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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.

The Federal Parliament Secretariat has completed preparations for the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected members House of Representatives and the opening session of Parliament.

Due to ongoing construction at the Parliament building in Singha Durbar, the events—and likely the entire first session—will be held in the multipurpose hall.

Necessary arrangements, including seating, rostrum, and offices for key officials, have been put in place, according to spokesperson Ekram Giri.

The swearing in ceremony is scheduled for 2 pm on March 26.

Authorities have urged swift completion of the main Parliament building, citing difficulties in operating from the temporary venue.

The Central Committee meeting of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been summoned for Thursday.  

The Central Committee meeting of the party to be held at the party central office in Banasthali, Kathmandu will take a decision on the Parliamentary Party leader.  

The swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected House of Representatives (HoR) members is scheduled to take place at 2 in the afternoon on Thursday, while the RSP has fixed its Central Committee meeting at 4 pm on the same day to elect its Parliamentary Party leader.

RSP Spokesperson Manish Jha said that President Rabi Lamichhane will chair the meeting. 

All the Central Committee members have been directed to attend the meeting, which will hold discussions on diverse issues. 

The RSP has gained a supermajority by winning 182 HoR seats from the elections held on March 5.

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 1, 600 per tola in the domestic market on Tuesday. 

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 273, 900 per tola today.   It was traded at Rs 275, 500 per tola on Monday.  

The price of silver, however, has increased by Rs 80 and is being traded at Rs 4, 505 per tola.

Victoria Mboko's rapid rise has the Canadian teenager poised for Grand Slam success, former U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick said after she beat fellow teenager Mirra Andreeva 7-6(4) 4-6 6-0 on Monday to reach the Miami Open quarter-finals, Reuters reported. 

Mboko picked up her first WTA Tour-level win in Miami last year and has enjoyed a string of deep runs at tournaments in 2026 highlighted by a fourth-round appearance at the Australian Open in January.

"Mboko is going to win a slam in the next two years," Roddick said on his Served with Andy Roddick podcast, according to Reuters. 

Belgium must do without Leandro Trossard and Hans Vanaken for the upcoming trip to the United States where they play two World Cup warm-up matches, Reuters reported. 

Trossard has opted out of the friendly matches against World Cup co-hosts United States in Atlanta on Saturday and Mexico in Chicago on March 31.

The Arsenal forward has only recently recovered from a hip injury and in consultation with his club it was decided not to call him up so that he can continue his rehabilitation in London, the Belgian football association said on Monday, according to Reuters.