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The government is launching a nation-wide vaccination campaign against typhoid from April 8 to May 1.

The campaign was announced at a program organized by the Ministry of Health and Population here today.

The National Immunization Program has been taken as the government's first priority and a successful program of public health.

It is said that the vaccine against typhoid would be administered to the children between the age of 15 months to 15 years this time and it would be provided to children up to 15 months after including it in the regular immunization.

Roshan Pokharel, Secretary at the Ministry, urged all sides to facilitate in making this campaign systematic.

Director at the Family Welfare Division, Dr Bibeha Kumar Lal and Binod Bura of the World Health Organization, among others expressed their views about the necessity of anti-typhoid vaccine and campaign. RSS

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in many parts of the country for three more days due to the general influence of the low pressure system around Bihar of India and the local wind, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said.

There is a possibility of light rain along with thunder and lightning in the hilly region. It will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region of Province 1, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province.

The Department said there are chances of light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in one or two places of the hilly region in Gandaki Province and Province 1.

The weather update shared by the Meteorological Forecasting Division states that the minimum temperature in Kathmandu Valley today was 17 degrees Celsius and the maximum 25.8 degrees Celsius.

Similarly, Jumla recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 5.0 degrees Celsius while Dipayal recorded the highest temperature of 35 degrees Celsius in the last 24 hours. RSS

Unidentified persons set two vehicles on fire at Dammara in Beni Municipality of Myagdi district along Beni-Darbang road section on Thursday.

Birendra Gurung, Inspector at the District Police Office, said that the unidentified persons torched a van (Dha 1 Ja 986) and a taxi (Dha 1 Ja 726) which were parked on the road this morning.

Police said that they are searching for the persons involved in the incident. RSS

Two persons died and three others sustained injuries when two motorbikes collided with each other in Parsa on Thursday.

Police said that the motorbikes (Na 3 Pa 1026 and Province 2-03-004) collided head-on in Pokhariya Municipality of Parsa district at around 10 am today.

DSP Om Prakash Khanal, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Parsa, said that both the riders died on the spot in the incident.

The deceased have been identified as Lalan Patel (35) of Gulariya, Dhobini Rural Municipality-2, Parsa and Hasindar Sahani (29) of Ekdarawa, Sakhuwa Prasaini, Parsa.

Police said that the pillion riders Rejadin Maya (30) of Dhobini, Ranjit Mahato and Supen Raut (19) of Ekdarawa, Sakhuwa Prasaini-5 were injured in the incident.

DSP Khanal said that they are undergoing treatment at the Birgunj-based Narayani Hospital.