Spain's Nico Williams leaves Athletic game with injury ahead of World Cup
Spain's World Cup roster appeared to take another blow when midfielder Nico Williams departed Sunday's La Liga game for Athletic Club with an apparent left leg injury, Reuters reported.
Williams was replaced in the 36th minute against Valencia with a distraught look on his face. He was later on the bench with a pad on his left hamstring as Valencia finished off a 1-0 victory.
Williams, 23, has scored six goals in 30 appearances with Spain's national team since 2022. He has six goals with seven assists in 32 games for Athletic Club this season.
AC Milan’s top-four bid hit by 3-2 home defeat to Atalanta
AC Milan's bid for a Champions League place suffered a major setback on Sunday after they were beaten 3-2 by Atalanta at the San Siro, adding further fuel to protests by the home fans against the club's hierarchy, Reuters reported.
Ederson and Davide Zappacosta netted for the visitors in the first half, with Giacomo Raspadori adding a third six minutes after the break. Strahinja Pavlovic pulled one back two minutes from time and Christopher Nkunku converted an added time penalty.
PSG move to the cusp of fifth successive Ligue 1 title
Paris St Germain left it late to earn a 1-0 home win over Stade Brestois on Sunday to all but guarantee a fifth successive Ligue 1 title as Desire Doue came off the bench to score an 82nd-minute winner, Reuters reported.
Victory advanced PSG to 73 points with two games left in their league schedule, six ahead of second-placed Lens, who also have two games remaining, and with a far superior goal difference.
PSG require a single point from their next match at Lens on Wednesday to be mathematically certain of the title.
Barcelona seal 29th LaLiga title with 2-0 Clasico win over Real Madrid
Barcelona turned the Clasico into a coronation on Sunday, swatting aside Real Madrid 2-0 at a roaring Camp Nou to claim their 29th LaLiga title, Reuters reported.
Hansi Flick's side moved to an unassailable 91 points, 14 clear of second-placed Real with three games remaining.
The triumph capped a dominant campaign in which they lost only four league matches. Villarreal are third on 69 points.
Cleanliness campaign in government offices from today
The 'National Cleanliness Week' is being launched in government offices from today to make public service delivery clean and environment-friendly.
The government has started the cleanliness week in all offices at the federal, provincial and local levels from today.
The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has issued a special guideline, directing all bodies from federal ministries to local levels to actively participate in this campaign.
The formal launch of this national campaign is being held at Bir Hospital this morning.
The campaign aims to implement cleanliness standards in government bodies in a way that achieves maximum returns at low cost, as stated in the 'Guidelines for the Operation of Cleanliness Week, 2083' issued by the government.
According to the Guidelines government offices should have at least two types of dustbins to segregate biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste.
Old and useless items should be properly managed and open burning of waste should be completely banned.
To make the campaign sustainable, each agency will have to designate a cleanliness focal point.
The guidelines have made provision for preparing a weekly cleanliness schedule and conducting a monthly self-assessment.
The entire responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of this campaign has been entrusted to the heads of the concerned agencies, who will have to maintain regular records of it.
Rainfall likely in Lumbini and Sudurpaschim today
The weather will remain generally cloudy in Sudurpashchim Province, as well as the mountain and hilly regions of the country today, while the Tarai will remain partly cloudy.
According to the Weather Forecasting Division, there is a possibility of moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning at a few places in the mountain and hilly regions of the country, and at one or two places in the Tarai regions of Lumbini and Sudurpashchim Provinces.
Later tonight, cloudy skies will prevail over the mountainous and hilly regions of the country including Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces and the weather will be partly cloudy in rest of the country.
There is a possibility of moderate to heavy rain with thunder and lightning, and snowfall at a few places in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces and at one or two places in the rest of the provinces.
Meteorological Analysis by the Division states that Nepal is currently under the partial influence of westerly winds, local winds, a low-pressure area in the lower atmosphere near the eastern region of Nepal, as well as a low-pressure trough in the upper atmosphere over the central and eastern regions of the country.
Budget session of Parliament to begin today
The Federal Parliament's budget session is beginning today.
A joint session of the Federal Parliament will be held at 4 pm today, according to a notice issued by Federal Parliament General Secretary Padam Prasad Pandey.
As per the agenda shared by the Federal Parliament Secretariat, President Ram Chandra Paudel is scheduled to table the government's policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year at the joint meeting of both the Houses.
Accordingly, members of the Federal Parliament have been requested to be seated at the House of Representatives Chamber (Multipurpose Hall), Singha Durbar, for the joint meeting before 3:45 pm, adds the notice.
Prior to this, the House of Representatives and the National Assembly are scheduled to meet separately at 2 pm.
Among other business, various ordinances recently introduced by the Government through the President are scheduled to be presented for endorsement in the House.
Turkish Airlines aircraft catches fire upon landing at TIA
A Turkish Airlines aircraft arriving in Kathmandu from Istanbul caught fire while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday.
According to TIA Security Office Superintendent of Police Rajkumar Silwal, the plane with call sign TK726 caught fire while landing this morning.
“This morning, a tire of the aircraft caught fire while landing. The fire was extinguished with the help of fire engines. The situation is under control now,” he said. “The runway has been closed for some time for inspection.”
According to Silwal, there were 273 passengers and 11 crew members on board the plane. All passengers were safely evacuated.
A technical inspection is currently underway to understand the cause of the fire and its impact on the aircraft.
