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The price of gold has dropped by Rs 300 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.

With the price drop, the yellow bullion is being traded at Rs 98, 900 per tola today.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the yellow metal was traded at Rs 99, 200 per tola on Sunday.

Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 98, 400 per tola today.

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 1, 265 per tola.

Democratic Socialist Party leaders held a meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at the latter's residence in Baluwatar on Monday.

Party Chairman Mahantha Thakur, Rajendra Mahato and Sharad Singh Bhandari among other leaders attend the meeting held this morning.

During the meeting, the leaders discussed the 11-point agreement the party had submitted to the Prime Minister on June 7 and the issues related to taking part in government among others, according to a source.

In its memorandum, the party had demanded that the government immediately provide citizenship certificates to the children of the naturalized citizens as per the constitution.

It also demanded withdrawal of false cases slapped against the party cadres during the Tharuhat and Madhesh movement and release of the arrested cadres including Resham Chaudhary in Mahottari and Kailali, amend the constitution, provide representation in local bodies, province assemblies and federal parliament on the basis of population, implement the idea of distributing budget on the basis of population density and make public the report of high-level probe commission led for former Supreme Court justice Girish Chandra Lal.

Likewise, the party also demanded that the government arrange fertilizers to the farmers and control inflation and black marketing and provide land ownership certificates to those who have not received yet.

Two persons died when a motorbike they were riding on fell off the Thalahi Bridge in Mahagadhimai Municipality-8, Bara on Sunday.

The deceased have been identified as bike rider Birulal Yadav (35) of Sanfulwa, Subarna Rural Municipality-7, Bara and pillion rider Newachandra Raya Yadav (30) of East Champaran Samarpur-2, Bihar, India, DSP Rajesh Thapa, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Bara, said.

Critically injured in the incident, the duo breathed their last while undergoing treatment at the Kalaiya-based Provincial Hospital, he said.

DSP Thapa said that the incident occurred after the rider lost control of the bike (Province 02-03-004 Pa 7934).

A person died after being hit by a jeep in Koshi Rural Municipality-5, Sunsari.

The deceased has been identified as Shrawan Kumar Mehta (18) of Koshi-7, DSP Narendra Kumar Karki of the District Police Office, Sunsari said.

He said that the jeep (Ko 2 Cha 3992) rammed into a roadside tree after it hit Mehta, injuring six others traveling in the four-wheeler.

Critically injured in the incident, he was rushed to the Birat Hospital in Biratnagar but breathed his last during the course of treatment, police said.

The injured are receiving treatment at the same hospital. Two are said to be in critical condition.

Police said that they are looking into the case.

Erling Haaland scored two goals and made another as Norway beat their neighbours Sweden 3-2 in their Nations League Group B4 clash at the Ullevaal Stadium, taking his international goal tally to 20 –including four in two games against the Swedes, The Guardian reported.

The 21-year-old stooped to head home Fredrik Bjorkan’s chipped pass to open the scoring in the 10th minute and added his second from the penalty spot nine minutes into the second half after the goalkeeper Robin Olsen fouled Alexander Sorloth.

Emil Forsberg reduced the deficit shortly after the hour mark with a precise shot into the top corner but Haaland helped snuff out any hope of a comeback for the visitors as he crossed for Sørloth to score in the 77th minute.

Viktor Gyökeres scored for the Swedes in stoppage time to make it 3-2, but group leaders Norway held on to move up to 10 points.

Elsewhere in the Nations League, Serbiathrew away the chance to climb to within a point of Norway, drawing 2-2 with Sloveniaafter going two goals up. The visitors raced into a first-half lead thanks to Andrija Zivkovic and Aleksandar Mitrovic, but a triple half-time substitution from Slovenia spurred a comeback. Adam Gnezda Cerin pulled one back before 19-year-old Benjamin Sesko became his country’s youngest ever scorer with a smartly taken equaliser, according to the Guardian.

Carlos Soler kickstarted Spain’s straightforward 2-0 win over Czech Republic. The Valencia player finished unerringly from Marco Asensio’s pull-back in the first half before Pablo Sarabia wrapped up the win with 15 minutes to go.

Portugal fell a point behind their Iberian neighbours after a shock defeat to Switzerland. Haris Seferovic headed the hosts into a first-minute lead, and Portugal were denied a leveller a quarter of an hour later when Rafael Leão’s goal was ruled out for offside. A heroic second-half goalkeeping display from Jonas Omlin, which saw him deny Bernardo Silva and Diogo Jota, helped Switzerland earn their first points of the campaign.

After Northern Ireland’s draw with Cyprus in League C Group 2, Celtic forward Georgios Giakoumakis came off the bench to open the scoring in Greece’s 2-0 win over Kosovo and keep up his country’s perfect record so far. In Group 4, North Macedoniaeased past Gibraltar, Bojan Miovski scoring twice in a 4-0 win, while Georgia stayed top of the group after playing out a goalless draw with Bulgaria, The Guardian reported.

Nagaland have charged 30 soldiers over the killing of civilians in a botched military operation last year, BBC reported.

The police said the soldiers resorted to "indiscriminate and disproportionate firing" when they shot at miners, mistaking them for militants. 

Six miners were killed in the firing last December near the Myanmar border. 

Eight more civilians and an Indian soldier died when angry locals confronted troops.

The shootings in the Mon district was the deadliest spell of violence in years in Nagaland, which has long been roiled by an insurgency led by local militant groups, according to BBC.

The Indian army has since apologised for the killings and ordered its own investigation. 

But protesters in the state have been also pressing for the government to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), a controversial federal law that gives the army sweeping powers, including protection from prosecution for soldiers who mistakenly kill civilians.

Liverpool are close to signing Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez from Portuguese club Benfica, BBC reported.

The deal is expected to be worth an initial £64m with about £21m in add-ons.

Nunez, 22, scored 34 times in 41 appearances across all competitions for Benfica last season.

He also scored twice against Liverpool as Benfica were beaten 6-4 across two legs by the Reds in the Champions League quarter-finals.

After their second meeting, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp predicted Nunez had "a big career ahead of him", describing him as "physically strong, quick, [and] calm around his finish".

A medical has yet to take place but it is believed Liverpool sporting director Julian Ward was in Portugal over the weekend to hold talks, according to BBC.

Premier League rivals Manchester United were reportedly also interested in signing Nunez, who cost Benfica 24m euros (£20.5m) when he signed from Spanish side Almeria in 2020.

Liverpool's record transfer is the £75m paid for centre-back Virgil van Dijk following his transfer from Southampton in 2018 - and the deal for Nunez could surpass that depending on the amount of the add-ons.

The forward scored six times in 10 Champions League games for Benfica last term, while he managed 26 goals and four assists in 28 league matches. 

Nunez's expected arrival could see him replace Sadio Mane, who is in the final year of his contract with Liverpool and is attracting the interest of Bayern Munich, BBC reported.

The Reds have rejected a deal worth £30m from the German champions for the 30-year-old Senegal forward.

The club's 27-year-old Japan international Takumi Minamino is also attracting the interestof a number of clubs.

Coach Mauricio Pochettino is to leave Paris St-Germain following talks with the club at the end of last week, BBC reported.

PSG are still to make a formal announcement but it is understood the former Tottenham manager, 50, will not serve the final year of his contract.

Zinedine Zidane, Jose Mourinho and Nice coach Christophe Galtier are among those linked with replacing Pochettino.

PSG regained the French title last term but the Argentine failed to lead them beyond the Champions League's last 16.

Although they were beaten by eventual winners Real Madrid, PSG held a 2-0 aggregate advantage with less than half an hour remaining in their second leg, according to BBC.

Pochettino claimed the first trophies of his managerial career with PSG - the 2021 Coupe de France and 2022 Ligue 1 title - but the club's hierarchy felt that was the minimum he should achieve given the squad at his disposal.

The ex-Spurs manager was considered a potential replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United before they appointed interim boss Ralf Rangnick and then Solskjaer's permanent successor Erik ten Hag, BBC reported.