Light rain with thunder likely in Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki Provinces
The weather is generally cloudy in the Himalayan and hilly regions of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, Sudurpaschim, Koshi and Bagmati Provinces, while the other parts of the country are partly cloudy, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology stated.
The Weather Forecasting Division of the Department mentioned that light rain coupled with snowfall is occurring in few Himalayan and hilly areas of Koshi, Gandaki, Lumbini and Karnali Provinces.
The weather will be generally cloudy over the Himalayan region of the country, while the hilly and Tarai regions will be partly cloudy this afternoon.
There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall with thunder and lightning at a few places in the Himalayan regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and at one or two places in the remaining Himalayan regions. There is also a possibility of light rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places in the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces.
As per its meteorological analysis, the Division shared that Nepal is under the influence of a westerly low-pressure system at present.
10,000 fingerlings released in Rupa lake
As many as 10,000 fingerlings of different species have been released in the Rupa lake.
The Rupatal Fishery Cooperative on its silvery jubilee ceremony released the fingerlings to promote income generation of the lake.
Chairman of the cooperative, Ram Bahadur Thapa, shared that the fingerlings were released to conserve natural heritages and ensure sustainable income of the cooperative.
Chief of Begnas Fishery Research Station Dr Mohammad Ikwal Hussein said that the fishery was advanced in Rupa lake simultaneously without damaging the beauty of the lake and linking the local cooperative members for income generation.
He said that the lake should be handed over to the future generation without disfiguring its beauty since lakes are crucial for human civilization and aquatic creatures.
RSP to conduct orientation program for its newly-elected MPs
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is running an orientation program for its newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs).
The two-day residential program is beginning today in Lalitpur, the party stated.
RSP Spokesperson Manish Jha shared that parliamentary practices, policymaking, parliamentary businesses and the responsibilities of people's representatives, party policies to be applied and other related matters would be shared to the MPs.
Earlier on Monday, the party's General Secretary Kabindra Burlakoti issued a six-point directive to the party lawmakers, asking them to attend the orientation program.
The RSP won 182 seats under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) and proportional representation (PR) system in the House of Representatives (HoR) elections conducted on March 5.
Afghanistan blames Pakistan for strike on drug rehabilitation hospital, with dozens feared dead or injured
Dozens of people are feared dead or injured at a drug treatment centre in Kabul, Afghanistan after an air strike that the Taliban government blamed on Pakistan, BBC reported.
The hospital was hit on Monday evening, killing some people and injuring others, the government's spokesman said on X.
Pakistan's information ministry denied targeting the centre, saying it had struck military installations and what it called "terrorist support infrastructure" in Kabul and the eastern Afghan province of Nangahar, according to BBC.
