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The Supreme Court has concluded that the Tikapur incident took place under the leadership of Resham Chaudhary.

It has been mentioned in the full text of the Tikapur incident released by the Supreme Court that Chaudhary was the mastermind of the incident based on various facts. 

The apex court had issued the verdict in the Tikapur incident on May 16, 2021.

The Court has said that a group led by Chaudhary killed at least eight people, mostly security personnel including a Senior Superintendent of Police, by attacking them with stones, axes, spears and home-made weapons in an inhumane manner during the Tharuhat movement. Later, they burnt the bodies by pouring kerosene and petrol.

Saying that the mob attacked 36 police personnel with an intention to kill and also took the life of a child, the SC said that the defendant Resham Lal Chaudhary's alleged crime was confirmed beyond reasonable doubt.

On May 28, 2023, President Ramchandra Paudel, on the government’s recommendation, pardoned Chaudhary’s remaining jail term on the occasion of Republic Day, 10 days after the apex court issued the verdict to hand him down a life sentence.

The CPN (Maoist Center) has sought suggestions from experts in the related field with the aim of instilling confidence to do something within the country.

Organizing an interaction with the theme of ‘Country’s economic development model and development program’ here, the Finance and Planning Department of the party has called for suggestions from experts in sectors including agriculture, tourism, energy, water resources, information technology, physical infrastructure, water resources, engineering and commerce for the government to improve the current economic situation of the country.

On the occasion, the party department chief and former Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun stressed the need for stopping the outflow of qualified manpower to foreign countries by creating job opportunities especially through industrialization at home. It is getting late to go for a policy to utilize the manpower within the home country.

Similarly, claiming that many plans of the previous five-year plans failed, Vice Chairperson of the National Planning Commission Min Bahadur Shrestha called for bringing quality in the new plan. High ambitious plans should not be included in the coming 16th Plan learning from past failure, he viewed.

A report involving the suggestions collected will be handed to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, said the department member and economist DP Dhakal.

CPN (Maoist Center) General Secretary Dev Gurung returned home from China on Thursday.

Gurung, who had left for the northern neighbor to arrange Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s China visit, returned home by the Tibet Airlines flight today.

According to a source, Prime Minister Dahal sent him to China to discuss possible agendas of his China visit.

Gurung returned home after holding discussions with the leaders of the Chinese Community Party and diplomatic agencies.

Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had said that Prime Minister Dahal will visit China after wrapping up his India visit. But at the last hour, the Prime Minister has decided to visit China after the US visit.

Prime Minister Dahal will leave for the US on September 16.

He will leave for New York to take part in the United Nations General Assembly on that day.

Prime Minister Dahal will leave for China on September 21 after addressing the United Nations General Assembly.

It has been learnt that Prime Minister Dahal will meet the President, Prime Minister and the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party during his China visit.

The Prime Minister has been saying that there will be a power trade agreement during the visit.

He said that an agreement has already been made to connect the cross border transmission line in Rasuwa-China border.

Maoist Vice-Chairman Agni Sapkota had left for China before Dev Gurung.

The Department of Mines and Geology has granted licenses to 432 companies for exploring mines in the country.

The Lainchaur-based department that has been working in the areas of mines and geology since 2033 BS has granted licenses to the companies to search for potential mines for the promotion of mines-based industries in the country.

Information Officer of the Department, Narayan Baskota, said the licenses were granted to explore potential mines such as iron, copper, gold, limestone, ruby, granite, kainite and dolomite.

The Department had issued licenses to 374 mining companies for the exploration of mines last year.

"Higher number of licenses were granted to explore limestone and copper", he said, adding that those approaching for licenses for mine exploration were Chinese companies.

Only 50 percent licensed companies have started excavating for mine exploration while remaining companies are under the process for excavation, Baskota informed.

The Department had scrapped licenses of 121 companies for not being active in exploration and excavation in the fiscal year 2022/23.

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 800 per tola in the domestic market on Thursday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 110, 400 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 111, 200 per tola on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 109, 850 per tola. It was traded at Rs 110, 650 per tola.

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 1,370 per tola today.

As many as 26 families of Khanigaun, Dharche-7, Gorkha have been displaced due to a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall a few days ago.

The people of Gairigaun Tole and Kafalgaun Tole have been displaced after the landslide completely damaged their houses, local Pandur Gurung said.

“Some people have been taking shelter in their relatives’ houses in School Tole, some in the cow sheds and some have been living under the tents,” Gurung, also a ward member, said.

They have taken their belongings out of their houses, another local Cham Bahadur Gurung said.

“The land in the area has developed fissures and there are cracks everywhere in the houses,” he said.

“The rural municipality has given 12 tarpaulin sheets and the people of 12 families under the tarpaulin sheets. Others live in their relatives’ houses” Gurung further said.

“The village, which was safe before the earthquake, became vulnerable after the earthquake. The landslide has already washed away 40-45 houses after the earthquake. They are living in a safe place in the forest above the village,” Gurung said.

Sunila Gurung, Deputy Chief of the Dharche Rural Municipality, has recently inspected the village which is at the risk of landslide.

She has suggested that the village should be shifted to another place.

“The villagers had moved to a safer place after the earthquake and the landslide destroyed their houses. They are in a big problem after their new houses sustained cracks due to the landslide,” Gurung said, “There is no alternative to shifting them to a safer place. Now, we are holding a discussion about the ways to protect the villagers.”

A wild tusker died after getting stuck in a septic tank at Shuklaphanta Municipality in Kanchanpur district on Wednesday.  

Chief Conservation Officer at the Shuklaphanta National Park, Kishor Kumar Mehata, informed that the wild elephant died after it fell into the septic tank on the premises of the Watawaran Buffer Zone Community Forest at Shuklaphanta Municipality-7.

"It seems the wild tusker died after getting stuck in the septic tank after 12 midnight", he said, adding that, "Now a team with technical persons is collecting evidence about the incident in the field".

Further investigation into the incident is underway, Mehata said.

"Final rites of the elephant will be performed in a due process", he informed.

Some places of the Koshi and Bagmati Provinces are likely to receive heavy rainfall today.

Downpour is predicted in the two provinces in the afternoon and night today. Other provinces will probably witness light to moderate rainfall.

According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Weather Forecasting Division, the monsoon's low-pressure line has come nearer to the country because of which it has lesser impact due to weak monsoon wind.

Now rain with thunderstorms is taking place in some areas of Gandaki, Koshi, Bagmati and Karnali Provinces and one or two places of Karnali Province.

The Division informed that the country will witness partial to general changes in weather this afternoon.

Likewise, some places in the mountainous area and other remaining areas will see light to moderate rain.

Rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning is likely to take place in some areas of Koshi, Madhes and Gandaki and one or two places of remaining provinces in the night today.

The Division has urged the people to adopt safety measures in view of possible erratic weather conditions in different areas.