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The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 14. 71 points to close at 2,001.53 points on Thursday.

Similarly, the sensitive index plunged by 1. 78 points to close at 381. 14 points.

Meanwhile, a total of 6,210,908 unit shares of 220 companies were traded for Rs 2. 41 billion.

In today’s market, all sub-indices saw green. Micro Finance topped the chart with 55. 52 points.

Meanwhile, NIBL Pragati Fund was the top gainer today, with its price surging by 9. 98 percent. Prudential Insurance Co. Ltd was the top loser as its price fell by 5. 01 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 2. 85 trillion.

The CPN-UML has clarified that M Adhikari of the Finance and Planning Department is not Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari of Rastra Bank.

In a letter sent to Governor Adhikari, UML Office Secretary Bhisma Adhikari said that the person mentioned in the department as M Adhikari, Khotang is not the Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank Maha Prasad Adhikari.

Earlier on Wednesday, Government Adhikari wrote a letter to the Central Office of UML saying that he was not affiliated to any political party.

Saying that the formation of the department has created confusion, he urged the UML leadership to clarify the issue.

As per his request, the UML wrote a letter and made it clear that M Adhikari of the department is not Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari.

The CPN-UML has fielded Bidhya Bhattarai for the post of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

She reached the Parliament building in New Baneshwor this afternoon and filed her candidacy.

Earlier this afternoon, Nepali Congress lawmaker Pushpa Bhusal had filed her candidacy for the post of Deputy Speaker from the ruling coalition.

Nepali Congress lawmaker Pushpa Bhusal filed her candidacy for the post of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from the ruling coalition.

She reached the Parliament building in New Baneshwor this afternoon and filed her candidacy.

CPN (Maoist Centre) Chief Whip Dev Gurung proposed Bhusal’s nomination while Laxmi Kumari Chaudhary of the CPN (Unified Socialist) seconded the candidacy.

The list of the candidates will be published at 1 pm today.

Voting for the election of Deputy Speaker will be held at 3 pm tomorrow.

CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is leaving for India on Friday.

The Maoist supremo is leaving for India at the invitation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda, his private secretariat said.

According to his personal secretary Ramesh Malla, Dahal is scheduled to leave for New Delhi at 1 pm tomorrow.

He said that there is a possibility that Dahal will hold a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The former Prime Minister Dahal will return home on June 17.

Five persons including four of a single family were injured in a leopard attack at Bhimdhunga in Nagarjun Municipality-8, Kathmandu on Thursday.

The Leopard entered the chicken farm of Ram Bhattarai at around 1 am today.

Ram Bhattarai (25), his mother Saraswati, father Kumar (50) and grandmother Sanumaya were injured in the attack.

Subin Karki (26), neighbor of Bhattarai, was also injured while trying to chase the wild cat away.

According to ward Chairman Suraj Pokharel, all the injured are undergoing treatment at the Sitapaila-based Manmohan Hospital.

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of England forward Raheem Sterling from Manchester City in a £50m deal, BBC reported.

Sterling, 27, has signed a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

City signed Sterling from Liverpool in a £49m deal in 2015. He went on to score 131 goals in 339 games, winning four Premier League titles.

Capped 77 times by England, Sterling is Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel's first major signing since the Todd Boehly-led takeover.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are set to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and close to a move for Manchester City centre-back Nathan Ake.

"I've obviously achieved a lot in my career so far, but there is still so much more to achieve and I'm really looking forward to doing that in a Chelsea shirt, under Thomas' management," said Sterling, according to BBC.

"London is my home and where it all started for me, and it's amazing I now have the opportunity to play in front of friends and family week in, week out at Stamford Bridge. I'm really looking forward to meeting the fans there soon."

He added: "I can't wait to get going now and continue to do my talking on the pitch."

Sterling's deal is worth up to £50m including add-ons. He had one year left on his contract at City and had attracted interest from major clubs overseas.

He has linked up with the Chelsea squad in Los Angeles for pre-season.

Chairman and co-controlling owner Boehly said: "Raheem Sterling is a serial winner and his signing is an important step in strengthening our squad. We are delighted for Raheem to return to London with Chelsea, and we look forward to seeing his world-class talent on display at Stamford Bridge."

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the military to do "whatever is necessary to restore order" after protesters stormed his office on Wednesday, BBC reported.

Mr Wickremesinghe has been appointed acting president by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has fled the country.

But the decision to leave him in charge triggered further protests demanding that the prime minister must also go.

Sri Lanka has been suffering from its worst economic crisis in decades.

Many blame the Rajapaksa administration for the crisis and see Mr Wickremesinghe, who became prime minister in May, as part of the problem.

On Wednesday, for the second time in less than a week, protesters broke into a highly secure state building. This time it was the prime minister's office.

Echoing earlier scenes over the weekend of the occupied president's official residence, people in the prime minister's office lounged on plush sofas snapping photos, while others stood on chairs and desks waving the Sri Lankan flag.

In a television address, Mr Wickremesinghe called on protesters to leave his occupied office and other state buildings and co-operate with authorities.

"We can't tear up our constitution. We can't allow fascists to take over. We must end this fascist threat to democracy," he said.

But asked whether the prime minister's statement was an indication that the army might take control, a human rights lawyer in Colombo, Bhavani Fonseka, told the BBC's World at One that Sri Lanka "doesn't have a history where military has played an active role in politics or government - unlike some of the other countries in the neighbourhood".

"We have had a very robust democracy and it's been elected representatives in that role. But we are also in an unprecedented situation, so anything is possible," she added, according to BBC.

Outside the president's office, the BBC's Tessa Wong said armed soldiers stood by impassively watching the protesters celebrate inside the office.

And demonstrators ignored the prime minister's calls for the office to be emptied.

"Our goal is for Gota to go home. And Ranil and other cabinet members to go home," one protester at the prime minister's office, Nixon Chandranathan, told the BBC. "We need truthful and honest leaders to build up Sri Lanka now."

"We feel proud," Satish Bee, a businessman who came to explore the compound after it was stormed told AFP. "There's no proper governance in this country. It has never been good... The youngsters, they don't want to continue like this."

The continued unrest came as the news arrived that President Rajapaksa had fled to the Maldives.

The president went into hiding and pledged to resign after his official residence was stormed on Saturday.

The leader, who has enjoyed immunity from prosecution as president, is believed to have wanted to flee abroad before stepping down to avoid the possibility of arrest by the new administration, BBC reported.

He is, however, yet to submit a formal letter of resignation.