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Eleven members of a family have taken ill after consuming wild mushrooms in Jhapa.  

The incident occurred in Buttabari of Barhadashi Rural Municipality-2 after the family of Tej Bahadur Khawas ate a curry prepared from wild mushrooms collected from a nearby forest this morning.

Information officer at District Police Office, Khagendra Bahadur Khadka, said that Kamalamaya Khawas (50), Dilli Khawas (31), Anita Khawas (20) and eight other children have fallen sick after consuming the curry. 

They have been referred to the Damak-based Children's Hospital for further treatment. According to him, all of them are out of risk. 

Spain has started evacuating passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship anchored near Tenerife in the Canary Islands, BBC reported. 

Health Minister Monica Garcia said the operation was "proceeding normally" and that all passengers on board the MS Hondius were still asymptomatic.

With a long camera lens, passengers could be seen wandering around on the deck of the ship, or at the windows, all in white medical face masks, as the first evacuation took place.

A mountain climber died of altitude sickness during an expedition to Sagarmatha (Mt Everest). 

The District Police Office, Solukhumbu confirmed the death of Bijay Ghimire Bishwakarma of Solududhkunda Municipality-7. 

According to Bikash Rai, Information Officer at the Office, Ghimire suddenly fell ill at around 4 am today when he was at camp-1 of Sagarmatha.  

He breathed his last while being brought down to the base camp. 

Later, his body was transported to the Lukla helipad, and until the filing of this report, preparations were underway to send the body to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Kathmandu. 

Bishwakarma had already scaled the world's highest peak and had lately been working as an expedition guide.

The Social Club, a community based social networking initiative was created to connect people despite being online and feeling disconnected. The club, started as a part to connect people, has built a community of 600+ members. 

The club is organizing a masked social event titled Masquerade Night on May 15 in Kathmandu. According to the organizers, the event will feature a ‘blind-meet’ format where participants wear masks to interact without revealing their identity. The concept is designed to encourage social interaction based on conversation. 

The club has conducted visits to old age homes and orphanages, where members provide donations of essential goods spending time with them through activities and interactions. 

Founder of the club, Tulip Shrestha said the initiative focuses on creating structured social environments that encourage interaction among participants. 

The event was inspired by the romance of Bridgerton, the glamour of Gossip Girl, the nostalgia of prom nights, the evening blends elegance, mystery, music, and fate-driven interactions into an unforgettable experience. It is expected to bring together individuals from different social groups, including singles and friend groups to be part of something memorable.

Film star-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay has been sworn in as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu after securing support from smaller parties to cross the majority mark in the state assembly. 

His party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats in the recent election, ending the long dominance of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in Tamil Nadu politics. 

Vijay received backing from four regional allies, taking support to 120 legislators in the 234-member assembly. The swearing-in ceremony in Chennai was attended by top politicians, film personalities, and supporters.

A hantavirus-hit cruise ship carrying more than 140 people arrived near Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands as authorities prepare a tightly controlled evacuation. 

Three people linked to the outbreak have died, while five passengers who left the ship earlier tested positive for the virus. The World Health Organization, Spanish authorities, and cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions are overseeing the evacuation process. 

Passengers and crew will be screened for symptoms and flown directly to their home countries without contact with the local population. The ship, MV Hondius, will later sail to the Netherlands for disinfection.

The Council of Ministers has received the suggestions mostly in the education, health and science sectors among others as requested by the government to formulate policies and budgets for the upcoming fiscal year

The suggestions were being held in the Suggestion Collection Portal which was launched by the government on Saturday. As of Sunday data till 11am, 4,852 suggestions have been received. Out of which, the three sectors have received the highest and others have received few. 

The National Examination Board is preparing to publish the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results within the next two days.

According to Examination Controller Tukraj Adhikari, the board is completing final IT and verification work to ensure the results are released without errors.

The results are being prepared faster this year because answer sheets were checked directly at exam centers with strong support from teachers. 

A board meeting will be called once the technical work is completed, after which the results will officially be made public.

This year, 512,421 students filled out examination forms, including students from both regular and grade enhancement streams.