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The weather is generally cloudy in the hilly and mountainous parts in Lubmini and Sudurpaschim Provinces of the country at present. 

The weather in the rest of the parts of the country is generally fair, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. 

Currently, light rain is occurring in one or two hilly places in Gandaki Province.

Currently, Nepal is under the influence of westerly winds, local winds, as well as a low-pressure area located near the eastern region of the country, the Department stated.  

The hilly and Himalayan regions of Koshi and Madhes provinces, as well as other parts of the country, will be generally cloudy, while the Tarai region will be partly cloudy, the Department stated in its weather forecast bulletin. 

There is a possibility of moderate rainfall and snowfall accompanied by thunder, lightning, gusty winds and hailstorms at some places in the hilly and Himalayan regions of Koshi Province and at a few places in the rest of the country.

Tonight, the Himalayan region of Koshi Province and other parts of the country will be generally cloudy, the hilly region will be partly cloudy, and the Tarai region will remain mainly fair. 

There is a possibility of light rainfall and snowfall with thunder and lightning at a few places in the hilly and Himalayan regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces.

Police have arrested  former  Chief District Officer of Kathmandu Chhabi Rijal on Tuesday. 

A  team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office detained him from his residence in Koteshwor, Kathmandu this morning. 

Rijal was the CDO of the Kathmandu District Administration Office during the Gen-Z Movement that occurred on September 8 and 9, 2025.

Rijal was arrested based on the recommendations of the Karki Commission formed to investigate the incidents of Gen-Z protests.

Superintendent of Police (SP) of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office Manohar Prasad Bhatta said that Rijal would be taken to the District Police Range, Kathmandu for further investigation.  

Earlier on March 27, the CIB had arrested former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak.

Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has backed veteran defender Danilo to be part of his final 26-man squad for this year's World Cup in North America, adding that his squad is largely settled, Reuters reported. 

Brazil have been drawn in Group C alongside Morocco, Haiti and Scotland for the June 11 to July 19 tournament, with Ancelotti set to announce his final squad by May 18.

"Danilo is a very important player, not only on the pitch but also off it," Ancelotti told reporters on Monday in Orlando, ahead of his side's warm-up friendly game against Croatia.

Thousands ​of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, as President Donald Trump weighs his next steps in the war against Iran, Reuters reported. 

Reuters first reported on March 18 that Trump's administration was considering deploying thousands of additional U.S. troops to the Middle East, a move that would expand options to include ​the deployment of forces inside Iranian territory.

The paratroopers, based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, add to the thousands ​of additional sailors, Marines and Special Operations forces sent to the region. Over the weekend, ⁠about 2,500 Marines arrived in the Middle East.