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The price of gold has increased by Rs 600 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 97, 300 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 96, 700 on Friday. Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 96, 800 per tola.

Nepal will be co-hosting the U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in 2027. With the International Cricket Council (ICC) accepting the proposal of Nepal and Bangladesh, it is certain that it will be held in South Asia. A committee headed by Martin Snedden recommended the hosts through a competitive bidding process. With this recommendation, Nepal got an opportunity to co-host the U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Similarly, SriLanka will be hosting the ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024. The next edition of the same tournament will be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia. Likewise, the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 will be held in Malaysia and Thailand.

A man died after a car bearing an Indian registration number plate hit a motorbike he was riding on at Gothgaun in Sundarharaicha Municipality-7, Morang district on Saturday. Police identified the deceased as Uttam Kumar Magar (42) of Kerabari Rural Municipality-7, Morang. The car (BR 38 N 2202) heading towards west from east hit the two-wheeler (Ko 31 Pa 7266) coming from the opposite direction at around 9:30 pm yesterday. Incapacitated in the incident, Magar breathed his last during the course of treatment at the community hospital in Itahar at around 10 :30 pm, Inspector Raj Kumar Karki, Chief at the Morang Traffic Police, said. Police said that they have impounded the car and detained its driver Rabi Kumar Das (25) of Arariya Bela, India for investigation.

A person died in a mini-truck accident at Khari in Jamalukhi Rural Municipality-4 of Dhading on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Uttam Aryal (35) of Jamalukhi-4, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Shyam Bahadur Khatri. He said that the incident occurred when the mini-truck (Ga 1 Ja 5580) heading towards Tari from Aryalgaon fell off the road last night. Five people including the driver were injured in the accident. They are undergoing treatment at the Dhading Hospital, DSP Khatri said.

A restaurant whose key element for every dish is corn. Sounds like an intriguing concept but you wonder if it will be a bit of an overkill?  We have had our fair share of disappointing experiences with restaurants that specialize in dishes around one core element. We won’t name them but think bananas. Still we thought we would give such restaurants one more chance, and luckily, we ended up at ‘Makai Ghar’. The name suggests that the dishes you get in the restaurant have maize in some form in them. But what’s good about this place is the owner knows what he is doing. The owner grew up having makai ko roti as a child. He has experimented with the ingredient to bring the best out of its flavor, and we found the recipes to be flawless. One of the best dishes served here is the makai roti set. It is two chapatis, fermented spinach, radish pickle, tomato and coriander pickle, fried bitter gourd, spinach, and a bowl of chicken, mutton, or potatoes and green beans if you are a vegetarian. The dish comes with curd and a red cherry pepper chili to add up extra spice. It’s the perfect meal. It’s healthy and different. Their next best item on the menu is pizza with corn chapatis as its base. The combination does feel weird at first. But let us assure you, it’s because we haven’t had anything like it before. The pizza is absolutely delicious. The toppings are perfectly in sync with the corn base. And the best part is the dish is so light that you can have that pizza alone.  We also really enjoyed the starters they served. We recommend you try crispy corn, and makai sadheko. Both of these dishes use sweetcorn with ingredients that balance out the flavors. They also serve other dishes, and khana set for those who don’t want corn in their food.  What makes these dishes extra special is the ambiance of the place. The place looks like a typical village home, with dried maize hanging from the verandah. You will also see a small area polished with mud where red cherry chili peppers are kept to dry. They also have dhiki, an authentic Nepali mixing tool made of two stones, on display.  Their specials:

• Makai roti set
• Makai pizza  
• Crispy corn

I’m a 36-year-old medical doctor and there are lots of times when my job gets to me. First of all, I’m unable to manage time to relax and recharge. I don’t know if I’m not able to manage my schedule properly or if there is indeed very little time for anything else but work in my life. Then, a few weeks back, a patient whom my team and I were treating passed away. It’s not the first time something like that has happened. No one expects doctors to be affected by situations like that. But it’s getting increasingly difficult for me to stay calm. Seeing someone take their last breath disturbs me a lot. I need some suggestions on how I can handle this and keep up with my work at the same time. Please help!—A stressed doctor Answered by Kripa Acharya, counseling psychologist, Happy Minds First of all, I would really like to thank you for coming forward with your issue. As someone who works in the medical field, I know how hard it is to open up about our work related trauma. We try to hide or compartmentalize it even when it bothers us to our core.  Secondly, I want you to acknowledge that it is okay to feel this way. Death is already a difficult situation to deal with, and having to see it frequently can be traumatizing. A doctor’s job requires a lot of empathy, and sometimes when we get attached to our patients emotionally, it can get even more disturbing. But I want to assure you that you can always find a way to balance your mental health, emotions, as well as your work.  The first thing I want you to do is make a work schedule for yourself on a daily basis. Have a set plan for each day. And, in that schedule, include a task that doesn’t require you to be in a serious mode. Plan an activity that will let you relax, shut down your mind for a bit and just enjoy that moment. It can also align with your hobby. Maybe you can set a time for painting, practicing an instrument, or simply playing with children. You can also engage in some light conversations with people around you. But make sure it’s something that takes your mind off work, and lets you relax and goof around to give yourself space from all the work stress, and stick to this schedule.  Making time for therapy can also be a good solution. Maybe take an hour out of your week perhaps. Finding someone to share or listen to what you have been going through can really lift the burden off your chest. In case you don’t have time for therapy, journaling is the next best thing.  Also, find people who have been going through the same thing as you have. Even at your hospital, you might have come across colleagues who have been dealing with similar problems. Find a person like that who can relate with what you are going through. Both of you can share what’s on your minds with each other. This will help you realize that you are not alone in this. It will be like a support group for you and the other person you share your experiences with. This can work as an alternative for therapy if you aren’t able to visit a psychologist. But I do suggest you find some time from work to visit a therapist, especially if your work is really stressing you out. You have to find a way to deal with it before it spirals out of control.  

The old website of Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE), which is currently in operation, will be closed from Sunday. Issuing a notice on Friday, the NEPSE said that it has decided to close the old website to bring the new one into operation from Sunday. "We would like to inform everyone concerned that the new data will not be updated on the old website from now on," the notice read.  

Police have arrested six persons in possession of counterfeit Nepali currency notes from Maulapur Municipality, Rautahat. They were apprehended with Rs 87, 000 fake Nepali currency, the District Police Office, Rautahat said. The notes confiscated by the police were in denomination of 1, 000. Police said that they are looking into the case.