NINGXIANGPU, China, July 9: An annual chili pepper festival kicked off Monday in central China’s spice-loving Hunan province with a chili-eating contest in which the winner set a blistering pace by downing a gut-busting 50 peppers in just over a minute.

DHANGADI, June 25 ): Increasing heat in Kailali and Kanchanpur, districts in province 7, has adversely affected normal life. Children, aged and working-class people have been additionally affected by the adverse weather condition.

PARSA, June 12: All community and institutional schools at four local-level in Parsa district have been shut from today after students started suffering from different diseases due to scorching heat.

NEPALGUNJ, July 21: Excessive heat has taken its toll in this city in Banke, affecting daily activities of the locals.