Weather to remain generally cloudy in hilly, Himalayan regions
The hilly and Himalayan regions are generally cloudy in different parts of the country at present.
The Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, stated that the hilly region of the Koshi Province, along with the Himalayan regions of Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, will be generally cloudy today.
The remaining hilly and Himalayan regions of the country will be partly cloudy, and the Tarai region will have mainly fair weather.
There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall with thunder and lightning at a few places in the hilly and Himalayan regions of the Koshi Province, as well as at one or two places in the Himalayan regions of Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, the Division mentioned.
Later tonight, the weather in the Tarai belt will be generally fair, while the Himalayan regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces will be generally cloudy, and the hilly and Himalayan regions of the other provinces will be partly cloudy.
At present, there is a partial influence of feeble Western and local winds in Nepal, according to the Department.
NOC hikes fuel prices
The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the fuel prices effective from 12 last midnight.
The NOC hiked the fuel prices of diesel, kerosene and aviation fuel, while the price of petrol remained unchanged.
As per the new price list, the price of diesel and kerosene has been increased by Rs 30 per liter and Rs 5 per liter in aviation fuel.
With this, the price of diesel and kerosene has been fixed at Rs 237 per liter and aviation fuel at Rs 256 in the domestic market, the NOC mentioned in a press statement.
Despite the latest price adjustment, the NOC stated that it still remains in deficit due to the massive price hike in the international market.
Nepali national Amrit Jha released from custody in Iran
The Government of Nepal has extended its appreciation and gratitude to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for granting pardon to 128 Nepali inmates.
The UAE government recently granted pardon to 128 Nepali inmates there on the auspicious occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan.
In a press statement on Wednesday, the Ministry stated that it highly values this gesture of pardon on the basis of humanitarian ground as a demonstration of cordiality in the bilateral relations between Nepal and the United Arab Emirates.
"The decision of pardon was taken following the request of the Government of Nepal made through the Embassy of Nepal in Abu Dhabi, UAE," according to the Ministry.
Likewise, the Ministry has confirmed that Nepali national Amrit Jha, who was arrested in Iran during the West Asia conflict, was freed on Wednesday.
Jha was held by the Iranian Army from the Strait of Hormuz nearly a month ago.
According to Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, Jha is in contact with Nepal's Honorary Counsel General in Iran and the Embassy of Nepal in Qatar.
Nepal's diplomatic team is working to bring Jha out from there, Minister Khanal confirmed.
Sri Lanka repatriates 238 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack
More than 200 Iranian sailors left stranded in Sri Lanka after a US torpedo attack are returning home after being stuck in the country for more than a month, BBC reported.
On Wednesday, Sri Lanka's Deputy Defence Minister, Aruna Jayasekara, confirmed 32 sailors rescued from the Iris Dena and 206 from Irins Bushehr, had left the country.
The Iranian warship, Iris Dena, sank on 4 March about 40km (25 miles) from Sri Lanka's southern coastline after it was hit by a torpedo from a US submarine, killing 104 sailors.
