Ramechhap man killed in Lalitpur Khukuri attack, one arrested
A person died after being attacked by a khukuri at Imadole in Lalitpur on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Ripesh Khati (30) of Ramechhap and currently residing in Lalitpur.
According to SSP Shayam Krishna Adhikari, Chief at the District Police Range, Lalitpur, Suman Rasayeli (25) has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the attack.
He said that Rasayeli attacked Khati with the sharp weapon following a minor dispute at around 11 pm yesterday.
SSP Adhikari said that Khati had deep cuts in his neck and other parts of the body.
They are both friends.
According to a preliminary investigation, Rasayeli had called Khati to meet him at night when he knew that he had been teasing a woman.
Rasayeli attacked Khati soon after he came to meet him.
Further investigation into the incident is underway, said SSP Adhikari.
Israeli military kills Hamas spokesman as Gaza assault continues
Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua a Hamas spokesperson was killed by an Israeli air strike in northern Gaza, according to press reports, as Israel's army resumes its assault on the embattled region, Alzajeera reported.
A Hamas spokesperson, was killed when Israeli fighter planes targeted his tent shelter in the northern city of Jabalia early Thursday morning.Several more individuals were injured in the strike, including children, according Al Jazeera.
Most parts of the country likely to see fair weather today
There is now a partial influence of westerly winds and local winds in country's weather
The weather, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, will be partly cloudy in the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces and fair in the rest of the provinces.
In the afternoon, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly region while the rest of the country will see partly cloudy to fair weather.
Light rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces. Also, there are chances of light snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces.
Similarly, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali provinces tonight. Light snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali provinces.
In the next 24 hours, light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces.
In view of possible light snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali provinces, the Division has cautioned about partial impact on daily life, agriculture, health, road and aviation sector.
5.1 percent GDP growth rate in second quarter
The country's economic growth rate has been estimated to stand at 5.1 percent in the second quarter of the current fiscal year 2081/82 BS (2024/25 AD).
Making public the forecasts of preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter on Wednesday, the National Statistical Office said that there has been a slight growth in GDP despite improvement in some sectors, including transportation.
However, the growth rate has not reflected adjustment of weather impacts.
The office informed that the GDP growth rate after adjusting weather impact in the second quarter was 2.2 percent.
"Improvement in transportation, construction sector, agriculture, electricity generation and distribution along with increase in total value addition of financial intermediation are the main factors contributing to the positive economic growth in the second quarter", the office said.
"The growth rate is expected to remain modest, especially due to sluggish progress in education, housing, food and other service sectors during the reporting period", the forecast stated.
Based on weather impact adjusted data, negative growth is projected in two out of 18 industrial areas. The electricity and gas sector witnessed a negative growth of 4.8 per cent and housing and food sectors saw a negative growth of 2.7 per cent.
According to the data, transportation and storage activities have the highest growth rate of 14.2 per cent, while mining and quarrying sector is the second highest growing industrial sector with 9.5 per cent growth rate.
Similarly, with the rise in import of construction materials and domestic production, the total value added growth rate of the construction sector is estimated to be 9.1 percent.
The growth rate of the financial and insurance sector is estimated to be 6.6 percent due to the growth rate of manufacturing industries at 7.4 percent and the increase in deposits and loans.
According to the preliminary estimate, the growth rate of the trade sector is 6.1 percent and the information and technology sector is 4.9 percent.
The agriculture sector, which contributes the most to the country's economy, has grown at 3.2 percent.
"The increase in the production of rice, vegetables, ginger, winter fruits and livestock products has had a positive impact on the total value addition in the sector", it is said.
