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A person has gone missing after a boat capsized in Karnali river at Baluwa, Panlata Rural Municipality-9, Kalikot.

Inspector Kishor KC said that Devnath Sejwal (23) of Rara Municipality-10, Mugu went missing after the boat capsized while crossing the river from Baluwa Bazaar to Nanikot, Pachaljharana Rural Municipality-6. 

He said that police personnel have been deployed to search for Sejwal who has come to the district to work in the Karnali Corridor Project.

There were four persons on the boat when the incident occurred at 7: 30 am today.

Bijay Paudel of Nepali origin has become a candidate for the Canadian Federal Parliament.

He has become the official candidate of the Conservative Party for federal lawmaker from the Humber River–Black Creek region of the Ontario Province, Canada.

“This election is historic for Canadians of Nepali-origin,” he said.

If he wins the parliamentary election, he will be the first Canadian of Nepali origin to be elected to Canada's Federal Parliament. Paudel had registered nomination for the election in 2021 also.

Paudel, a permanent resident of Bardiya, has been active in mainstream politics in Canada for a long time.

Currently, he has been working as the President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Canada.

Besides playing an important role in naming Sagarmatha Park in the Nepali community, he has also been equally active in other social work.

The Canadian provincial government had also honored him with the Responsible Citizen Award for his significant contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last year, Paudel was appointed as a special assistant to MP Kyle Seeback to look into Nepal affairs from the Canadian House of Commons.

In addition to that, he was appointed as a community ambassador last year by the Peel Regional Police.

Paudel, who was always with the Nepali community during both the good and hard times, is confident that he would get support and backing from the Canadian Nepalis during the election.

There is a provision to have 343 elected members from various provinces in the House of Commons of Canada.

According to the Constitution of Canada, the House of Commons of Canada formulates and endorses the federal law.

In this election, Paudel’s candidacy has the support of three Canadian parliamentarians as well as the Nepali and other Canadian communities.

Efforts are in progress since the morning today to douse the fire that started at the Gorakhnath Community Forest in Bolde of Bethanchok Rural Municipality, Kavre.

The forest fire had started at 11 pm on Sunday.

Kuber Dhakal, ward Chair of Bethanchok Rural Municipality-3, said that police, local people's representatives, office-bearers of the Forest Users' Committee and locals are trying to douse the flame.

Dhakal stated that initiatives to douse the forest fire could not be immediately taken since the fire started in the night.

According to him, the human settlement is about a kilometer away from the site of the fire and the drinking water project supplying water to Thalidanda and Harkabhanjyang is at risk.

He added that if the fire spreads towards the left, the human settlement may be at risk.

Dhakal said no human or animal casualties have been reported so far.

The gold is being traded at Rs 174, 100 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the silver is being traded at Rs 2, 040 per tola today.  

Four persons were injured when a jeep bearing an Indian registration number plate met with an accident at Indrasarowar in Makwanpur on Monday.

The ill-fated four-wheeler (UP 70 NT 6917) carrying 17 passengers was heading towards Hetauda from Kathmandu when the incident occurred at Daksinkali road section in Dharakholcha of Indrasarowar Rural Municipality-3, Makwanpur this morning.

Police said that the accident occurred due to brake failure.  

According to police, all the injured are Indian nationals.

They are undergoing treatment at a local hospital.

President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine, Associated Press reported. 

The U.S. leader disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening.

“We will see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday. I will be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday,” Trump said. “A lot of work’s been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an end.”

Any such conversation could be a pivot point in the conflict and an opportunity for Trump to continue reorienting American foreign policy. European allies are wary of Trump’s affinity for Putin and his hardline stance toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who faced sharp criticism when he visited the Oval Office a little more than two weeks ago.

Although Russia failed in its initial goal to topple Ukraine with its invasion three years ago, it still controls large swaths of the country.

Trump said land and power plants are part of the conversation around bringing the war to a close, according to the Associated Press. 

“We will be talking about land. We will be talking about power plants,” he said.

Trump described it as “dividing up certain assets.”

Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff recently visited Moscow to advance negotiations, and he said earlier Sunday that a call between Trump and Putin could come soon.

During his conversation with reporters on Air Force One, Trump said he was pushing forward with his plans for tariffs on April 2 despite recent disruption in the stock market and nervousness about the economic impact.

 “April 2 is a liberating day for our country,” he said. “We’re getting back some of the wealth that very, very foolish presidents gave away because they had no clue what they were doing.”

Trump has occasionally changed course on some tariff plans, such as with Mexico, but he said he had no intention to do so when it comes to reciprocal tariffs, Associated Press reported. 

 “They charge us and we charge them,” he said. “Then in addition to that, on autos, on steel, on aluminum, we’re going to have some additional tariffs.”

The 46th Central Secretariat meeting of the CPN-UML is taking place today.

According to UML's Publicity Department chief Rajendra Gautam, the meeting will be held to discuss the evolving political development and internal life of the party.

The meeting will be held at the UML central office in Chyasal, Lalitpur at 1 pm. 

Party chair KP Sharma Oli will preside over the meeting.

The National Examinations Board, Office of the Controller of Examinations has completed all preparations for the Secondary Education Examination.

Controller of Examinations at the Office of the Controller of Examinations, Grade 10 Nandalal Paudel, shared that all preparations have been completed for the SEE examination kicking off simultaneously across the country from March 20.

All necessary materials, including question papers, symbol numbers and answer sheets have reached every district for the examination, according to the Board.

Examination Controller Paudel said, "A total of 464,785 students had appeared in the SEE examination last year (2080). Number of students in this year's examination has increased by 49,286 to 5,14,071. The office has set up 2,079 examination centers across the country for this year's SEE examination.

There will be one assistant superintendent in an examination center with up to 150 students while one invigilator equivalent to 20 students will be deployed in the examination.

This time three out-of-school centers, including child improvement centers and prison have been determined for the SEE.

Paudel further said arrangements have been made to give the examination to the students from two jails in Kathmandu and Dailekh and a child care home in Bhaktapur.

This year the SEE is scheduled to begin on March 20 and conclude on April 1. The exam will be held from 8 am to 11 am, the office of the examination controller informed.