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The 'One House, One Tap' water supply scheme that started at Dagatundanda of Badigad Rural Municipality in Baglung district ten years ago remains incomplete, leaving 380 families in the area reeling under severe water crisis.

As a result, the residents of Dagatundanda have started migrating to other areas due to the lack of drinking water.

A public water supply system was constructed in the village in 1991 benefiting 700 households, and in 2015 a new scheme was initiated to extend the same water supply source to three 380 households.

The 'One House, One Tap' scheme was begun after the 25-year-old initial water supply scheme became dilapidated, but the locals are angry as the latest water supply scheme has not been completed even after 10 years.

Although efforts have begun to provide drinking water to 380 households through a new plan by the Water Supply and Sanitation Division Office, the project has not been completed even after 10 years due to a lack of budget, it is said.

Prem Lal Sapkota, a former chief of the local council from Dagatundanda, stated that people have started migrating out due to the lack of drinking water in the village.

Prominent music agent Dave Shapiro is among those who were killed after a small plane crashed into a residential street in San Diego, according to his talent agency, BBC reported.

Shapiro was the co-founder of Sound Talent Group, whose clients include rock bands like Sum 41, Story of the Year and Pierce the Veil.

Daniel Williams, former drummer for the band The Devil Wears Prada, is also feared to have been involved in the crash. Media reports indicate he posted on social media from the plane.

Federal officials say there were six people on board the plane and all are presumed dead. The crash destroyed one home and damaged 10 others in the Murphy Canyon neighbourhood, leaving charred cars and fiery debris, according to BBC.

The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup will have a record prize fund of more than $36.5 million, Qatar's Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the regional tournament announced on Thursday, Reuters reported.

The competition, which features senior men's national teams from the 22-member Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), representing both Asia and Africa, takes place from December 1 to 18.

"This announcement further elevates the stature of the FIFA Arab Cup, a tournament we reinstated in 2021, and reflects Qatar's leading role in developing football across the region and beyond," said Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani, Minister of Sports and Youth and LOC Chairman in a statement, according to Reuters.

Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants have beaten Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans by 33 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Chasing 235 runs, the hosts were reduced to 202/9. Sharukh Khan chipped in with a half-century for the Titans, The Indian Express reported.

Earlier, Shubman Gill won the toss and put Lucknow into bat first. On the back of a century from Mitchell Marsh, Lucknow have managed to get 235/3 from their 20 overs. Nicholas Pooran too has chipped in with a half-century.

Titans have already qualified for the playoffs, and it is bout finishing in the top two for them. As per LSG, with their loss in the previous game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, they have been out of the competition, according to The Indian Express.

US President Donald Trump’s administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students on Thursday, and is forcing current foreign students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status, while also threatening to expand the crackdown to other colleges, Reuters reported.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the department to terminate Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification effective for the 2025-2026 school year, the department said in a statement.

Noem accused the university of “fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party.”

Harvard said the move by the Trump administration - which affects thousands of students - was illegal and amounted to retaliation, according to Reuters.

The country is currently witnessing the impacts of Westerly and local winds. 

The moisture-laden winds originating from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea also have partial impact, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of the country including in Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Provinces, and fair in the other parts this afternoon.

There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning in a few places in Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Provinces, as well as in one or two places in the hilly regions of the remaining provinces. 

Light rain and snowfall may occur in one or two places in the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Department, it will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly areas of the country including in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Sudurpaschim Provinces tonight, while the remaining areas will have clear weather.

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur in a few places in Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Sudurpaschim Provinces. 

Light rain and snowfall may occur in one or two places in the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country.

Two back-to-back earthquakes struck Baitadi district in western Nepal on Friday.

The first earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded at 1.48 am, with the epicenter at Khalanga, the district headquarters, said Chintan Timalsina, the Head of the Earthquake Monitoring Centre, Surkhet.

This was followed by a second earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale at 2.00 am. After two consecutive tremors, the local residents here had scurried out of their homes.

The tremor was felt in Darchula, Bajhang, and Dadeldhura, said the Centre's chief Timalsina. 

Details of the damage caused by the earthquake are yet to be received.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the country's economy is moving towards a positive direction. 

Taking to his social media account, Prime Minister Oli noted that exports have increased by 73 percent compared to last year over the past 10 months, indicating that the economy is on a positive path. 

"In the past 10 months, exports have risen by 73 percent compared to last year. During this period, exports amounted to Rs 218 billion. The economy is moving in a positive direction," Prime Minister Oli mentioned.