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Nepal is under influence of a western low-pressure system, local winds as well as a low-pressure area present in the lower atmosphere near the eastern region of the country. 

Generally cloudy weather is prevailing over Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Karnali Provinces as well as mountainous and hilly regions of the rest of the country. 

The remaining Tarai areas are partly cloudy. 

Similarly, rainfall is taking place at one or two places in Koshi and Bagmati Provinces. 

According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, generally cloudy conditions are expected in Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces as well as hilly and mountainous regions of the rest of the country. 

There is also a possibility of light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning at some places in Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces and few places in other provinces.

Tonight, generally cloudy weather is likely in Koshi Province as well as hilly and mountainous regions of the country. 

There is a chance of moderate rainfall along with thunder and lightning at some places in Koshi Province and few places in hilly and mountainous regions of Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces. 

Additionally, light rainfall\ snowfall along with thunder and lightning is possible at one or two places in the hilly and mountainous regions of the remaining provinces, added the Department.

Nepal’s private companies for the first time have taken part in the SelectUSA Investment Summit. 

During the summit, Nepali companies held meeting with investors, US officials and business leaders to explore new markets, partnerships, and investment opportunities at the summit in Maryland.

On the occasion, US officials underscored the importance of strengthening bilateral ties through business and trade. 

At an event held at the embassy, Deputy Assistant Secretary Bethany P. Morrison highlighted growing momentum following recent high-level visits and underscored the UnitedStates’ interest in supporting a conducive business environment and private sector growth in Nepal.

Welcoming the delegation, Chief Deputy Ambassador Sharad Raj Aran expressed confidence in the capability and global outlook of Nepali enterprises. 

The delegation comprises five ICT companies—Biz Serve, Swift Fin, Codavatar, Green Tick, and Event Mo—presenting their expansion plans and reflecting Nepal’s growing strength in innovation and globally competitive talent.

In a major push to curtail spending and make administration hassle-free, the Bagmati Province government has decided to reduce the number of ministries. 

The Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday decided to lessen the number of ministries from 14 to eight, according to spokesperson and Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning, Prabhat Tamang.

Spokesperson Tamang informed that the curtailment decision had aimed at reducing expenses and maintaining economic discipline. 

With this, there will be only eight ministries in Bagmati Province, including the Office of the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers.

Earlier, an Administrative Reform Review Committee led by former Secretary Bimal Wagle had recommended the province government that it curtailed the ministries to eight so that administration could be made stronger, manageable and economically viable. 

The committee suggested an overhaul in style of employees' performance. 

In committees' observation then, such a number of ministries were established to manage political space rather than organizational needs and work division.

With the recent retrenchment scheme, Bagmati Province will have the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Law and Cooperatives; the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning; the Ministry of Drinking Water, Energy and Irrigation; the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Labour and Transport; the Ministry of Health and Social Development; the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development; and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forest and Environment.

Even the offices running under ministries will be reduced. 

The government is all set to cut down 50 of the current 198 offices, which is expected to save Rs 5 billion, Minister Tamang said. 

He observed this decision was made to best utilize citizen taxes in capital formation and development works.

"The decision comes into effect from the coming fiscal year, beginning in the month of Shrawan. 

The present Council of Ministers will remain in the present form, while structural changes will be in place from the new fiscal year," said Spokesperson Tamang.

The Cabinet meeting also instituted a committee for the Organization and Management Survey (ONM) to adjust employees with clear terms of references to offices under the ministries. 

The Secretary at the Law Division in the Chief Minister's Office will act as coordinator of the committee.

It is tasked to study and submit proposals on ONM before the beginning of the next fiscal year. 

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has urged everyone not to open unauthorized links in digital gadgets because the cases of theft were increasing via Apps and digital systems of late. 

Use of unsafe and unauthorized links is causing theft of individual's bank deposits, the CIB added.

The CIB said that various alerts and mobile number numbers were sent to people showing features similar to Connect IPS. 

It is a case of 'phishing'. Once the phishing link is opened, it gives access to one's bank account. 

To stay safe from growing cyber risk, everyone is urged to be suspicious over the links and report on time, according to CIB Spokesperson Dilip Kumar Giri.

Iran’s judiciary has promised to continue taking “decisive” action against people it accuses of working for foreign interests as it reports more executions and asset seizures, Aljazeera reported. 

Judiciary and security authorities said they will “act decisively against the enemies’ mercenaries without leniency until the very last one”, according to a state television report aired late on Monday.

Sudan has accused Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of playing a role in the recent drone attacks on the country, warning that the aggression will not be “met with silence”.

On Tuesday, the Sudanese government recalled its ambassador from Ethiopia, accusing Addis Ababa and the UAE of being behind an attack on Khartoum International Airport that forced authorities to suspend operations for three days, Aljazeera reported. 

Russian attacks killed more than 20 people across Ukraine on Tuesday ahead of rival unilateral ceasefires proposed separately by Moscow and Kyiv, BBC reported. 

Authorities in Zaporizhzhia said 12 people were killed in a Russian aerial attack, which President Volodymyr Zelensky described as a "cynical terrorist strike". He said five people were killed in Kramatorsk and four in Dnipro.

In Russia, authorities in the Chuvash Republic said two people were killed and 32 injured in a drone attack on Tuesday morning.

President Donald Trump has said that the US operation to guide stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused for a "short period of time".

Trump said "Project Freedom", which began on Monday, would be halted by "mutual agreement" because "Great Progress" had been made toward a deal with Iran, BBC reported. 

Iranian state media said the pause demonstrated that Trump had "retreated" after "continued failures" in his efforts to reopen the vital waterway for global shipping.