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A male rhinoceros has been found dead along the inner area of Kudauli range post of Chitwan National Park.

The animal was believed to have died in a fight with another rhino.

According to CNP information officer, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, the horn and hooves of the animal are intact. The dead animal is about 18-20 years of age.  Prior to this, a baby rhino of five-six months was killed by a tiger at Khoriya on  February 21.

So far in the current fiscal year, 27 animals have died of natural causes and two due to poaching. RSS 

Street fighting broke out early Sunday in Kharkiv as Russian troops pushed into Ukraine’s second-largest city, according to a regional official, following a wave of attacks elsewhere targeting airfields and fuel facilities that appeared to mark a new phase of an invasion that has been slowed by fierce resistance, Associated Press reported.

The U.S. and EU responded with weapons and ammunition for the outnumbered Ukrainians and powerful sanctions intended to further isolate Moscow.

Russian troops approached Kharkiv, about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) south of the border with Russia, shortly after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. But until Sunday, they remained on the outskirts of the city of 1.4 million without trying to enter while other forces rolled past, pressing their offensive deeper into Ukraine.

Early Sunday, Russian troops moved in and were engaged by Ukrainian forces, said Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional administration, who told civilians not to leave their homes. He gave no further details.

Elsewhere, huge explosions lit up the sky early Sunday south of the capital, Kyiv, where people hunkered down in homes, underground garages and subway stations in anticipation of a full-scale assault by Russian forces.

Flames billowed into the sky before dawn from an oil depot near an air base in Vasylkiv, where there has been intense fighting, according to the town’s mayor. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said another explosion was at the civilian Zhuliany airport.

Zelenskyy’s office also said Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, prompting the government to warn people to protect themselves from the smoke by covering their windows with damp cloth or gauze.

“We will fight for as long as needed to liberate our country,” Zelenskyy vowed.

Terrified men, women and children sought safety inside and underground, and the government maintained a 39-hour curfew to keep people off the streets. More than 150,000 Ukrainians fled for Poland, Moldova and other neighboring countries, and the United Nations warned the number could grow to 4 million if fighting escalates.

Actor Paul Shah, who has been accused of raping a minor girl, turned himself in to police on Sunday.

He surrendered himself at the District Police Office, Tanahun this afternoon.

Yubaraj Khatiwada, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Tanahun said that Shah is under police control.

Earlier this morning, he wrote a status on social media that he would present himself before the police today itself.

Singer Samikshya Adhikari (17) had filed a rape against Shah in the District Police Office, Tanahaun a few days ago.

Based on the complaint, the District Police Office, Tanahun taking the permission from the District Court issued an arrest warrant against actor Shah.

Shah had been absconding after the police issued the arrest warrant against him.

The meeting of the Bagmati Province Assembly scheduled for February 28 has been postponed for an indefinite period.

Issuing a notice on Sunday, the Provincial Assembly Secretariat said that the meeting had to be postponed due to a special reason.

Similarly, the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the Assembly scheduled for 1pm today has been postponed, Secretariat's secretary Krishna Hari Khadka said.

Assembly Speaker Sanu Kumar Shrestha had called the meeting for February 28, Monday, following an all-party meeting on February 16. RSS

The ruling coalition has decided to endorse the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

A meeting of the ruling coalition held at Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence in Baluwatar on Sunday decided to ratify the MCC with interpretative declaration.

Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel said that the meeting decided to pass the $500 million grant compact by including the interpretative declaration today itself.

“The government will endorse the compact by giving answers with interpretative declaration to the questions raised in the Parliament today itself,” leader Paudel said.

A meeting of the Legislature-Parliament has been scheduled for 1 pm today.

In a significant shift, the German government said Saturday it will send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine, which is fighting to keep Russia from invading its capital city, Associated Press reported.

Germany is also ready to also support some restrictions of the SWIFT global banking system for Russia, officials said.

Germany’s chancellery announced Saturday evening that it will send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 “Stinger” surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine “as quickly as possible.”

“The Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a turning point. It threatens our entire post-war order,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a statement. “In this situation, it is our duty to help Ukraine, to the best of our ability, to defend itself against Vladimir Putin’s invading army.”

The news came shortly after the German economy and climate ministry said in a Saturday evening statement that Germany is allowing the Netherlands to ship 400 German-made anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. The government has also approved the shipment of 9 D-30 howitzers and ammunition originally from Estonia.

Germany had long stuck to a policy of not exporting deadly weapons to conflict zones, including Ukraine. As recently as Friday, government officials said they would abide by that policy.

But the country — which has the strongest economy in the 27-nation European Union — has faced criticism from Ukrainian officials and other allies that it has not acted decisively enough to help Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion. Previously, Germany contributed 5,000 helmets to Ukraine’s defense, a move that was mocked on Twitter.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the news of weapons shipments, posting praise for Scholz on Twitter: “Keep it up, Chancellor @OlafScholz! Anti-war coalition in action!”

In addition, the German economy and climate ministry said Saturday that Germany will send 14 armored vehicles and up to 10,000 tons of fuel to Ukraine.

Russia unleashed a wave of attacks on Ukraine targeting airfields and fuel facilities in what appeared to be the next phase of an invasion that has been slowed by fierce resistance, Associated Press reported.

The U.S. and EU responded with weapons and ammunition for the outnumbered Ukrainians and powerful sanctions intended to further isolate Moscow. 

Huge explosions lit up the sky early Sunday south of the capital, Kyiv, where people hunkered down in homes, underground garages and subway stations in anticipation of a full-scale assault by Russian forces.

Flames billowed into the sky before dawn from an oil depot near an air base in Vasylkiv, where there has been intense fighting, according to the town’s mayor. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said another explosion was at the civilian Zhuliany airport.

Zelenskyy’s office also said Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, prompting the government to warn people to protect themselves from the smoke by covering their windows with damp cloth or gauze.

“We will fight for as long as needed to liberate our country,” Zelenskyy vowed. 

Terrified men, women and children sought safety inside and underground, and the government maintained a 39-hour curfew to keep people off the streets. More than 150,000 Ukrainians fled for Poland, Moldova and other neighboring countries, and the United Nations warned the number could grow to 4 million if fighting escalates.

The CPN (Maoist Centre) has decided to endorse the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) with interpretative declaration in the disputed points. 

An expanded meeting of the party held at party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s residence in Khumaltar made the decision to this effect. 

The Maoist leaders have agreed to ratify the $500 million grant agreement with the interpretative declaration in the dispute points despite the heated debate within the party over whether to pass the MCC.

Maoist Centre leader Shakti Basnet said that the party has decided to endorse the MCC with the interpretative declaration.