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The Department of Passport has made it clear that it will distribute 1,000 passports daily.

The Department, through a notice, announced that passports will be available daily from today (except on public holidays).

The Department has already signed a procurement agreement in Shrawan with a new supplier for electronic passports and, according to the agreement, new infrastructure and systems are being put in place to start passport services from February 23, 2026, the press release issued today stated.

The Department has clarified that there have been some issues in passport distribution due to transition between the new and current suppliers (handover and takeover) as well as the limited number of passport booklets and high demand from service users.

It stated that efforts are being made to ensure that there is no shortage of passports until the mentioned period, urging everyone that only those service seekers who urgently need passports should apply until further notice.

The Department has drawn attention of all to not relying on unauthorised persons regarding passports and to be cautious of potential fraud from such individuals.

Light rain is forecast in some areas in the hilly and mountainous region of the country today, as the influence of the Westerly wind still exists in Nepal at present, said the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

The hilly areas of the country will experience partly cloudy weather. 

Similarly, in most places, the weather will mainly be fair. There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall in one or two places in the hilly areas of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces.

The precipitation caused by the 'Montha Cyclone' that developed in the Bay of Bengal affected daily life for a few days. In the Himalayan region, there was snowfall along with the rain.

Thirteen tourists, both domestic and foreign, were stranded at the base camp of Tilicho Lake in Ngisyang Rural Municipality-9, Manang due to heavy snowfall. They were rescued by a team from the Armed Police Force's Mountain Rescue Training Center, Manang.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said that rainfall was recorded in 301 rainfall measurement stations throughout the country from the morning of November 1 till the morning of November 2. 

Significant rainfall has been recorded in 185 of the 301 rainfall measurement stations, it is stated.

The highest rainfall was recorded in Besisahar of Lamjung, with 71.1 millimetres of rain. 

Among the centers where rainfall was measured, four centers recorded more than 50 millimetres of rain during that period.

Two-way traffic has resumed along the Prithvi Highway, which was blocked due to a dry landslide yesterday.

The road was obstructed after a landslide at Chumkhola, Ichchhakamana-3, along the highway at around 9 pm on Sunday, the District Police Office Chitwan said.

The highway has been operational for two-way traffic since last night after the Department of Roads cleared the landslide debris, said Information Officer at the Office, Deputy Superintendent of Police Rabindra Khanal.

Over 128, 000 visited Nepal in October this year.

This month, being a tourist season as well, has seen a significant flow of tourists.

Statistics released by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) shows that 29, 060 came from South Asia, 23, 127 from other Asian countries, 40, 500 from Europe, 6, 814 from Oceania, 16, 407 from America, 3, 548 from the Middle East, 443 from Africa and 8, 444 from other countries to Nepal.

The NTB stated that a total of 943, 716 tourists visited Nepal from last January to October. In October, 17, 298 tourists arrived in Nepal from India. Similarly, 13, 286 from the United States, 8, 718 from the United Kingdom, 6, 755 from China, 6, 366 from Germany, and 6, 177 from Australia visited Nepal.

Likewise, 5, 535 tourists from Sri Lanka, 5, 045 from France, 4, 641 from Bangladesh and 3, 038 from Myanmar had visited Nepal in October.