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The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 4. 94 points to close at 2, 325. 45 points on Thursday.

Similarly, the sensitive index increased by 2.06 points to close at 443. 14 points.

Meanwhile, a total of 3, 991, 051 unit shares of 231 companies were traded for Rs 1. 62 billion.

In today’s market, all sub-indices saw green except for Banking, Trading, Finance, Non Life Insurance and Mutual Fund.

At the end of the day, total market capitalisation stood at Rs 3. 30 trillion.

The Kathmandu Metropolitan Committee of the Nepali Congress has recommended the names of five persons for the mayoral candidate of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

A meeting of the Metropolitan Committee held on Thursday the names of Nil Kaji Shakya, Srijana Singh, Hari Prabha Khadgi, Susan Baidhya and Pragati Man Ranjit.

The meeting of Metropolitan Working Committee was held to nominate candidates of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City for the local level elections slated for May 13. 

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, and his delegation have arrived in Kathmandu at the invitation of Health Minister Birodh Khatiwada on Thursday.

Senior officials of the MoFA, MoHP and Who received the visiting dignitary at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

During his three-day visit to Nepal, the Director General is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

He will also hold separate meetings with Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka and Health Minister Birodh Khatiwada.

A person died and seven others were injured when an explosion took place at the Sagarmatha Oxygen Plant in the Patan Industrial Area of Lalitpur on Thursday.

The identity of the deceased is yet to be established.

Siddha Bikram Shah, spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Range, Lalitpur, said that the incident occurred while filling the oxygen.

The injured have been taken to the Patan Hospital for treatment, police said.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has addressed the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia 2022 through a video message on April 21.

In her address, the President expressed hope that the deliberations at the Forum would encourage countries to adopt the measures to control and prevent the pandemic as well as to attain economic recovery.

Underlining the important lesson drawn from the pandemic, the Rt. Hon. President stressed the need to invest in innovative and quality health education as well as in the development of health infrastructures, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

 She made a special appeal to the world community to come up with generous packages for the economic recovery of developing countries like Nepal.

Stressing the need to forge a partnership, collaboration, and mutual cooperation among states in order to overcome the global challenges facing the world, the President called for “Whole of Region” and “Whole of the World” approaches for the benefit of each and every country in the world.

President also highlighted the adverse impacts of climate change on the economy not least of mountainous and island countries and urged every country to implement its commitments to reduce carbon emissions to prevent global warming.

Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi clarified that Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani border points could not come into full operation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at a press conference organized by the Chinese Embassy in the Capital on Thursday, she said that the trade between Nepal and China is going on from the same places. Nepal traders have been staging protests after China restricted Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani border points since the Covid-19 pandemic began. . The Chinese diplomat said that trade between China and India has increased amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka had also urged Chinese State Councilor and Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi to open the border points during his three-day visit to Nepal a few weeks ago. During the discussion, Minister Wang said that China is positive about opening all the border points, not only Rasuwagadhi.

Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi said that China is ready to provide any kind of assistance for the implementation of the BRI projects.

Speaking at a press conference organized by the Chinese Embassy in the Capital on Thursday, the ambassador opined that China is ready to provide all kinds of help for the implementation of the projects.

China has been expressing concern over Nepal's reluctance to implement the BRI projects.

On the occasion, she expressed her confidence that the BRI projects will benefit both Nepal and China.

During his visit to Nepal a few weeks ago, Chinese State Councilor and Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi had expressed his concern over the delay in taking the BRI projects ahead.

He had told the senior leaders of major political parties of Nepal that China was eager to implement the BRI projects.

Nepal signed a framework agreement on the BRI on May 12, 2017.

Under the BRI projects, China will construct Kathmandu-Kerung railway, Ratmate-Kerung 400 KV transmission line, Koshi-Gandaki-Karnali economic corridor and Madan Bhandari technical school among others in Nepal.

Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the BRI in 2013 with a plan to expand links between Asia, Africa and Europe.

Police have arrested a man, who had been on the run after trafficking two women to India and selling them to a brothel, after 33 years.

The detainee has been identified as Bishnu Bahadur Thapa (57) of Thori Rural Municipality-9, Parsa and currently residing in Katari Municipality-3, Udayapur.

DSP Om Prakash Khanal, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Parsa said that a team deployed from the District Police Office, Parsa arrested Thapa from Katari where he had been in the area for the past few months.

According to DSP Khanal, Thapa took two women of Thori, Parsa to India on the pretext of providing decent jobs and sold them to a brothel in 1989. He had been absconding since then.

DSP Khanal said that a team from the District Police Office apprehended Thapa acting on a tip-off.

He said that Thapa will be presented before the Parsa District Court on Thursday and will be sent to the Birgunj Jail to do the time.