- Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Kathmandu, July 29: The monsoon wind has its influence throughout the country at present with the monsoon low pressure trough to its average position in the west and to the north from its average position in the eastern part of the country, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said.
The weather today will be generally cloudy throughout the country, with a possibility of moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning in most of the parts in the hilly areas of the country and at a few places in the Tarai.
According to the Division, there is also a possibility of heavy rainfall at one or two places of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.
Likewise, the Division stated that the weather will continue to remain generally cloudy throughout the country and partly cloudy in the Tarai tonight. There is a possibility of moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning at some places in the hilly areas of the country including one or two places in the Tarai.
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‘Tiger conservation contributes to eco-tourism, economic gains’
Kathmandu, July 29: Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav has pointed out the need for timely settlement of challenges posed by climate change, human-animal conflicts and fragmentation of wildlife habitat.
In a message today on the occasion of the International Tiger Day 2025, the Vice President has urged one and all to collaborate to address such challenges adding that tiger conservation contributes to eco-tourism development and economic gains through tourism promotion.
The tiger population was decreasing in the world due to the smuggling of body parts of tiger and its illegal hunting, the Vice President shared.
Massive deforestation, forest fires and unmanaged urbanization have posed threat to the tiger habitat every year, according to Vice President Yadav.
In his message, the Vice President has praised Nepal’s significant progress achieved in the past one decade in tiger conservation and has credited the government, local community, social organizations and development partners for this achievement.
Yadav mentioned, “A balanced management of protected areas, control in poaching, active public participation and other efforts have contributed to the rising number of tigers in Nepal,”
We have equal challenges with the rise in the tiger population, he viewed.
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Int’l Tiger Day 2025 being observed in Nepal
Kathmandu, July 29: The International Tiger Day is being observed across the country by organizing various programs today to aware the community for the conservation of Royal Bengal tigers.
This Day is observed on July 29 every year with an objective of spreading public awareness for Royal Bengal tiger conservation following the decision from the Tiger Summit of heads of state and government in St Petersburg of Russia in 2010.
The Ministry of Forest and Environment is observing the Global Tiger Day by organizing different programmes.
As per the census carried out in 2022, the number of tigers had reached 355 in Nepal. Nepal has become successful in increasing the number of tigers than its commitment.
In the Summit, Nepal had promised to double the population of tigers from 121. As per the tiger census-2009, the population of tigers was 121 in Nepal.
With the increasing number of tigers in Nepal, different issues including their management, reducing human-wildlife conflict and improving their habitat have become challenging.
Likewise, debates have been initiated about the number of tigers and Nepal’s tiger carrying capacity. Some experts argue that Nepal’s tiger carrying capacity is around 400.
The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, National Trust for Nature Conservation, World Wildlife Fund and Geological Society of London are carrying out a study with the coordination of Ministry of Forest on tiger carrying capacity of Nepal.
Nepal has been celebrating the Global Tiger Day since 2067 BS and conducting tiger census.
Royal Bengal tigers are found in Nepal, India, China, Bhutan, Russia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Laos.
The number of tigers in the globe was estimated to 100,000 till 1900. It decreased to 3,200 in 2010. According to the World Wildlife Fund, the population of tigers reached 4,500 in 2022 due to conservation efforts from around the world.
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‘Hayu family moved from its origin citing health issues’
Gandaki, July 29: The Nepal Police has started probe into the family of Urmila Hayu that moved from its origin Chhetpa village of Golanjor Rural Municipality to Pokhara in Kaski district.
Missing from Sunday, the entire Hayu family was located at Gagangauda area of Pokhara Metropolitan City-30 in Kaski district on Monday evening.
Chief of Sishuwa Area Police Office in Pokhara, Shrawan BK, said that the Hayu family was residing by renting rooms in the two houses in Gagangauda.
According to BK, the members of the Hayu family were taking shelter at the houses of Somnath Paudel and Chandra Bhandari.
BK said, “General inquiry was done. They are living in the same houses where they had stayed yesterday. They are living there (Gagangauda) in the rented rooms.”
As per the preliminary investigation by the police, the Hayu family moved from its origin in Sindhuli citing frequent illness of the kids and also based on the suggestion from a Dhami (witch doctor). However, police shared that further investigations into the case are ongoing.
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Highways obstructed in Baitadi, Gulmi
Kathmandu, July 29: The Dasharathchand Highway in Baitadi and different other road sections in Gulmi are obstructed due to landslides and rain-induced disasters.
The Ridi-Bamitaksar road section was fully obstructed following the heavy rain since last night. Information Officer of District Police Office, Gulmi, Ganga Bahadur Saru said the road there is fully blocked after a flood in Daharekhola at Satyawati Rural Municipality.
The traffic along Ridi-Burtibang is halted after the flood occurred in the river.
A team of police personnel is deployed from Johang Khaireni at present but clearing the debris has not begun due to a torrential rain, Information Officer Saru said.
Likewise, a flood has occurred in the Badigad river in Gulmi.
The District Administration Office has asked the people in the riparian areas to apply precautions citing flood in the Badigad river.
Similarly, the Dasharathchandra Highway is blocked after a landslide at Jeude of Patan Municipality-4 in Baitadi district.
Vehicular movement along the highway is halted as the road is blocked by the landslide, according to Spokesperson of District Police Office in Baitadi Balaram Pandey.
The area is receiving continuous rainfall since Monday.
The vehicles on their routes have been stranded halfway after the landslide occurred this morning.
Police said that efforts are ongoing to resume the highway by clearing the debris.
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There is no loadshedding, Minister Khadka says
Attariya (Kailali), July 29: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Dipak Khadka has made it clear that there was no loadshedding at present.
At a programme in Dhangadhi today, Minister Khadka ruled out the rumours of power cuts and added that Nepal was even exporting power.
He said, “There is an issue of electrical circuit tripping because of overload after the massive power consumption in the hot season.”
Likewise, Minister Khadka shared that massive cases of maintenance and fires in power transformers were the common technical issues in the rainy season.
“It takes some time for maintenance. Rumours are being spread citing it as a power cut,” Minister Khadka mentioned.
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