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Mist is likely during the morning hours in some places of the Tarai region today. 

Likewise, the weather in the mountainous region of the country will be generally cloudy and partly cloudy in the hilly region. The weather in the Tarai region will be mainly fair. 

There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at a few places in the mountainous region of Koshi, Gandaki, and Bagmati Provinces, and at one or two places in the hilly and mountainous region of Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Provinces, according to the 24-hour forecast released at 8 am today by the Metrological Forecasting Division.

Tonight, there will be hazy conditions in a few places in the Tarai region. The weather will remain partly cloudy in the mountainous region of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Karnali Provinces, while the weather in the remaining region will be mainly fair. 

There is also a possibility of light rain and snowfall at one or two places in the mountainous regions of Koshi, Gandaki, and Karnali Provinces.

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Analysis by the Division states that there is partial influence of the westerly winds in the country.

The Election Commission continues with the voter education program nationwide with the aim of making the election more participatory and reducing the percentage of invalid votes.

The voter education program also informs the general public about the importance of voting rights and the voting process. 

The Commission has stated that one voter education volunteer has been deployed in each of the 6,743 wards of 753 local levels across the country from February 15 to March 1.

The Commission has mentioned that the volunteers are reaching the settlements and doorsteps of the general voters and informing them about the importance of the election and the voting process through sample ballot papers. 

The Commission has also appointed the focal point at the local level as the monitor of the election voter education program, and the orientation program has also been completed.

Similarly, the Commission is making maximum efforts to monitor individuals who provide false and misleading information and hate speech in violation of the election code of conduct and to bring individuals and organizations that commit illegal acts under the ambit of the law in collaboration with regulatory bodies. For this, the Information Ethics Promotion Unit under the Election Information Dissemination and Coordination Center is functional.

Meanwhile, 290 content producers and communicators who produced and disseminated harmful information have been reported to the Cyber Bureau of the Nepal Police for action under the Electronic Transactions Act, 2063. Similarly, 11 have been recommended for action to the Nepal Telecommunication Authority under the Telecommunications Authority Act, 2052. 

Similarly, 65 have been recommended to the Press Council, Nepal for action under the Press Council Act, 2048 and one for action under the Advertisement (Regulation) Act, 2076, the Commission stated.

Iran and the United States are sliding rapidly towards military conflict as hopes fade for a diplomatic solution to their standoff over Tehran’s nuclear programme, officials on both sides and diplomats across the Gulf and Europe say, BBC reported. 

Iran’s Gulf neighbours and its enemy Israel now consider a conflict to be more likely than a settlement, these sources say, with Washington building up one of its biggest military deployments in the region since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Israel's government believes Tehran and Washington are at an impasse and is making preparations for possible joint military action with the United States, though no decision has been made yet on whether to carry out such an operation, said a source familiar with the planning, according to BBC. 

Nasa has said that its 6 March launch day for its long-awaited lunar mission is now "out of consideration", after it spotted several last minute issues during routine checks that would prevent lift off, BBC reported. 

On Friday, the space agency said that its Artemis II mission, which would see astronauts sent to the moon for the first time in 50 years, would likely have the green light to launch within a matter of weeks. 

But NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced on Saturday that setbacks would mean that further maintenance would have to be carried out, according to BBC. 

US President Donald Trump has said that he will impose global tariffs of 15%, as he continued to rail against a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous import taxes,  BBC reported. 

Trump said on Friday that he would replace the tariffs scrapped by the court with a 10% levy on all goods coming into the US.

But on Saturday, he announced on Truth Social that this would be increased to the maximum allowed under a never-used trade law, according to BBC. 

Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies on this scale since last month's deadly crackdown by the authorities.

The BBC has verified footage of demonstrators marching on the campus of the Sharif University of Technology in the capital Tehran on Saturday. Scuffles were later seen breaking out between them and government supporters. 

A sit-in was held at another Tehran university, and a rally reported in the north-east. Students were honouring thousands of those killed in mass protests in January, according to BBC. 

Police today arrested three Indian nationals with 11.27 grams of cannabis from the arrival tunnel gate of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). 

According to Abhi Narayan Kafle, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and Spokesperson of Nepal Police, the arrested ones have been identified as Samina Akhtar Beg Mirza (43), Mohammad Junaid (24) and Afsana Amir Hussain Sheikh.

A joint team of police from the TIA security office and Narcotics Control Bureau apprehended Mohammad Junaid and Samina Akhtar Beg Mirza with approximately 3.87 kg of narcotic substance, informed DIG Kafle. 

Likewise, police nabbed Afsana in possession of 7.4 kg of the illegal substance, he added. 

They  have been handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau for further investigation and legal action, police said.

Air pollution in the Kathmandu Valley is decreasing. 

This afternoon, air pollution has reduced and the air quality index (AQI) has reached 99.

Last Tuesday, the AQI of the valley had reached 191 at 1 pm, whereas on Wednesday at the same time it had fallen to 114.

The Department of Environment said that air pollution level in the Kathmandu Valley has decreased along with the rate of occurrence of wind.

As per the latest AQI, Kathmandu, which was listed as the third most polluted city in the world on Tuesday, has dropped to 18th place today.

At present, Lahore in Pakistan is in first place with 373 AQI, and Kolkata, India is in second place with 186 AQI.

Director General of the Department of Environment, Gyanaraj Subedi, said that air pollution increases during dry weather and decreases during rainfall and windy conditions.

AQI 101–150, highlighted in orange, is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, who may experience health effects.