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The weather in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Sudurpashchim Provinces will be partly cloudy, while it will be mainly fair in the rest of the country today. 

There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at one or two places in the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi Province, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

In addition, fog and mist will occur in some places of the Tarai region.

Later tonight, mist will occur at a few places in the Tarai region. 

The weather in high hilly and mountainous regions of Gandaki Province, along with Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces, will be partly cloudy, while the rest of the country will experience mainly fair weather, says the 8 am bulletin by the Division.

Furthermore, the Meteorological Analysis by the Division says that at present there is partial influence of westerly winds in the country.

Nepal will face England today in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament that began in India/Sri Lanka on Saturday.

The match to be held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, will start at 3:15 pm Nepali Standard Time. This is Nepal's third participation in the T20 World Cup. 

Nepal were eliminated in the group stage in the previous two World Cups, including in the previous edition held in 2024 in USA/West Indies.

This is the first time that Nepal are playing against England. 

Nepal are ranked 16th in the T20 rankings, while England is ranked third. 

Nepal are in Group 'C' of the tournament along with England, the West Indies, Italy and Scotland.

The District Election Office, Kathmandu, has objected to the use of social media and some online media outlets to violate voters' confidentiality.

The Election Office has drawn attention to all concerned on the need to comply with the election code of conduct and has requested not to violate voter confidentiality. 

As per Section 4 of the Election Code of Conduct, 2082, such acts are prohibited and if such acts are not stopped the process of action will be taken as per the prevailing law.

There is a provision that election campaigning can be carried out only 17 days before the polling day after the publication of the final list of candidates. 

It includes provisions for holding rallies, public meetings or corner meetings, publishing or broadcasting any kind of publicity material in the media, and conducting door-to-door programs for election publicity.

Although information has been provided through discussions, interactions, and publication of information on several occasions to ensure full compliance with this provision of the code of conduct, the Election Office has stated that some political parties, their representatives, and candidates have violated the provision.

The Election Office has drawn attention to the fact that information has been received that corner meetings, publicity, publishing and broadcasting propaganda material, and door-to-door programs are being used to influence voters before the scheduled time.

Code of Conduct Enforcement Officers Muktiram Rijal, Shivaram Bhattarai, Romakanta Kafle, Munkumar KC, Sunita Subedi and Rukmagat Aryal have jointly drawn attention to all aspects of the election code of conduct.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the US wants the war with Russia to end by June, adding both sides had been invited to the US for talks next week, BBC reported. 

"America proposed for the first time that the two negotiating teams – Ukraine and Russia – meet in the United States of America, probably in Miami, in a week. We confirmed our participation," he said.

There was no immediate comment from Washington or Moscow, but US President Donald Trump has been pushing for an end for the conflict since he took office again more than a year ago, according to BBC. 

Financial crime prosecutors in France say they have opened a preliminary inquiry into former Culture Minister Jack Lang over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, BBC reported. 

Lang, a major figure in French socialist governments between the 1980s and 2000s, is being investigated for suspected "laundering of tax fraud proceeds". 

It follows the US Department of Justice's release of the Epstein files, which have documented links between the Lang family and the late American sex offender, according to BBC. 

Millions in Japan are voting in a snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, whose coalition is predicted to clinch a decisive win, BBC reported. 

Just months after she was elected by lawmakers, Takaichi decided to go to the pollsto seek the public's mandate.

Polls show her Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) coalition with the populist Japanese Innovation Party could bag up to 300 of the 465 seats in the Lower House, marking a turnaround for the LDP which lost control of both chambers of Japan's parliament last year, according to BBC. 

Donald Trump has endorsed Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of a snap election in her country on Sunday, BBC reported. 

Takaichi has "already proven to be a strong, powerful, and wise leader... one that truly loves her country," the US president wrote in a Truth Social post on Thursday, adding: "She will not let the people of Japan down!"

While it is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections, Trump has done so before, endorsing Argentina's Javier Milei and Hungary's Viktor Orban most recently, according to BBC. 

The Election Commission (EC) is to depute volunteers in all wards across the country for voter education. 

The election to the House of Representatives is taking place across the country on March 5. 

According to the EC, volunteers are going to be deputed in all 6743 wards of the country through the District Election Offices.

Assistant Spokesperson of EC, Kul Bahadur GC, said experienced child development facilitators, women health volunteers and community service center operators would be appointed for voter education. 

The process for appointing volunteers has begun, he added.

The EC has already approved the voter education related program on February 2 for this purpose. Preparation has been made to impart orientation on February 15 in all seven provinces by appointing volunteers for voter education.  

The volunteers would be deputed in all 6,743 wards of 753 local levels from mid-February, added EC.