No pass required for essential goods, emergency services on election day
The Election Commission has clarified vehicles carrying essentials including drinking water, milk, fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, and petroleum products do not require a permit to operate on the day of the election to the House of Representatives.
The Commission has stated that Vehicle Permit Procedures, 2082 notes that the vehicles used for telecommunication services, drinking water, electricity, and sewage maintenance, and hospital service (for the movement of hospital doctors and health workers from home to hospital and from hospital to home) will not require a permit to operate on March 5.
Meanwhile, the Commission has recommended to the Government of Nepal to make arrangements so that such vehicles are used only by the concerned users and do not carry unrelated passengers.
In addition, no pass is required for vehicles carrying passengers traveling to and from the airport for international and domestic air services.
Similarly, vehicles carrying pregnant women, women who are unable to walk, women carrying their own children, women with disabilities, physically challenged people, senior citizen voters who are unable to walk, and one of their helpers will also be able to operate without restrictions.
Vehicles of diplomatic missions with the number plate marked 'CD', vehicles used by observers holding observer identity cards issued by the Commission (only at the places mentioned in the identity cards), vehicles used for monitoring and supervision by the National Human Rights Commission, and vehicles of media persons with press passes will be able to operate smoothly.
Similarly, an integrated vehicle movement desk with representatives from the Election Commission, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the District Administration Office, Kathmandu has been established on the Election Commission premises to oversee arrangements related to vehicle operation on Election Day.
The District Administration Offices, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Lalitpur are issuing vehicle passes from the same desk.
Light rainfall likely in Koshi and Gandaki
There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall with thunder and lightning at a few places in the mountainous region of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces, and at one or two places in the mountainous regions of the remaining provinces today.
Light rain with thunder and lightning is also likely at one or two places in the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division. In addition, mist is likely during the morning hours at some places in the Tarai.
The weather in the mountainous Himalayan region of the country will be generally cloudy today and partly cloudy in the Hilly. The weather in the Tarai region will remain mainly fair.
Later tonight, haze is likely at a few places in the Tarai region.
Weather in the mountainous region of Koshi, Gandaki, and Karnali Provinces will be generally cloudy.
Similarly, weather in the hilly region of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces, along with the remaining mountainous region, will be partly cloudy, while it will be mainly fair in the remaining region.
In addition, there is a possibility of light rain and snowfall with thunder and lightning at one or two places in the mountainous region of Koshi, Gandaki, and Karnali Provinces.
Meteorological Analysis by the Division states that at present there is some influence of westerly winds in the country.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, state media says
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in his office on Saturday morning during US-Israeli air strikes, state media confirms, BBC reported.
Iran says it has hit US base in Bahrain, as it launches strikes across region
Iranian forces say they have struck a US naval base in Bahrain, as Iran launched strikes across the region in retaliation for a "massive" and ongoing attack against it by the US and Israel, BBC reported.
Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The extent of any damage is unclear and the US has not commented.
Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait - all home to US military bases - said they have intercepted missiles in their air space, according to BBC.
