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A strong tremor was felt in Kathmandu and surrounding areas on Sunday.

According to the Nepal Seismological Center, Lainchaur, the earthquake of local magnitude 6.0 was recorded at 8: 13 am.

The epicenter was close to Khotang district.

A tremor was felt in various parts of Kathmandu Valley at 8: 15 am on Sunday.

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs Donald Lu paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in Baluwatar on Friday.

According to the US Embassy in Kathmandu, the duo discussed the ties between Nepal and the United States.

They also discussed the 75th year of diplomatic relations between Nepal and the US and the people-to-people relationship among other issues in the meeting, the Embassy said.

Earlier this afternoon, Lu held a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs Naryan Khadka.

Nepal recorded 577 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Friday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 474 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 391 returned positive. Likewise, 2,186 people underwent antigen tests, of which 186 tested positive.

The Ministry said that 269 infected people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.

As of today, there are 4, 356 active cases in the country.

A parliamentary special probe committee formed to investigate charges against former Finance Minister Janardan Sharma tabled its report at the Parliament on Friday.

Before tabling it at the Parliament, Committee Chairman Laxman Lal Karna handed over the report to Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota today itself.

The panel prepared the report by holding discussions with various sides.

The committee had recorded the statement of former minister Sharma, secretary of the Finance Ministry and officials involved in making the budget. The panel was given 10 days to prepare its report.

The Parliament had extended the deadline of the committee by seven days after it could not complete the work within the given timeframe. The extended deadline ended on Thursday.

An 11-member probe committee was formed to investigate Sharma after he resigned following allegations that he allowed two unauthorized persons in the Ministry to tweak tax rates on the eve of budget announcement.

Laxman Lal Karna, Khagraj Adhikari, Dev Prasad Gurung, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Man Bahadur Bishwokarma, Bhanubhakta Dhakal, Bimala BK, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Sarala Kumari Yadav, Sita Ram Mahato and Surendra Yadav were in the committee.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 12. 92 points to close at 2,140.39 points on Friday.

Similarly, the sensitive index surged by 3. 86 points to close at 409. 48 points.

A total of 5,110,700 unit shares of 215 companies were traded for Rs 2. 19 billion.

In today’s market, all sub-indices saw green except for Hydropower, Non Life Insurance and Mutal Fund. 

Meanwhile, Rastra Uttha Labhubitta Sanstha Limited was the top gainer today, with its price surging by 10 percent. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Company Limited was the top loser as its price fell by 3. 48 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 3. 05 trillion.

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs Donald Lu and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka held a meeting on Saturday.

During the meeting, the duo discussed financial assistance, food security and vaccination against Covid-19 among other issues, it has been learnt.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the also discussed mutual relations and cooperation between Nepal and the US.

Lu arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day visit to Nepal on Thursday.

The WBC Muay Thai Nepal has announced the National Championship on Saturday.

Issuing a statement on Friday, WBCMT Nepal President Raju Rai said that the event to be held at Hotel Amuprastha in Kathmandu will feature five fights in the main card along with six other fights in the pro- amateur fight card.

The main attraction of the event will be the battle between Karishma Karki and Teji Maya Gurung which will determine the national champion of Nepal in the female flyweight division, he said.

The winner and the loser will get Rs 80, 000 and Rs 24, 000 respectively.

Similarly, in the other five fights in the professional card, Borthung Rai will take on Milan Tamang in the welterweight division.

Badakazi Thapa will face Karan Thapa in the lightweight division and Gyanendra Singh will be competing against Shirish Bhuju Bantam in weight division.

The winners will get the gold medals and Rs 20, 000 in cash while the losers will receive Rs 10, 000 in cash.

Likewise, Santosh Khatri will take on Sonam Tsering Sherpa in the co-main event.

The winner and the loser will receive Rs 30, 000 and 15, 000 in cash respectively.

“This is the first time in the combat sports history in Nepal that the females are competing for titles and medals which are internationally recognized,” Deputy General Secretary of the WBCMT Nepal Subodh Niraula.

The event will start after 12 pm.

The WBC Muay Thai Nepal had organized the first edition of the National Championship on November 12, 2021.