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The Supreme Court (SC) is beginning the hearing of 16 writ petitions lodged against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR).

Spokesperson at the SC Arjun Prasad Koirala said that preliminary hearings on different writ petitions will begin from today.

The petitions were filed at the SC demanding the restoration of the HoR and annulment of the appointment of the Prime Minister.

The petitions were registered at the SC following the new political course developed in the country after the Gen-Z protests of September 8 and 9.

A person died and 21 others were injured in a bus accident at Damak Municipality-2 in Jhapa district last night.

Of the injured people, the health condition of a passenger is critical, while 20 others went home after treatment in health facilities, according to police.  

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Khagendra Bahadur Khadka said the bus (Ba 2 Kha 1983) carrying 35 people was heading to Tandi in Morang district from Damak, Jhapa when the incident occurred.

Police said that they have taken bus driver Bhakta Bahadur Darji (39) of Miklajun in Morang district for interrogation.

There is a possibility of moderate snowfall in some high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces today, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. 

According to the Department, one or two places in the high hilly and mountainous region of Koshi and Bagmati Provinces are likely to receive heavy snowfall today.

According to the Department, the weather is likely to be affected in Bagmati, Madhesh and Koshi Provinces from Thursday to Saturday due to a cyclone called 'Montha' developed in the Bay of Bengal. The cyclone is in the stage of entering into Andhra Pradesh of India and would arrive in Nepal gradually. It will then shift to the central part of Nepal, it is stated.   

As the system turns active, there is a chance of moderate snowfall in some areas of the high hill and mountainous regions of Koshi and Bagmati Provinces, and in some areas of the high hill and mountainous regions of Gandaki Province.

Due to potential rainfall and snowfall, risks such as sudden flooding and landslides in rivers and streams may arise, which could also affect daily life, road and air transportation, agriculture, tourism, and other sectors.

The water flow in the Bagmati, Kamala, Koshi, and Kankai rivers, along with their tributaries, is expected to increase significantly, the Department noted.

There is also a high possibility of flash floods in some rivers flowing through the Kathmandu Valley, Kavre, Sindhupalchok, Dolakha, Makwanpur, Chitwan, and Sindhuli in Bagmati province; Bara, Parsa, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Mahottari, Dhanusha, and Saptari in Madhesh province; and Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung, Panchthar, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Dhankuta, Ilam, Jhapa, Morang, and Sunsari districts in Koshi Province.

Hence, the Department has called for all concerned agencies and the general public to adopt precautionary and safety measures.

More than 40,000 domestic and international tourists visited Mustang in the first 10 days of the month of Kartik.

The District Police Office, Mustang, stated that 37,146 domestic tourists and 3,732 foreigners arrived in Mustang district via the Beni-Jomsom road section from October 18 to 17.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Mustang, Tshiring Kippa Lama, said that a total of 11,808 vehicles entered into the district during the period via the Beni-Jomsom route. 

Some of the tourists arriving in the district to pay homage to the Muktinath temple on October 27 were affected due to snowfall that occurred on the same night. 

Tourists in the areas were affected following the rainfall and snowfall occurring since Monday night, police said.

Heavy snow in the trails along the Kagbeni Muktinath temple road section has troubled tourists and devotees, official of the Muktinath Mandir Development Committee Rabin Subedi said.

Subedi said that the Muktinath Snankunda (pond) and 108 taps have frozen following the massive dip in temperature, Subedi added.