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Last rites of Nepali Congress leader and Constituent Assembly member Pradeep Giri were performed at the Pashupati Aryaghat as per the Hindu rituals on Sunday. Nepali Congress senior leaders and senior leaders of other parties paid tributes to Giri at the Aryaghat. Noted socialist thinker and philosopher Giri breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Mediciti Hospital on Saturday night. He was 75. He had been suffering from throat cancer for the past five years. An emergency meeting of the Central Working Committee of the Nepali Congress held on Sunday endorsed the condolence motion on the demise of leader Giri. The meeting also decided to lower the party flag half-mast and not to conduct official functions for the next three days—August 21, 22 and 23—NC Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel said. The meeting has also decided to close all the party offices on Monday.The party has also decided to hold condolence meetings in all districts, municipalities and VDCs on September 1. Giri had returned to Nepal a few months ago after treatment for throat cancer at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, India. He was admitted to the Mediciti Hospital a month ago after suffering from Pneumonia. Dr Sandarbha Giri, who had been attending to Giri, said that he died at 9: 30 pm.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 7. 72 points to close at 2,060.55 points on Sunday. Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 1. 49 points to close at 398. 58 points. A total of 5,339,004 units of the shares of 218 companies were traded for Rs 2. 04 billion. Meanwhile, Mandakini Hydropower Limited was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10 percent. Likewise, River Falls Power Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 5. 19 percent. At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 2. 95 trillion.

Police have arrested an Indian national in possession of one kg gold from the Tribhuvan International Airport. The suspect has been identified as Rahul Ramanan (31). He came to Kathmandu on a Fly Dubai flight. Police followed him after he acted suspiciously soon after he landed at the airport. After the arrest, he was taken to the Kathmandu Medical College for an x-ray test which revealed that he had concealed four cylindrical gold masses in his stomach. He has been handed over to the Department of Customs for investigation, the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala said.

Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains killed at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over the last three days, officials said on Sunday, Reuters reported. The rains overwhelmed hundreds of villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded as rescue crews have been racing to evacuate survivors.

Farming contributes around 15% to India's $2.7 trillion economy while sustaining more than half the population of 1.3 billion. Heavy showers followed by landslides and flooding in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh over the past three days killed at least 36 people, a state government official told Reuters. In the neighbouring mountainous state of Uttarakhand, an official government release said that four were dead and 13 were missing due to continuous rainfall. "We have deployed choppers to rescue people who are stuck in remote areas due to rain related incidents. The rescue operation is happening on full swing," said Ranjit Kumar Sinha, an official in Uttarakhand's disaster management department, according to Reuters. In the eastern state of Odisha, at least six people were dead amid ongoing torrential rains, a state official said. Floods have affected nearly 800,000 people and displaced thousands from their homes in Odisha, with rains disrupting electricity and water supply, and damaging road infrastructure. The state has evacuated 120,000 people so far from the affected areas. Authorities in the Ramgarh district of the eastern state of Jharkhand said five people had been swept away by the waters of the swollen Nalkari river on Saturday. Four bodies have been recovered so far, said Madhvi Mishra, a district official in Ramgarh, Reuters reported.

Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba paid final tribute to party leader and Constituent Assembly member Pradeep Giri by draping the party flag over his body. He reached the party office in Sanepa, Lalitpur this afternoon and paid the final tribute. CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Nepal among other leaders, relatives and well-wishers had reached Sanepat to pay final tributes to leader Giri, a noted socialist thinker and philosopher. Hundreds of cadres had reached the party office to pay final tributes. Earlier, his body was kept at the Medicity Hospital till 11 am. Preparations are underway to perform last rites of Giri in Pashupati Aryaghat today itself. An emergency meeting of the Central Working Committee of the Nepali Congress held on Sunday endorsed the condolence motion on the demise of leader Giri. The meeting also decided to lower the party flag half-mast and not to conduct official functions for the next three days—August 21, 22 and 23—NC Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel said. The meeting has also decided to close all the party offices on Monday. The party has also decided to hold condolence meetings in all districts, municipalities and VDCs on September 1. Leader Giri, who had been suffering from throat cancer for the past five years, passed away at the age of 75 on Saturday. Giri had returned to Nepal a few months ago after treatment for throat cancer at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, India. He was admitted to the Mediciti Hospital a month ago after suffering from Pneumonia. Dr Sandarbha Giri, who had been attending to Giri, said that he breathed his last during the course of treatment at 9: 30 pm.

An emergency meeting of the Central Working Committee of the Nepali Congress has endorsed the condolence motion on the demise of party leader and Constituent Assembly member Pradeep Giri. The meeting also decided to lower the party flag half-mast and not to conduct official functions for the next three days—August 21, 22 and 23—NC Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel said. The meeting has also decided to close all the party offices on Monday. The party has also decided to hold condolence meetings in all districts, municipalities and VDCs on September 1. Leader Giri, who had been suffering from throat cancer for the past five years, passed away at the age of 75 on Saturday. Giri had returned to Nepal a few months ago after treatment for throat cancer at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, India. He was admitted to the Mediciti Hospital a month ago after suffering from Pneumonia. Dr Sandarbha Giri, who had been attending to Giri, said that he breathed his last during the course of treatment at 9: 30 pm. Last rites of Giri will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat in Kathmandu today.

The CPN (Maoist Center) has finally finalized the names of the office bearers, nine months after the general convention. The Standing Committee meeting held on Saturday approved Narayankaji Shrestha as senior vice-chairman, Krishna Bahadur Mahara as vice-chairman and Dev Gurung as general secretary. Leaders Barshaman Pun, Pampha Bhusal, Janardan Sharma, Girirajmani Pokharel, Shakti Basnet, Matrika Yadav and Haribol Gajurel have been appointed as the deputy general secretary. Similarly, Dinanath Sharma, Chakramani Khanal, Devendra Paudel, Lilamani Pokharel, Ganesh Shah, Hitman Shakya, Hitraj Pandey, Dilaram Acharya, Ram Karki have been nominated as secretary and Shreeram Dhakal has been appointed as treasurer. Party Vice-Chairman and spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara said that the office bearers have been selected only for a special convention. The meeting formed a 17-member committee to draft the manifesto for the upcoming elections. Senior Vice-Chairman Narayankaji Shrestha has been appointed as the coordinator. Dev Gurung, Barshaman Pun, Janardan Sharma, Girirajmani Pokharel, Lilamani Pokharel, Shakti Basnet, Ganesh Sah, Parshuram Ramtel, Amrita Thapa, Hari Rokka, Jaki Hussain, Krishna Chaudhary, Parshuram Tamang, Bhima Dhungana and Jagat Simkhada are the members of the committee. The meeting has also decided to conduct training in all the seven provinces.

A meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled for today has been postponed. Parliament Secretary Gopal Nath Yogi said that the meeting was postponed due to the death of Nepali Congress leader Pradeep Giri, a noted socialist thinker. The next meeting will be held at 1 pm on Monday. There is a parliamentary tradition that the meeting should not be conducted after the demise of a member of the House of Representatives until the final rites are performed. Leader Giri, who had been suffering from throat cancer for the past five years, passed away at the age of 75 on Saturday. Giri had returned to Nepal a few months ago after treatment for throat cancer at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, India. He was admitted to the Mediciti Hospital a month ago after suffering from Pneumonia. Dr Sandarbha Giri, who had been attending to Giri, said that he breathed his last during the course of treatment at 9: 30 pm. His body will be kept at the party office in Sanepa, Lalitpur from 11: 30 to 2 pm for final tributes. Last rites of Giri will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat in Kathmandu on Sunday.