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At least three people were killed and fifteen are missing after a landslide, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, hit Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district on Monday, officials said.

Rescue teams recovered bodies and evacuated four injured, while efforts continue to locate the missing. Hundreds of stranded tourists were also brought to safety, Al Jazeera reported.

The monsoon has caused widespread damage across Pakistan, with 221 deaths reported since late June.

US government employee has been barred from leaving China while visiting for personal reasons, the State Department confirmed. The staffer, from the US Patent and Trademark Office, is under an “exit ban,” and Washington is working with Chinese authorities to resolve the case.

Media reports say the Chinese-American employee was detained in Chengdu in April over alleged threats to national security. Beijing has not provided further details, according to Firstpost.

The incident follows a similar case involving a US banking executive also blocked from leaving China, amid ongoing tensions between the two countries over national security and espionage concerns.

Instagram is inescapable, whether it be for work or leisure. The social media platform is such a versatile space for people of all ages and for all purposes. There’s fashion, religion, architecture inspiration and everything else that matters. You are bound to find plenty of content on whatever it is that you are in need of. One of our favorite ways to use Instagram is to browse through some lighthearted content to get our daily dose of fun. Here we recommend three of our go-to accounts.

Sheena Interrupted 

This is available as a podcast on Spotify but snippets of the episodes are on Instagram too for bite-sized content consumption. It’s essentially just fun banter between Sheena Melwani and her husband, Dinesh Melwani. They talk about their life and discuss common issues without things getting too heavy. It will make you laugh and help you get your mind off things that are weighing you down.

The Language Nerds

If you only have a couple of minutes and need something to freshen you up, let this page be it. It’s content that makes you laugh while stimulating your language curiosities. It’s basically quotes and jokes on languages and their many errors and complexities. Some will make you laugh, others will make you think but no matter what you will have learnt something fun and useful.

Shanta Guni

She is a mom of three daughters who lives in Texas, USA. Though she is an electrical engineer by profession, content creation seems to be her passion. Her Instagram account is filled with posts of daily life in Texas that make you laugh and teach you a thing or two as well. From funny things her children say to what she makes for dinner, Guni shares much of her life in an interesting way.

Police have arrested two Chinese nationals in possession of two kg gold and Rs 2.4 million in cash from Thamel, Kathmandu on Tuesday. 

SP Kaji Kumar Acharya, Information Officer at the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, said that the duo were apprehended with the gold and the cash from a hotel in Thamel.

He said that they are looking into the case.

President Ram Chandra Paudel has unveiled the 'National Land Cover Map 2020/2022' at the President House, Shital Niwas on Tuesday.

The land cover map published by the Forest Research and Training Centre under the Ministry of Forests and Environment was handed to the President by the Centre's Director Dr Rajendra KC.

On the occasion, President Paudel said that the forest cover should be maintained in the field as it is on the map and paper. He emphasized the need to adopt all kinds of measures to protect the forest from deforestation and to earn from the forest.

According to the land cover map, the forest area in the country is 46.08 percent, while it is 58.62 percent in Bagmati Province.

A delegation led by chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), Chen Xiaodong, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today.

During the meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, discussions were held regarding the mutual relations between the two countries, bilateral agreement reached at the Ministry of Finance on Monday, and implementation of previously signed agreements on development cooperation during the high-level visits between the two countries, stated the Prime Minister's Secretariat.

On the occasion, PM Oli stated that there is a long and friendly relationship between Nepal and China, reiterating Nepal's commitment to the One China policy.

He expressed gratitude to the Chinese government for prioritizing the construction of physical structures damaged at the border between the two countries in Rasuwagadhi due to the recent flash floods, and mentioned that the Nepali side has also expedited the necessary efforts to that end.

He emphasized the need to move forward without interruption in the operation of the Kimathangka and other border transit points with China, as well as in the projects under the 'Belt and Road Initiative Framework' to make Nepal land-linked from being land-locked.

Prime Minister's chief advisor Bishnu Prasad Rimal, economic development advisor Yuba Raj Khatiwada and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song were present in the meeting.

The delegation on Monday called on the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel and discussed the projects operated with the support of the Chinese government and those that will be implemented in the coming days.

On that occasion, a memorandum of understanding was signed regarding the project related to 'bone marrow transplantation' at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Bharatpur, Chitwan, and to conduct a feasibility study for the expansion of the Civil Service Hospital.

Similarly, a memorandum of understanding on human resource development between the two countries and a 'minute' regarding the feasibility study for the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung cross-border electricity transmission line was also signed during the meeting with the DPM and Finance Minister Paudel on Tuesday.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 1, 800 per tola in the domestic market on Tuesday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 195, 500 per tola today.

Similarly, the silver has increased by Rs 35 and is being traded at Rs 2, 230 per tola today.

At least 25 children were among the 27 dead pulled from scorched buildings after a Bangladesh Air Force jet on a training mission crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, officials said on Tuesday, with 88 people being treated in hospital, Reuters reported.

The F-7 BGI aircraft crashed soon after it took off at 1:06 p.m. (0706 GMT) on Monday from the airbase in Kurmitola in the capital on a routine training mission. The military said the plane experienced a mechanical failure.

Visuals showed rescue workers scouring the charred buildings for debris as distressed family members surrounded the site.

Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser on health, told reporters that 27 people had died and 88 were admitted to hospital with burn injuries. Those dead included 25 children, a teacher and the pilot, according to Reuters.