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Over half of the tourist destinations in India's insurgency-torn Kashmir region were closed to the public from Tuesday, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters, in a move to tighten security after last week's attack on holiday-makers, Reuters reported.

The assailants segregated men, asked their names and targeted Hindus before shooting them at close range in the Pahalgam area, killing 26 people, officials and survivors said.

India has identified the three attackers, including two Pakistani nationals, as "terrorists" waging a violent revolt in Muslim-majority Kashmir. Pakistan has denied any role and called for a neutral investigation.

Hindu-majority India accuses Islamic Pakistan of funding and encouraging militancy in Kashmir, the Himalayan region both nations claim in full but rule in part. Islamabad says it only provides moral and diplomatic support to a Kashmiri demand for self-determination, according to Reuters.

US President Donald Trump has called Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to congratulate him on his victory in the country's general election and the two have agreed meet in the near future, BBC reported.

The two countries were expected to enter talks about a new economic and security relationship after Monday's vote.

Trump's trade tariffs and repeated comments undermining Canada's sovereignty overshadowed the race, which ended with Carney's Liberals projected to win a minority government, according to public broadcaster CBC. 

That result will make Carney's pressing tasks of negotiating with his US counterpart and tackling a range of domestic issues more of a challenge, as he'll need to wrangle support from other political parties, according to BBC.

President Ram Chandra Paudel will present the government's policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 in the joint meeting of both Houses of the Federal Parliament at 3 pm on May 2.

In today's meeting of the House of Representatives, Speaker Devraj Ghimire informed about it by reading the letter received from the Office of the President in this regard. 

The Article 95 of the Constitution of Nepal has the provision where the President would present the government's policies and programs for the fiscal year in the joint meeting of both Houses of the Federal Parliament.

A meeting of the House of Representatives held on Tuesday passed the 'Bill to amend and integrate customs related laws, 2081' with majority.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel presented the proposal seeking endorsement to the bill.

During the discussion on the bill, lawmakers—Prabhu Sah, Hemraj Rai, Ganga Karki, Shiva Nepali, Ganesh Parajuli, Prem Suwal, Madhav Sapkota, Ranendra Barali and Kiran Kumar Sah put forth their views. 

Responding to queries raised by various lawmakers, Finance Minister Paudel shared that the bill was brought with amendment after sufficient discussion in the Finance Committee.

The Bill would help promote good governance and promote transparency in customs administration.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carneysaid his country would “never” yield to the United States as he declared victory in federal elections early Tuesday, following a campaign overshadowed by relentless provocations and steep trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, CNN reported.

The Liberal Party leader issued a stunning rebuke to Trump as he sent a message of unity to a divided nation, promising to “represent everyone who calls Canada home."

“As I have been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us,” Carney said. “That will never ever happen.”

Carney reiterated statements he made on the campaign trail about the vastly changed nature of Canada’s relationship with the US, according to CNN.

“We are over the shock of the American betrayal but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves. And above all we have to take care of each other,” he said.

Pokhara Metropolitan City (PMC) has urged all sides concerned to immediately launch teaching-learning activities at schools. 

The schools must begin a new academic session by April 30, reads a circular issued by the Metropolitan City on April 28.

The education division at PMC issued a notice, urging teachers and school management to immediately begin classes which have been disturbed for long owing to weeks of agitation launched by teachers' federation. The schools need running by April 30, the local level underlined.

Although the new academic session was scheduled to begin on April 21, it has been delayed a lot. It is the second time PMC issued such a notice.

Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest centurion in men’s Twenty20 cricket as he guided Rajasthan Royals to an eight-wicket victory over the Gujarat Titans in an Indian Premier League match in Jaipur, Aljazeera reported.

Suryavanshi doled out severe punishment to Gujarat’s bowling attack on Monday, hitting 11 sixes and seven fours in his 101 off 38 balls, as the hosts chased down a 209-run target in 15.5 overs.

The left-hander reached his 100 in 35 balls to register the second-fastest century in IPL history, while combining with Yashasvi Jaiswal in a 166-run opening partnership, according to Aljazeera.

The talks between the government and the agitating teachers ended on a positive note on Monday night.

The meeting was held at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Singh Durbar.

Minister for Education Raghuji Pant led the government side while Laxmi Kishor Subedi led the agitating teachers during the conversation. 

Minister Pant remarked that the talks were positive. However, some issues are yet to be sorted out, he said.

The government is for holding the Grade 12 exam in the slated time, so it was serious to conclude the dialogue, he added, claiming that the teachers were also positive to this end.

Subedi said that they dwelt on various issues during the talks. Their agitation would be over only after the conclusion of dialogue, he stressed.

Meanwhile, government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, informed that teachers' demands would be addressed in a day or two.

The teachers gathered from across the country have been staging protests in Kathmandu for over three weeks with various demands, including promulgation of school School Education Bill.