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The Narayangadh-Muglin road section has been obstructed due to a landslide near Tuin Khola in Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-5.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the District Police Office, Rabindra Khanal informed that the landslide occurred due to continuous rain since Thursday.

Vehicles have been stranded on the road with the traffic disruption.

He said that efforts are underway to clear off the landslide deposition and reopen the road soon.

Prime Minister Sushila Karki has requested German Ambassador to Nepal, Udo Volz, to prod the German company contracted by Nepal government in printing passports before the deadline. 

She believed that Germany would cooperate in Nepal's bid to provide prompt service to Nepalis. 

PM Karki made such a request during a courtesy call German Ambassador Volz made to her on Thursday. In response, the Ambassador assured the concerned company to intensify the printing. 

Issues of Nepal-German relations and mutual assistance were discussed during the meeting held at the PM's office in Singha Durbar.  

The Ambassador congratulated PM Karki and extended best wishes for her successful term.  Volz further informed that Germany was ready to extend support to Nepal based on the latter's needs and priorities.  

The meeting was also attended by Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gagdish Kharel, PM's chief advisor Ajay Bhadra Khanal, foreign secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai and the diplomatic officials.

The Government of Japan has decided to provide grant assistance of Rs 2. 6 billion to Nepal for "Emergency Rehabilitation of Sindhuli Road Affected by Floods”.

The signing ceremony was held in the presence of Finance Minister Rameshwor Prasad Khanal and Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal today.

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Maeda Toru, and Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Ghanshyam Upadhyaya, signed the Exchange of Notes for the grant, according to a press release issued by the Embassy of Japan.

The Sindhuli Road is 160km long and links the mid and eastern Tarai with Kathmandu. Its construction had been supported by Japanese grant assistance (25.8 billion yen) from 1995 to 2015, and the road has contributed to the economic growth of Nepal.

Unfortunately, the road was seriously damaged by floods, which was caused by continuous heavy rains in September, 2024. More than 10km of the road was flushed and it has had a severe impact on the local economy and people’s lives as well as Nepali whole economy including trading and transportation.

The Government of Japan supports promoting road restoration and recovery through grant assistance. This road will continue to serve as an essential route, symbolizing friendship between Japan and Nepal.

The Embassy of Japan believes that this project will be instrumental for Nepal in achieving sustainable economic development and further deepening the cordial relationship between Japan and Nepal.

The movement of vehicles along the BP Highway and the Mid-Hill Highway has been restricted at night due to the increased risk of floods and landslides amidst continuous rains. The restriction will be in effect tonight and tomorrow night, according to the District Administration Office (DAO), Sindhuli.

In a public notice issued today, the DAO urged all stakeholders to follow the instruction, which restricts vehicular movement from Sindhuli to Kathmandu from 5 pm to 5 am for two days.

Assistant Chief District Officer Anuj Bhandari urged everyone to refrain from traveling during this period except in emergencies. He added that if heavy rains occur during the day, vehicular movement may be halted at any location at any time. At night, vehicles will be stopped at Khurkot Bazar.

The measure has been taken to ensure the safe travel of passengers and prevent any untoward incidents or loss of life, it is said.

Flights have been affected across the country today due to the adverse weather.

Both domestic and international flights from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) have been affected due to the adverse 'in-route weather'.

TIA Spokesperson Rinjee Sherpa said that due to the bad weather some domestic flights have been diverted today and flights to Bharatpur and Tumlingtar airports have been suspended. Arrival flights to Pokhara Airport are suspended while only departure flights are operating.

Sherpa stated that the Shree Airlines flight from Biratnagar to Kathmandu was diverted to Biratnagar, and the same airline's flight from Bhairahawa to Kathmandu was diverted to Bhairahawa.

According to spokesperson Sherpa, towards the international sector, a Nepal Airlines plane was diverted to New Delhi, India. Similarly, an Indigo Air plane was diverted to New Delhi and an Air India plane to Lucknow.

She stated that the visibility at Tribhuvan International Airport is currently 2,500 meters. The airport office reported that bad 'en route' weather has caused problems for domestic flights.

Prime Minister Sushila Karki has said that her attention has been drawn to reports disseminated by various media claiming that Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah has been exerting pressure on the Prime Minister to remove Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal from his position.

Issuing a statement, Chief Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Adarsha Kumar Shrestha, stated that the appointment and removal of members of the Council of Ministers fall solely under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister, and no such decisions are made under anyone’s pressure or influence.

“This government was formed in accordance with the mandate of the Gen Z movement, and it is widely known that Home Minister Aryal, who assumed office amid an unusual political atmosphere, has been working diligently to create an environment conducive for the upcoming election (scheduled for March 5, 2026), to maintain peace and order, and to boost the morale of the security agencies,” the statement reads.

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has urged everyone not to spread or believe such rumors and propaganda.

The Nepali Congress is holding its Central Working Committee meeting at the party's central office, BP Smriti Bhawan, Lalitpur on Thursday.

It has been said that the meeting will focus on matters related to the party's 15th General Convention, as the term of the CWC currently led by President Sher Bahadur Deuba is ending by mid-December. Some leaders had launched a signature campaign calling for a special general convention.

It has been reported that 54 percent of the general convention delegates have signed for a special general convention.

Earlier, in the CWC meeting that began on October 14, party president Sher Bahadur Deuba had given the responsibility of acting president to vice president Purna Bahadur Khadka, citing health reasons. Since then, the working committee meeting has been held under Khadka's chairmanship.

NC President Deuba and his wife Arzu Rana Deuba are currently in Singapore for medical treatment.

A person died and four others were injured when a jeep met with an accident at Swakhani in Melauli Municipality-7, Baitadi on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Tulsi Pandey (23) of Melali Municipality-2.

Pandey, who was seriously injured in the incident, breathed his last during the course of treatment at Kesharpur Primary Health Center, said District Police Office Spokesperson Baldev Badu.

The jeep (Se 1 Ja 732) was heading towards Shivnath to Melali in the district. When the incident occurred last night.

The injured are undergoing treatment at Dadeldhura Hospital.