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Although weather conditions across Nepal have gradually improved after being affected by Cyclone Motha originating from the Bay of Bengal, the possibility of rainfall still remains in some regions. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, light rain and snowfall are likely in a few hilly areas of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces. The department reported that while some hilly areas may remain partly cloudy, the weather in most other regions is expected to be mainly clear today. The continued cloudiness is due to the influence of westerly winds and a low-pressure system formed over the Arabian Sea. This…

Four people, including three members of the same family, were killed and two children were seriously injured in a tragic road accident in Dhanusha district. The fatal collision occurred on Saturday evening near Birendra Bazaar in Ganeshman Charnath Municipality–1 along the East-West Highway. A passenger bus (registration number Su.Pra. 01–001 Kha 3288) traveling from Biratnagar to Dhangadhi collided head-on with an autorickshaw (registration number Province 2–01–001 Ha 1230) coming from the opposite direction. According to Inspector Laxman Tosi of the Dhalkeber Area Police Office, the victims who died on the spot have been identified as Dhan Bahadur Purvachhane Magar (40),…

A bus accident near Serkatiya in Budhinanda Municipality–7, located in northeastern Bajura, left five people injured on Friday. According to the District Police Office, Bajura, the bus (SuPra 01001 Kh 3181) heading from Kolti Bus Park of Budhinanda–1 to Dhangadhi via Martadi overturned on the road, injuring five people including the driver. The injured have been identified as 42-year-old Shankar Raj Sarki and 32-year-old Jayaraj Jaishi of Badimalika–7, 53-year-old Sete Luhar and 44-year-old Jaylal Bik of Budhinanda–1, and 21-year-old driver Tularam Sarki of Gaumul Rural Municipality–6. They were taken to Kolti Primary Hospital for treatment, where their condition is reported…

Two people were killed and four others were injured in a tractor accident in Shadanand Municipality–4 today. According to District Police Office Bhojpur Chief Raju Lama, the tractor (Province No. 1–02–003 T 1213), carrying timber from Chamladang to Dingla, met with an accident. The deceased have been identified as 25-year-old tractor driver Ait Bahadur Tamang of Kerabari, Shadanand Municipality–4, and 17-year-old Nabin Tamang of Charambi, Arun Rural Municipality–4. The injured have been identified as 19-year-old Dachhiri Sherpa, 23-year-old Ambar Tamang, 18-year-old Sagar Tamang, and 18-year-old Sunita Tamang. They are receiving treatment at Dingla Municipal Hospital, police said.

CPN (Unified Socialist) senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has said that efforts are underway to unify the party. Speaking at a gathering of leaders close to him in Kathmandu on Saturday, Khanal stated that the party will be reorganized and made unified. He remarked that the party is currently fragmented and needs to be brought together as a whole. Khanal also mentioned that he has no objection to returning to the CPN (UML) if a favorable environment is created. However, indirectly referring to UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli, Khanal said, “Just saying ‘come back home’ is not enough; the door must…

Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, has said that the nation is currently facing a grave crisis, describing the present phase as a “confrontation between imperialism and socialist revolution.” Addressing the general assembly of Martyrs’ Foundation Nepal at the party headquarters in Paris Danda on Saturday, Prachanda remarked that the remaining tasks of the peace process are still incomplete. He stated that while in government he tried to resolve the issues, and while in opposition, he has been alerting the state to act. “The events of 2080 (2023–24) have shown that the revolution is approaching,” he…

Foreign employment entrepreneurs in Nepal have argued that the new policy being implemented by the Malaysian government for Nepal and four other countries is against Nepal’s Constitution. Recently, Malaysia introduced new standards for recruitment companies in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Myanmar — stating that only companies meeting those criteria will be allowed to send workers. Nepali entrepreneurs have rejected this move, calling it unconstitutional and discriminatory. According to Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) President Bhuvan Singh Gurung, a meeting of the association concluded that the policy contradicts Nepal’s constitutional right to equal business opportunity. He questioned why…

CPN-UML Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai has welcomed party Chairman KP Sharma Oli’s call for former leaders who had contributed to the UML’s formation but are currently outside the party to return. Posting on social media, Bhattarai wrote, “The call made by the UML Chairman to comrades who contributed to building the party to rejoin this movement is both welcome and timely.” He further stated that uniting the entire leftist movement under the leadership of CPN-UML, guided by the principle of People’s Multiparty Democracy (Jana Andolan Bahudaleya Janabad), is today’s national responsibility. Bhattarai added, “Those who believe in the principle of achieving…