Light to moderate rainfall forecast for three days
Most of the places of the country would witness rainfall for next three days due to influence of the monsoon wind.
According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the weather across the nation would remain partly to generally cloudy and light to moderate rainfall has been predicted at many places.
The Department has requested all to adopt precautions as there is risk of landslide, soil erosion, increase in water level of rivers and streams, and daily life and transport service might be affected as there is a possibility of light to moderate rainfall at many places of the country.
Light to moderate rainfall is now taking place at few places of Province 1, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.
The sky across the country will remain generally cloudy in the night and light to moderate rain is likely to take place at some places of Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces and at few places of the remaining provinces.
Besisahar-Chame road to remain closed for a week
The 65-km long Besisahar-Chame road will remain closed for a week.
The road will remain closed since 8.00 am this morning for its up-gradation in Marsyangdi rural municipality-4, Syange.
Chief of Dumre-Besisahar-Chame road project office, Achyut Bilas Pant shared up-gradation would be expedited by completely halting vehicular movement for a week.
As informed, Shree Krishna Construction Service has been entrusted with the responsibility to carry out road up-gradation works at the cost of Rs 6 million.
The Road Division Office, Damauli had initiated its construction works since 2051 BS.
The road has been frequently closed during the rainy season. Last year too, the road section remained closed for a month due to flooding and landslide.
One killed in Solukhumbu lightning
A child died after being struck by lightning in Solukhumbu on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as seven-year-old Sujan Tamang, the District Police Office, Solukhumbu said.
Inspector Gyan Bahadur Majhi said that Tamang died on the spot.
His mother Tak Maya Tamang was injured in the incident.
Tibetan refugees celebrate Dalai Lama’s birthday with diplomats (In photos)
Tibetan refugees living in Nepal celebrated their religious leader Dalai Lama's 87th birthday on Wednesday.
Lama, a religious leader exiled from Tibet, has turned 87 today. He is the 14th Dalai Lama.
The birth anniversary program was coordinated by the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office in Lazimpat.
The Tibetan Community celebrated the birthday of their religious leader Dalai Lama by organizing a program at Jawalakhel in Lalitpur.
The Tibetan refugees celebrated the birth anniversary of Lama wishing for world peace. They worshipped the portrait of Lama.
During the program, children of the Tibetan Community sang the national anthem of Nepal.
Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy Kathmandu Manuel P. Micaller and diplomats of Japan, France and European Union among others were present on the occasion.
Photo: Shambhu Kattel/ Saroj Baiju
The Tibetan refugees, who had been celebrating the birthday only inside the gumbas because of the Covid-19 pandemic, organized a grand event in the open ground in Jawalakhel this year.
A Tibetan Community leader claimed that the birthday of their religious leader was celebrated not for political motives but as per religious beliefs.
Tibetans living around the world have been celebrating the Dalai Lama's birthday on July 6.
