Government takes diplomatic initiative for investigation into death of Nepali girl in KIIT
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has initiated a diplomatic initiative to investigate the death of Prissa Sah of Birgunj who was studying at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha, India.
Sah was found dead in her room on Thursday evening.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba took to her social media, Facebook, to express grief over the incident in which Nepali student Prissa Sah, a student of KIIT in India, was found dead at her hostel room.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs initiated diplomatic initiatives to investigate the truth behind the incident through the Government of India, senior officials of the Odisha Government and the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi on Thursday itself", Minister Rana wrote.
East-West Highway obstructed
The Narayangadh-Butwal road section along the East-West Highway has been obstructed after the flood-fed rivulet swept away the diversion at Dumkibas .
According to the District Police Office, the highway has been completely disrupted with the flood in the Biyani Rivulet taking away the diversion this morning.
Information Officer at Nawalpur Police Office, Madhu Nepal said loaded and heavy vehicles have been stopped at Hongshi Gate and Arunkhola areas after the bridge collapsed.
However, passenger and light vehicles have been sent to their destinations via alternative routes.
Information Officer Nepal said that it will take time to bring back the obstructed road to operation.
Weather to remain partly to generally cloudy throughout the country today
There is an influence of westerly and local winds in the country now.
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the water vapour-rich air entering from the Bay of Bengal has also had a partial impact.
The weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country today. There are also chances of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places of the hilly regions of Koshi and other provinces.
The weather bulletin also noted that one or two places of the mountainous regions of Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces are likely to have light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning.
Similarly, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces tonight.
Light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces. Likewise, light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the mountainous region of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces..
Russia launches deadly drone attack on Odesa - officials
A Russian drone strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa killed at least two people and injured five more, according to regional governor Oleh Kiper. The hit caused damage to residential buildings, a grocery, and a school. Russia has not responded to the event, BBC reported.
Meanwhile, a Russian-installed official in the occupied Kherson region said a Ukrainian drone strike killed seven people at a market in Oleshky. Ukrainian army claimed they had targeted Russian soldiers and killed two.
These strikes occurred simultaneously with the signing of a US-Ukraine agreement to cooperatively develop Ukraine's oil and mineral resources, according to BBC.
