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Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by six runs to win the maiden Indian Premier League title.

Chasing 190 runs, Punjab were restricted by RCB bowlers to 184/7 from their 20 overs. Krunal Pandya was the pick of the bowlers for RCB with two wickets, The Indian Express reported.

Earlier, Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyerwon the toss and opted to bowl first. Virat Kohli’s 44(35) helped RCB to post 190/6 from their 20 overs, which did look like a below-par total, however, it was more than enough in the end.

This is the second time Punjab have reached the final of the IPL. Previously, in 2014, they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders. And RCB have reached the final four times before last time in 2016 when they lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad, according to The Indian Express.

The western and central parts of the country are under the influence of the Westerly and local winds at present, while most parts of the Koshi Province are experiencing the influence of monsoon winds, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said.

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy across the country this afternoon with chances of light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in some places of Koshi, Gandaki, Lumbini, and Sudurpashchim Provinces, as well as at one or two places in the remaining provinces.

There is a possibility of heavy rainfall in one or two places in the Koshi Province and of light rainfall and snowfall at some places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country.

Similarly, tonight the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly areas of the country including Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Provinces, while it will be fair in the rest of the country.

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur in some places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Provinces, as well as in one or two places of the hilly regions of the remaining provinces.

There is a possibility of heavy rainfall in one or two places of Koshi and Madhes Provinces. Similarly, there are chances of light rain and snowfall in some areas of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces tonight.

President Ram Chandra Paudel has called for standing firmly against caste-based untouchability and discrimination.

The President stated this in his message of best wishes on the occasion of the National Day on the Abolition of Caste Discrimination and Untouchability today.

On this occasion, the President wished happiness, peace, and prosperity to all Nepali sisters and brothers residing in the country and abroad, stating that caste-based discrimination is a crime against social, moral, and human dignity.

In the message, he emphasised the need to strengthen national unity with equality by fostering mutual understanding, harmony, and cooperation among all castes and communities to promote social awakening and the development of equality, while firmly standing against caste discrimination and division to make the democratic state system meaningful.

The Head of the State has called on every individual, family, society, government bodies at all three levels, political parties, national and international non-governmental organizations, civil society, and journalists to be more sensitive against untouchability and racial discrimination.

Reminding of the constitutional provisions ensuring the building of society based on social equality and justice, he has stated that may the National Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and Untouchability inspire the relevant bodies to create a significant basis for the gradual end of all forms of discrimination and oppression based on economic, social, political, cultural, and ethnic grounds.

The President expressed that positive changes can be brought about in thinking, working style, customs, and social practices, as well as in behavior, by enhancing mutual unity, reconciliation, and harmony, to reduce the existing racial discrimination and untouchability in social behavior.

President Paudel has expressed his best wishes in the message for everyone to be inspired to build a cultured and equality-based prosperous nation free from racial discrimination and untouchability on the occasion of the National Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and Untouchability.

The National Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and Untouchability is marked on the 21st of the Nepali month of Jesth every year to commemorate the day when the government declared the country a 'caste discrimination-free nation' on Jeth 21, 2063 BS (June 4, 2006).

Transport entrepreneurs, who have brought public transport service to a halt across the country, have called off their protest programs.. 

Following a directive from the federal government, the Gandaki Province government decided to suspend the ride-sharing regulations for a month. 

The transport entrepreneurs had shut down public transportation services in protest against the regulations introduced by the Gandaki Provincegovernment.

An agreement was reached between the federal government and the transport entrepreneurs at midnight on Monday itself. However, transport entrepreneurs waited for the Gandaki provincial government to withdraw the regulations before calling off the strike. 

As a result, despite the agreement, the general public had to suffer with no public transport available.

President of the National Federation of Nepal Transport Entrepreneurs Bijay Swar said that the protest programs have been withdrawn and public transport service resumed from today itself. 

An agreement was reached after repeated talks between high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Management and transport entrepreneurs on Monday. 

The agreement was forwarded to the Gandaki Province government through the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. 

Based on the recommendation from the federal government, the Gandaki government suspended the regulations for a month.

The Centre for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy (CESIF) organized a seminar on "Terrorism in South Asia and its Implications for Nepal" on June 2, 2025, at Kathmandu. The seminar discussed the persistent threat of terrorism in South Asia and its specific repercussions for Nepal, focusing on Nepal's vulnerabilities and the need for effective countermeasures. 

Speaking in the program, Former Foreign Minister and senior leader of Nepali Congress N.P said that terrorism in South Asia poses a serious spillover risk for Nepal, warning that “vulnerabilities are no longer only at others’ homes—we are also open to them.” 

The foreign minister highlighted systemic flaws in immigration management, referencing past lapses like the IC 814 incident, where Nepal failed to classify the perpetrators as terrorists or coordinate diplomatically with the country of origin of the terrorists. Parliamentarian Raj Kishore Yadav talked about ‘Nepal’s silence’ on the Pahelgam attack as a diplomatic misstep and lamented parliament’s continued failure to frame terrorism as a national issue.  Nepal should have been more assertive and explicitly sided with the victim side, he said. 

Shankar Das Bairagi, former national security advisor and foreign secretary emphasized Nepal’s normative commitments to international conventions but admitted that the implementation gap “depreciates our credibility.” He identified immigration, open border and intelligence as critical vulnerabilities and called for institutional reforms to enhance data sharing and deterrence capabilities. Former Ambassador Dinesh Bhattarai traced the ideological roots of South Asian terrorism to the differences in religion, and statistically noted, Hindus are the clear target. 

Binoj Basnyat, a strategic affairs analyst spoke about shifting nature of warfare in South Asia, shaped by technology, proxy conflicts, and big power rivalries, noting that Nepal’s counterterrorism efforts currently rely heavily on soft diplomacy but lack proactive mechanisms. “We must revisit the way our security is maintained,” he said, emphasizing that Nepal’s experience with past insurgencies does not adequately prepare it for emerging transnational threats. 

Former foreign secretary Madhu Raman Acharya strongly urged Nepal to take a principled stance on regional terrorism, particularly in cases like the Pahelgam attack, stating that “Nepal should have clearly sided with India” and used such incidents as diplomatic openings to build trust with India.

Opposition parties in Parliament have continued to press for the formation of a high-level committee or commission to investigate the visit visa scandal.

The major opposition parties have called for a comprehensive investigation into the alleged scam, focusing on the tenure of home ministers from 2064 BS when the Labour Act was implemented up to the present.

A meeting of the opposition parties was held today under the headship of CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal. 

According to the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) spokesperson Manish Jha, the meeting expressed a unanimous commitment to finding a lasting solution to the visit visa issue.

The meeting concluded that the incumbent Home Minister should resign to allow an impartial and uninfluenced investigation. Additionally, the opposition parties have wanted the Prime Minister to take responsibility for the matter in the Parliament and expressed commitment to addressing it

It has been said that the Chief Whips from the oppositions will approach the Speaker of the House of the Representatives with a three-point decision from the meeting. 

The meeting was attended by leaders from the CPN (Maoist Centre), RSP, and CPN (Unified Socialist).

The Birgunj checkpoint is under close watch after the increasing cases of Covid infection in the neighbouring country, India.

People entering Nepal have been kept in surveillance.

Brief health check up is being conducted among the passengers of the train entering Nepal. 

The meeting of the Parsa District Health Crisis Management Committee held on May 29 had decided to make effective the health check up at the border area in a bid to prevent spread of disease. 

Mayor of Birgunj Metropolitan City Rajesh Man Singh inspected the health desk set up at the border and directed the concerned officials to maintain further alertness.

"In view of Covid cases on rise in the bordering country, we've been aware and put in place preventive measures. The health desk at the border will be made further effective," he informed.

A wild elephant died of electric shock in the Ratuwamai forest of Kamal Rural Municipality-3, Jhapa last night.

The elephant was electrocuted due to electricity leakage.

Forest officer at Division Forest Office in the district Jivan Pathak informed that the elephant had died on the spot and its tusk was also burnt. 

A technical team was mobilised for further investigation into the incident, Pathak added.