One electrocuted in Palpa
A man died of electrocution in Palpa on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Mahesh Rai (34) of Jantedhunga Rural Municipality-3, Khotang. DSP Birendra Thapa of the District Police Office, Palpa said that the incident occurred while he was working at the house of Jhabindra Devkota in Tansen Municipality-4. Critically injured in the incident, Rai breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Mission Hospital in Palpa.
Weather to remain partly to generally cloudy across the country today
Weather across the country is likely to remain partly to generally cloudy throughout the day today with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall at many places of the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. The DHM said that there is a chance of partly to generally cloudy weather in some places of Province 1, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and slight rain along with thunder in some places of other provinces. Currently, the low pressure line of the monsoon is towards north in the eastern region of the country while it is in the normal area in the western part. Likewise, weather across the nation will remain partly to generally cloudy with the chance of light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning at one or two places of Province 1, Madhesh, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces tonight. As per the latest details of the Meteorological Forecasting Division, today's minimum temperature of the Kathmandu Valley is recorded at 20.2 degree Celsius and maximum temperature at 30.2 degree Celsius.
Japanese encephalitis claims three lives in Makawanpur
Three persons died of Japanese encephalitis in different locations in Makawanpur district, the District Health Office confirmed. The causalities were reported two from Bakaiya Rural Municipality and one from Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City. Likewise, 48-year-old Susmita Gole from Bagmati Rural Municipality is receiving treatment in Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, after getting a serious Japanese encephalitis infection. Meanwhile, the District Health Office said that dengue infection in Makawanpur district was out of control adding that over 750 patients of dengue were traced in different wards of Manahari Rural Municipality and Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City. Provisions have been ensured for their treatment and patients with critical health conditions have been referred to Bharatpur Hospital in Chitwan and Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Patan Hospital, and Bir Hospital in the capital city.
Instagram fined €405m over children's data privacy
Irish regulators have fined Instagram €405m for violating children's privacy, BBC reported.
The long-running complaint concerned children's data - particularly their phone numbers and email addresses.
Some reportedly upgraded to business accounts to access analytics tools such as profile visits, without realising this made more of their data public.
Instagram's owner, Meta, said it planned to appeal against the decision. It is the third fine handed to the company by the regulator, according to BBC.
"We adopted our final decision last Friday and it does contain a fine of €405m [£349m]," Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) said.
