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Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi of Oman called 18 counterparts including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq and France in recent days, AP reported. 

The ministry made sure the call aimed to support efforts to contain the ongoing war in the region and return to diplomacy to address outstanding issues.

At least a dizen of police personnel were injured in a clash with locals at Ganeshpur in Gulariya Municipality of Bardiya on Tuesday.

The clash broke out while the security personnel were trying to clear the road blocked during a protest against drug trafficking.
DSP Pramesh Bista of the District Police Office, Bardiya said that nine locals who attacked the police were taken into custody. 

The police also fired nine rounds of bullets into the air to control the situation.

Earlier a few days ago, Suresh Khatik and Bahuron Khatik, who fell unconscious while going to bed, were taken to a hospital but breathed their last during the course of treatment, according to DSP Bista. 

Locals suspect the deaths were caused by drugs.

Locals have been staging protests alleging that the drugs smuggled from India led to their deaths. 

Airstrikes targeting a site belonging to Iraq's Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces in the western ​province of Anbar killed at least 15 fighters, including the PMF's Anbar operations commander, and wounded 30 others, security and health sources told Reuters early on Tuesday, Reuters reported. 

The PMF confirmed ​in a statement the death of its Anbar ​commander, Saad al-Baiji, and 14 of his companions. ⁠It accused the United States of carrying out the ​attack, saying a U.S. airstrike targeted a command headquarters ​while personnel were on duty.

Health sources said some of the wounded were in critical condition and the death toll could rise, according to Reuters. 

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) surged by 23. 83 points to close at 2, 960. 40 points on Tuesday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 1. 97 points to close at 507. 00 points.

A total of 35,822,191-unit shares of 341 companies were traded for Rs 1. 70 billion.

Meanwhile, Salapa Bikas Bank Limited (SABBL) and Reliance Spinning Mills Limited (RSML) were the top gainers today with its price surging by 10. 00 percent.

Similarly, First Micro Finance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (FMDBL)was the top loser as its price fell by 6. 56 points. 

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 5. 01 trillion.

Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of the Islamic Republic's ​power plants and other energy infrastructure because of what he described as productive talks with Iranian officials, Reuters reported. 

The missiles triggered air raid sirens in Israel, including Tel Aviv, where gaping holes were torn through a multi-storey apartment building. It was not immediately clear if the damage was caused by a direct hit or debris from an interception.

Israel's Fire and Rescue Service said they were searching for civilians trapped in one building in Tel Aviv and discovered civilians in a shelter in another damaged building, according to Reuters. 

World Tuberculosis Day is being marked across the country today by organizing various awareness programs  under the theme 'Yes! We Can End TB: National Campaign, Our Contribution'.  

Director at the National Tuberculosis Centre, Dr Bhuwan Poudel said that this Day is being observed with the commitment of fulfilling responsibilities by all from their respective fields with an objective of ending tuberculosis by 2035 and making the country tuberculosis-free by 2050.

Stating that 42 percent TB patients are still out of treatment in the country, he mentioned that problems have surfaced as most of the patients do not openly talk about their disease as well as inability to use technology.

Poudel shared that 39,151 new patients were detected in fiscal year 2024/25. Of them, 39 percent were women, 61 percent men and 5.6 percent children below 15 years. 

The government has been running tuberculosis treatment service in 6,241 health institutions to control the disease, he said, adding 785 health institutions have been providing specified microscopy service while 142 health institutions are providing rapid testing service free of cost. 

He added that 31 centers and 98 sub-centres are providing treatment for drug resistant tuberculosis as well as the 'Tuberculosis-free Nepal Campaign' has been expanded in 149 local levels and nine AI-assisted digital X-ray machines are being used to test tuberculosis. 

Poudel underlined that 10.7 million active tuberculosis are detected in the world every year. Of them more than 1.2 million people lost their lives.

The private residence of former Prime Minister and outgoing Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in Budhanilkantha, which sustained severe damage during the Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9, has begun to be demolished. 

The building was vandalized and set ablaze during the violent protests.

Demolition began after engineers, during the inspection, suggested that it would be better to dismantle the building rather than reconstructing. 

The then Congress President Deuba and her wife former Foreign Minister Arzu Rana were also attacked during the Gen Z protests.

The Deuba couple, who sustained injuries, were later rescued by the Nepal Army helicopter.

The Third Red Panda Festival is to be organized at Kalpokhari in Sandakpur Rural Municipality-4, Ilam from April 3 to 6 with the aim of conserving the endangered wildlife Red Panda and promoting tourism.

Coordinator of the festival organizing committee, Sanam Rai, stated that the festival is being organized focusing on hiking tourism based on the 'Red Panda Trail'.

The approximately 40-kilometer trail connects various tourist spots from Maipokhari to Jaubari. 

Different species of birds, wildlife including red pandas, and rich biodiversity can be studied and observed along this route.

According to the organizers, the Red Panda Trail trek experience, jungle safari, and bird watching will be the main attractions of the festival. 

Similarly, one can observe 18 species of rhododendrons and the culture of indigenous communities.

Coordinator Rai said that more than 60 mountain ranges including the world's tallest, Mt Everest, and hundreds of bird species can be observed from this trail. 

The organizers aim to attract 10,000 domestic and foreign tourists to Sandakpur during the festival.