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Two people died in an accident today near Hanumandanda in Neelkanth Municipality-10 of Dhading. Eight people were injured. The accident happened when the vehicle no. Na 4 Kha 8041, which was carrying the goods of the festive event to be held in Tripurasundari Rural Municipality-2 Salyantar, overturned on the road. Deputy Superintendent of Police Shyam Bahadur Khatri informed that 35-year-old Indrajit Pasi and 25-year-old Saddam Ansari of Kapilvastu died in the accident. The seriously injured Binod Chamar and Tulsiraj Pasi have been brought to Kathmandu for treatment. Five of the injured are in serious condition and the other two are normal. They are being treated at Dhading Hospital.

During this year’s Dashain, there is a possibility of heavy rain in different places of four different provinces of the country. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, there is a possibility of heavy rain in a few places of Lumbini, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces on the day of Vijaya Dashami. The weather forecast division of the department has given this information while publishing a special monsoon bulletin for Dashain on Friday. According to the department, although the monsoon in Nepal was expected to leave on October 2, it will delay for a few days. Next Tuesday in Navami, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places in Province 1, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and few places in the remaining provinces. On the day of Vijaya Dashami on Wednesday, the department said that there will be normal to completely cloudy weather with light to moderate rain with thundershowers at many places in the country and heavy rain at few places in Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces. During these days, there is a risk of landslides in the mountainous areas of the country, the water level in large and small rivers and streams may rise and road and air transport may be affected. The department hence has requested to take necessary precautions and advance preparations.

The Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) has decided to open electoral coordination with other political parties for the Nov 20 election. It expressed dissatisfaction with the seat distribution in the ruling coalition. Spokesperson of JSP Manish Suman said that the executive meeting held on Saturday at the party office Balkumari decided to keep the option of election coordination open. He said that the party did so after not getting satisfactory seats in the provincial and federal assemblies. It is believed that the ruling coalition has decided to give JSP 17-18 seats for the federal assembly.

Nepal reported 19 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 591 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 17 returned positive. Likewise, 741 people underwent antigen tests, of which 2 were tested positive. The Ministry said that no one died of the virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 96 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 925 active cases in the country.

The sixth annual coordination meeting between the border guarding forces of India and Nepal concluded in Kathmandu on Thursday. The meeting was held between Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Inspector General Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) from September 27 to 29. The meeting started at APF Headquarters in Halchowk and ended after the two sides signed an agreement for border cooperation.  The Indian delegation was led by S L Thaosen, Director-General of SSB and from the Nepal side, Raju Aryal, Inspector General of APF was leading the delegation. Pankaj Darad (IPS) IG P.K Gupta, IG and S.Subramaniam DIG were part of the delegation from SSB.  During the meeting both the delegations deliberated on streamlining the mechanism to curb trans-border crimes, timely exchange of information and enhance security across the Indo-Nepal border.  Heads of both forces agreed to develop the mechanism to prevent illegal border crossing of third nation citizens through the border. It was also decided that border forces will continue to reform methods used in view of present-day challenges. They mutually agreed to prevent the misuse of their respective territories by anti-nationals.  The Sashastra Seema Bal delegation also called on Bal Krishna Khand, Home Minister of Nepal at his Office in Kathmandu and reiterated the commitment of SSB to work for strengthening the friendship and cooperation between the two border forces of India and Nepal.  The security issues were also discussed for upcoming federal and provincial elections in Nepal. The Director General, SSB and Inspector General, APF have been holding Coordination meetings every year since 2012, alternatively in India and Nepal.  The 5th Annual Coordination meeting between SSB DG and APF IG was held in October last year. Both sides had agreed to take further measures for enhancing coordination and cooperation between their border guarding forces.  The decision was taken in the fifth annual coordination meeting between Director General Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Inspector General, Armed Police Force (APF), Nepal. The 5th Annual Coordination meeting began last year, on October 4 here in the national capital.  The Indian delegation was then led by DG BSF Kumar Rajesh Chandra and included Officers from SSB, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs. The Nepal delegation was led by Shailendra Khanal, IG APF and included Officers from APF, Home and Foreign Ministries of Nepal. (ANI)

The rush of Nepalis returning home for Dasain has started from the four main points of Far West, Gauriphanta in Kailali, Gaddachauki in Kanchanpur, Jhulaghat in Baitadi and Pulghat in Darchula. Since Ghatasthapana, almost five thousand Nepalis have entered Nepal from Gauriphanta border alone. In the border areas, the local governments have arranged for the vaccine and antigen test for covid. Nepal Police and Armed Police Force have also set up help desks.

Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, accused of rape, said that he will return to Nepal on October 6. Through his social media on Saturday morning, he said that he will return to Nepal to fight the legal battle. He said that his return to Nepal is to surrender and proceed with the legal process against the false accusation against him. “With great hope and strength, I am coming to Nepal on October 6 to fight the legal battle against the false accusations against me,” Lamichhane said. He said that since he is innocent, the law will give fair justice. A complaint was registered in the case of extortion against Nepali skipper Lamichhane at Police Circle, Gaushala. An arrest warrant has been issued by the Kathmandu District Court for further investigation on Lamichhane for the crime of 'not to be forced' under the section 219 of Chapter-18 of the Civil Crimes (Code) Act, 2074. As it was said that Sandeep Lamichhane would be arrested from the airport, he had been hiding abroad for some time.

India's deft diplomacy at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) forced China to withdraw its resolution against the AUKUS.  According to sources, the "General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held in Vienna from September 26-30, 2022. China tried to get a resolution passed against the AUKUS for seeking to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines (but armed with conventional weapons).  China argued that this initiative was in violation of its responsibilities under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). It also criticized the role of the IAEA in this regard.  India took an objective view of the initiative, recognising the soundness of the technical evaluation by the IAEA. The Indian Mission to the IAEA in Vienna worked closely with many IAEA member states in this regard. India's considered role helped many smaller countries take a clear stand on the Chinese proposal. Realizing that its resolution would not get majority support, China withdrew its draft resolution on September 30.  Interestingly, the Chinese were confident enough of the success on September 28 to get Global Times to issue an article on the subject.  India's deft and impactful diplomacy was deeply appreciated by IAEA member states, particularly the AUKUS partners. (ANI)