Almost 90 percent of the drinking water projects, devastated by the 2015 earthquake in Sindhupalchok district, have been complete.

The erosion of land below the Koto and Chame settlements by Marshyangdi River has put the villages at a high risk of landslides.

Lamahi Municipality in Dang has constructed new shelters for the 22 families rendered homeless by flooding a year ago. The new structures were handed over to the affected families.

Headmaster of Hari Primary School from Modi Rural Municipality-6 in Parbat District is missing for the past two days.

The Weather Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecast heavy rain and partly cloudy skies in scattered parts of central and western over the next three days. Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by partly cloudy to dense clouds is forecast for other areas.

A conservation project is underway at Sainamaina Municipality-1 in Rupandehi to protect the ancient relics and heritage sites that date back to the time of the Buddha. Mayor Chitra Bahadur Karki said they recently completed fencing programme to guard the site where ancient brick walls, deep well and other historic structures and artefacts were unearthed during excavation.