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The Election Commission has said that four organizations will come to Nepal to monitor the upcoming elections. Among the four international organizations who had taken permission to monitor elections in Nepal, Russian organization Civic Chamber of Russian Federation is one of them. According to the Election Commission, Asian Network for Free Elections, SAARC Human Rights Foundation and Support Initiative for Liberty and Democracy are the other organizations who have been permitted to monitor the elections slated for November 20. This is the first time that a Russian organization is coming to Nepal to monitor the elections. Earlier in 2017, the EC had barred the elections representatives from the European Union to monitor the elections for violating the code of conduct enforced by the poll body.    

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 100 per tola in the domestic market on Thursday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow bullion is being traded at Rs 93, 100 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 93, 200 per tola on Tuesday. Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 92, 600 per tola today. Similarly, the price of silver is being traded at Rs 1, 170 per tola.

Mallikarjun Kharge was elected as the new Congress president on Monday after he secured 7,897 out of the 9,385 votes polled. His rival, Shashi Tharoor, however sprung a surprise by securing 1,072 votes, The Hindu reported.

Six persons died when a jeep met with an accident in Bajhang on Wednesday. Four among the deceased has been identified as Samjhana Khadka (12), Roshan Khadka (15), Prachanda Khadka (11) and Basanti Dhami (28) of Masta Khetkot. The jeep (Su Pa Pra 001-001 Cha 117) was heading towards Khetkot of Masta Rural Municipality-2 from Chainpur when the incident occurred. Police said that they are looking into the case.  

A group of robbers opened fire at the head of the Sagun Savings and Loan Co-operative Limited of Milanchowk in Bagmati Municipality-1, Sarlahi. Sajan Karki (30) of Jutpani, Lalbandi Municipality-2 was injured in the firing. The looters fired four rounds of bullets while Karki was working at the office. The robbers, who came in a group of three, entered the office and threatened Karki to give them money, but Karki retaliated. The group of robbers opened fire soon after Karki started retaliating against them. Police said that Karki sustained bullet injuries on various parts of his body. Following the incident, the trio fled the scene by riding on a motorbike bearing an Indian registration number plate. Karki has been taken to Kathmandu after primary treatment in Hariban. The robbers decamped with an empty bag of Karki. The District Police Office, Sarlahi said that they are searching for the persons involved in the incident.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index plunged by 12. 81 points to close at 1,845.51 points on Wednesday. Similarly, the sensitive index fell 2. 66 points to reach 488. 83 points. A total of 2,151,714 unit shares of 216 companies were traded for Rs 64 billion. Likewise, all sub-indices saw red in today’s market except for Hotel and Tourism and Mutual Fund. Meanwhile, Aviyan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10 percent. Likewise, People’s Power Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 7. 47 percent. At the end of the day, total market civilization stands at Rs 2. 65 trillion.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) arrested two engineers with bribe money on Wednesday. The suspects have been identified as Nawaraj Satyal of Ramechhap and Bakhat Bahadur Thapa. The anti-corruption watchdog spokesperson Shyam Prasad Bhandari said that the duo were nabbed with cheques of Rs 1.6 million and Rs 1.2 million taken from service seekers.

A 5.9 magnitude (ML) earthquake was felt in various parts of the country at 3 :07 pm on Wednesday. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center, the epicenter was traced around Tatopani, the Nepal-China border. The tremor was also felt in some parts of India and China.