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The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has directed the Bhrikutimandap-based Kathmandu Fun Park to pay tax dues within 24 hours. Sending a letter on Wednesday, the KMC directed the park to pay the tax within 24 hours. The Metropolitan City said that the fun park was served 24-hour ultimatum to pay the tax along with fine after it ignored the city’s repeated request to pay the amount. The fun park has not been paying business tax, entertainment tax and advertising tax among others to the KMC for the past many years. According to the KMC, the fun park will be sealed if it did not pay the tax within the given timeframe.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 21. 97 points to close at 1,973.38 points on Wednesday. Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 4.  36 points to close at 384. 59 points. A total of 2,992,873 unit shares of 224 companies were traded for Rs 1. 12 billion. Meanwhile, RBB Mutual Fund 1 was the top gainer today with its price surging by 1. 97 percent. Likewise, Himalayan Power Partner Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 6. 86 percent. At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 2. 83 trillion.

Suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana said that the impeachment motion was filed against him to make Deepak Karki the Chief Justice. In a statement given to the Parliamentary Impeachment Recommendation Committee on Wednesday, Rana said that he had to face false accusations while trying to strengthen the judiciary. “The impeachment motion was brought to make Deepak Karki the Chief Justice,” he said. While recording his statement, Chief Justice Rana said that he came to the Impeachment Recommendation Committee to respect the Parliament. He further said that some elements are trying to weaken the judiciary. Meanwhile, he expressed his dissatisfaction over the impeachment motion registered against him. “Why did the ruling coalition bring the impeachment motion proposal?” he questioned, “The CPN-UML should have brought the proposal.” Rana said that the impeachment motion should be filed against five other incumbent justices of the Supreme Court, not only him. On top of that, he said that the Parliament should maintain power balance with the judiciary. Rana reached Singha Durbar to give his statement this morning. The Parliament has formed an 11-member committee to look into the case. One-fourth of the members of Parliament had tabled an impeachment proposal against Rana as per Article 101 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal. As many as 98 lawmakers of the ruling coalition on February 13 had registered the motion against Rana. The then Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party Whip Pushpa Bhushal, Maoist Center Chief Whip Dev Gurung and Unified Socialist Party Whip Jeevanram Shrestha were the proposers. The proposal was supported by 95 lawmakers. Earlier, the Nepal Bar Association had staged protests for 109 days demanding resignation of Rana.

Career Point Education Services Pvt Ltd organized Career Fest 2022 on Aug 29, which saw an attendance of more than 3,000 high school graduate students. Former education minister Arjun Narasingha KC inaugurated the one-day event, where experts from various fields including banker Anil Keshary Shah, Capt Vijay Lama, journalist turned politician Rabi Lamichhane and education entrepreneur Ramesh Silwal shared their experience with high school graduates to help them choose a better career. Bishal KC, of Career Point Education, said the objective of the event was to provide important information to the students from the experts in their respective areas of profession. 

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 800 per tola in the domestic market on Wednesday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the yellow bullion is being traded at Rs 94, 000 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 94, 800 per tola on Tuesday. Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 93, 500 per tola. Similarly, the price of silver has decreased by Rs 15 and is being traded at Rs 1,130 per tola today.

Vehicular movement along the Narayangarh-Muglin road section has been obstructed following a landslide at Kerabari in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-29. Two-way traffic has been disrupted due to the landslide, DSP Narahari Adhikari of the District Police Office, Chitwan said. Efforts are being made to clear the mudslide, he said. Officials have been facing difficulties to remove the debris due to torrential rainfall.  

Kanchanpur district has witnessed increasing risk of dengue virus outbreak. According to the District Health Office, four out of 20 tested were diagnosed with dengue in Dodhara-Chadani Municipality last week. Chief at the District Health Jaya Bahadur Mahara said that four India returnees were detected with dengue. "Three men and a woman were diagnosed with dengue", he said, adding, "The dengue-infected men had returned from India while the father and brother of the infected woman were also India returnees". Dodhara-Chadani is the territory of Nepal sharing an open border with India. Chances of dengue transmission are high here due to frequent mobility of the people across the border. Dengue is transmitted through the bites of Aedes Argypti and Aedes albopictus. Despite the rise in the cases, the health facilities here have come across a shortage of testing kits, the office sources said. Medical Superintendent of Mahakali Province Hospital, Dr Arjun Bhatta said the number of patients of Malaria and dengue has increased in the hospital of late. "There is an immoderate rise of patients with viral fever in the hospital", he said.

Suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumshar JB Rana on Wednesday reached Singha Durbar to give his statement on the impeachment motion filed against him. The Impeachment Recommendation Committee of the Parliament had summoned Chief Justice Rana today to record his statement. The Parliament has formed an 11-member committee to look into the case. One-fourth of the members of Parliament had tabled an impeachment proposal against Rana as per Article 101 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal. As many as 98 lawmakers of the ruling coalition on February 13 had registered the motion against Rana. The then Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party Whip Pushpa Bhushal, Maoist Center Chief Whip Dev Gurung and Unified Socialist Party Whip Jeevanram Shrestha were the proposers. The proposal was supported by 95 lawmakers. Earlier, the Nepal Bar Association had staged protests for 109 days demanding resignation of Rana.