in mind the views of the Nepali audience, listeners, the group/community and the society as a whole," said Saput. He also said that the particular scene and character had actually overshadowed other beauty of the song and video.

The new video has been 're-uploaded' by editing the scene.

Singer Saput has also requested all sides concerned not to further politicize and exaggerate in the context of the new song. RSS