Police seize illegally imported goods worth Rs 1.15 million in Rupandehi
Police have seized illegally imported goods worth Rs 1.15 million in Rupandehi on Sunday.
DSP Krishna Kumar Chand, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Rupandehi said that the goods that were imported by avoiding customs points were seized during the security checks in different places of the district.
Fire destroys 330 hectares of forest in Jumla
The wildfire destroyed more than 330 hectares of forest area in Jumla in the last fiscal year.
Chief of Division Forest Office Bharat Budhthapa said that the wildfires that occurred in 29 sites in the district destroyed 330.28 hectares of forest area in Jumla.
Likewise, wildfires have occurred in six locations in the district, destroying nearly 100 hectares of forest, according to Chief of Division Forest Office Budhthapa.
Currently, the Office is observing a weeklong program to control fires in partnership with three layers of government and the community.
The Office also organized an interaction program with the forest security coordination committee and stakeholders for effective measures to control forest fires.
On the occasion, Assistant Chief District Officer of Jumla Min Bahadur Rawal said that the role of the community was crucial in forest conservation.
Rain, snowfall bring relief to Bajura farmers
The highland in Bajura district has received rain coupled with snowfall since last night.
The upper part of the district has witnessed snowfall for the second time in the past one and a half months.
Snowfall has occurred in the highlands of Badimalika, Budhiganga, Triveni, Budhinanda, Himali, Khaptad Chhededaha, Gaumul, Swamikartik and Jagannath.
The farmers in the villages have expressed happiness hoping for good agricultural production after the rain and snowfall.
Chief of Agriculture Knowledge Center Jasiram Sahani said that the production of winter crops could grow after the rain and snowfall.
Rainfall likely in one or two places of different provinces
The weather will be generally cloudy over the hilly and mountainous regions in the country and partly cloudy in the remaining parts of the country today.
According to the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, there is a possibility of moderate rain and snowfall with thunder and lightning at some places in the mountainous region of Koshi, Bagmati, Lumbini, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
There is also a possibility of moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places in the hilly regions of Koshi, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim Provinces
, at a few places in the hilly regions of the remaining provinces, and at one or two places in the Tarai region.
The meteorological analysis by the Division stated that there is a partial influence of the westerly low-pressure system in the country.
