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The gold is being traded at Rs 111, 100 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 110, 550 per tola.

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 1,460 per tola today. 

Ten thematic committees under the House of Representative (HoR) are getting their leadership today, after nine months of the parliamentary elections in the country.

The thematic committees include finance, international relations and tourism, industry and commerce and labor and consumer interests, law, justice and human rights, agriculture, cooperative and natural resources committee.

Likewise, other committees under the HoR are women and social affairs, state affairs and good governance, infrastructure development, education, health and information technology and public accounts committee.

A meeting to take place at 3 pm today will pick presidents of the committees. Nominations were registered for the elections of presidents in 10 thematic committees on Sunday.

According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, candidates of various political parties including the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Janata Samajbadi Party, CPN (Unified Socialist), and Janamat Party have filed their nominations for the leadership of the HoR thematic committees. 

A total of 11 candidates have registered their nominations for the presidents of 10 parliamentary committees.

Spokesperson of the Federal Parliament Secretariat Yekram Giri said that the committee presidents will be sworn in on Monday itself.

Likewise, Deepak Bahadur Singh of Rastriya Prajatantra Party has registered his candidacy for the Infrastructure Development Committee and Bhanubhakta Joshi of the CPN (Unified Socialist) for the presidency of the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee. Rhishikesh Pokhrel of the UML has filed his candidacy for the Public Account Committee.

Santosh Chalise of the Nepali Congress has filed his nomination for the Finance Committee while Raj Kishore Yadav of the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal has filed his candidacy for the president of International Relations and Tourism Committee.

Similarly, Abdul Khan of Janamat and RSP's Ganesh Parajuli have filed their candidacies for the Industry and Commerce, and Labour and Consumer Interest Committee respectively. 

Bimala Subedi of Maoist Centre has filed her nomination for Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee while Arju Rana Deuba filed her nomination for Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee and Kiran Kumar Shah for Women and Social Welfare Affairs Committee, and Ramhari Khatiwada has registered his candidacy for the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee.

Janamat Party's Khan and RSP's Parajuli are contesting for the presidency of the Industry and Commerce and Consumer Interests.

The national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), is set to operate regular flights to Hong Kong and New Delhi, India from the Bhairahawa-based Gautam Buddha International Airport from August 29 onward.

The Corporation has opened ticket booking for Hong Kong and Delhi from Bhairahawa with transit in Kathmandu.

NAC Spokesperson Ramesh Poudel informed that the Corporation has a plan to gradually increase the number of flights as per the market demand and NAC's market management by initiating a weekly flight from Bhairahawa on every Tuesday.

According to the flight schedule, a plane that takes off from Bhairahawa at 8.15 am would land in Kathmandu at 9 am.

Then after, passengers bound to Hong Kong and Delhi are onboard in the respective connecting flights of the NAC.

Arrangements have been made for the passengers to receive boarding passes up to the destination during check-in time and directly get luggage in the destination, the NAC said.

Passengers can book and obtain online tickets after logging onto the website of the NAC.

“This is a garden of all castes, everybody should acknowledge it. Everybody from all the four Jat (Caste) and thirty-six Barna (creed) should protect and promote this garden.” The words of King Prithvi Narayan Shah are relevant today. In a world beset by religious and ethnic strife, Nepal's exceptional degree of religious tolerance stands as a testament to its unity in diversity.

But recent events in Eastern Nepal, specifically in Dharan, have raised apprehensions about the stability of this harmonious equilibrium. Disturbing attempts to undermine social and religious cohesion have emerged, which calls for vigilant oversight by the authorities. While immediate crisis may have been averted, the nascent situation remains susceptible to manipulation through the powerful medium of social media.

The constitution of 2015 has enshrined the rights of all castes and communities to practice their faiths and preserve their cultures, safeguarding these liberties from encroaching on the rights of others. Legal frameworks have also been established, delineating the boundaries for all ethnic and religious groups.

Unfortunately, the proliferation of social media has exacerbated the situation, as malicious actors exploit these platforms to disseminate false information and fan the flames of violence. Certain self-proclaimed religious figures have unabashedly amplified their divisive rhetoric, exacerbating tensions through the online sphere. While safeguarding freedom of expression is paramount, authorities must exercise discretion in curbing objectionable content that could incite turmoil.

The specter of external forces seeking to sow discord cannot be dismissed. The collective appeal for calm and unity by political leaders, including Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, demonstrate the gravity of the situation. Government agencies must remain vigilant and intervene if such machinations threaten the social fabric.

In these trying times, the imperative to preserve our cherished tradition of harmonious coexistence is clear. Diligent oversight, unity among diverse factions and a steadfast commitment to maintaining the rich tapestry of Nepali society stand as the bulwarks against divisive forces seeking to erode its unity.

Police have arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in swindling people on the pretext of providing lucrative jobs in foreign countries.

The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office nabbed them from various areas of the Capital.

The suspects have been identified as Samir Ale Magar (30), Sarmila Sunuwar (35), Tara Gurung (40) and Jit Bahadur Khadka (51).

DSP Milan KC said that Samir, a permanent resident of Nawalparasi, currently residing in Tokha had swindled Mahesh Paudle along with two others of Rs 545,000 with a false promise to send them to Canada.

Similarly, Sarmila went incommunicado after collecting two lakhs from the victims assuring them of lucrative jobs in Croatia.

Police said that she defrauded the people assuring them that they would get the monthly salary of more than Rs 100,000 in food packing.

Likewise, Tara had defrauded Rabin Chaudhary of Rs 345, 000 assuring him to send to the Netherlands for foreign employment.

She had assured Chaudhary that she would provide a job in a supermarket and would get a monthly salary of more than Rs 100, 000.

Police apprehended her based on the complaint filed by Chaudhary after she went out of contact after collecting the money.

Meanwhile, police said that Jit Bahadur of Salyan, currently living in Suryabinayak of Bhaktapur, had swindled Dilip Bista of 194, 000 with a promise to send to Kuwait.

He had defrauded Jit Bahadur with a fake promise to provide him a job as a bike rider in Kuwait.

DSP KC said that all the four have been sent to the Tahachal-based Foreign Employment Department for further investigation.

Eleven candidates have filed their candidacies for the elections to the presidents of 10 thematic committees under the House of Representatives (HoR).

According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, candidates from various political parties including the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Janata Samajbadi Party, CPN (Unified Socialist), and the Janamat Party filed their nominations for the elections.

The Finance Committee receives the candidacy of Santosh Chalise of Nepali Congress while Raj Kishore Yadav of the Janata Samajbadi has filed his candidacy for the President of International Relations and Tourism Committee.

Similarly, Abdul Khan of Janamat and RSP's Ganesh Parajuli have filed their nominations for the Industry and Commerce, and Labour and Consumer Interest Committee respectively. 

Bimala Subedi of Maoist Center has filed her nomination for Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee while Arju Rana Deuba filed her nomination for Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee and Kiran Kumar Shah for Women and Social Welfare Affairs Committee, and Ramhari Khatiwada filed their candidacies for the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee.

Likewise, Deepak Bahadur Singh of Rastriya Prajatantra Party has registered his candidacy for Infrastructure Development and Bhanubhakta Joshi, representing the Unified Socialist, is contesting for the presidency of the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee.

Rhishikesh Pokhrel of the UML filed his candidacy for the Public Account Committee.

The election procedures of the thematic committees under the House of Representatives have been initiated after nine months of the completion of HoR election.

The delay in electing the leadership for such thematic committees which are considered as the 'mini parliament' had its impact on the delivery of the committees. 

The Secretariat has given the time from 11 am to 4 pm today to register the nominations for the elections, according to Secretary Padma Prasad Pandey. 

In absence of the elections of the presidents of committees, their senior-most members (by age) are chairing the committees' meetings.

The flood in Kagbeni of Mustang on 13 August, 2023 has caused a loss of millions of rupees, according to data prepared by the disaster management committee, Baragung Muktikshetra Rural Municipality.

Around 1 billion worth of properties were damaged in the flood that destroyed many private houses, government and non-governmental buildings, business houses and other structures, the data shows. The disaster also destroyed crops and fruit farming in the area. 

Apple farming grown in over 11 ropanis of land and 170 apple saplings were destroyed in flood, said Lokendra Singh Dhami, agriculture section chief at the Rural Municipality.

The flood has displaced dozens of local people.

After being displaced, some of the flood victims are taking shelter in their families' houses while others are taking refuge in school buildings.

Without relief, they are finding it difficult to manage meals, they said.  

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 20. 54 points to close at 1,993.38 points on Sunday.

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 3. 44 points to close at 382. 11 points.

A total of 3,895,236-unit shares of 280 companies were traded for Rs 1. 26 billion.

Meanwhile, Kutheli Bukhari Small Hydropower Limited was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10. 00 percent. Likewise, Makar Jitumaya Suri Hydropower Limited was the top loser as its price fell by 9. 63 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 2. 98 trillion.