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Indian climber Shradha Gupta successfully summited Mount Manaslu at 8: 06 am on September 26, 2025.

She was accompanied by her guide Tenji Sherpa with Nirmal Purja’s Elite Exped company to climb the world’s eight highest mountain (8163 meters).

Manaslu is one of the famed peaks which are above an altitude of 8000m in what climbers called the death zone.

Gupta, a resident of Dubai, UAE and heads the corporate business for Singaporean Bank - DBS Bank for the Middle East, started climbing only three years ago after rediscovering her love for hiking post pandemic.

Gupta summited three of the seven summits - Kilimanjaro, Elbrus and Aconcagua since then, as well as undertook the trek to the Everest Base Camp. This is her first 8000m peak.

The work to construct a temporary road along the BP Highway, which was demanded following the floods and landslides caused by the Roshi river on October 4 and 5, has begun.

As the water flow in the Roshi river subsided after the two-day flood, the diversion work commenced on Sunday.

The Division Road Office, Bhaktapur, in collaboration with Roshi Rural Municipality and Namobuddha Municipality, has initiated the reconstruction of the diversion by redirecting the river to one side.

Last year in October, approximately eight kilometers of road in various affected areas of the region were temporarily diverted and put into operation. The same section of road in the area suffered further damage and was washed away by floods and landslides this time as well.

Engineer Bindhu Adhikari, Information Officer, reported that temporary road construction will begin at one site in Chaukidanda, Kavrepalanchok, and at three or four additional locations towards Sindhuli. He noted that since the road along the banks of the Roshi river must be maintained and no remnants of the road remain, the diversion will be reconstructed above the water level.

Due to the destruction caused by the floods and landslides, efforts to rebuild the diversion from Sindhuli on the BP Highway also commenced on Monday. Superintendent of Police Lal Dhwaj Subedi, head of the Sindhuli District Police Office, shared that a diversion from Nepalthok, Sindhuli is currently under construction. He mentioned that the Division Road Office in Khalsite, Sindhuli has begun constructing a diversion towards Nepalthok on the BP Highway using two excavators.

Various sections of the road from Sindhuli to Namobuddha's Chaukidanda towards Kavrepalanchok were washed away, and after sustaining damage, the highway became completely blocked.

At present, vehicles are using alternative routes via Khurkot–Manthali through the Araniko Highway.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his sorrow over the destruction inflicted by floods and landslides in Nepal.

Today, through the social media platform X, the prime minister paid tribute to those who lost their lives in these tragic events and offered heartfelt condolences to their families.

He stated, 'In this difficult time, the Government of Pakistan and its people stand in solidarity with the Government of Nepal and the Nepali people.'

Gold prices in Nepal surged to an all-time high of Rs 233,100 per tola (11.664 grams) on Monday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association, the yellow metal was traded at Rs 223,200 per tola when markets closed for the Dashain holiday on September 28. When trading resumed on Sunday, prices jumped by Rs 9,900 per tola to reach Rs 230,600, and rose by another Rs 2,500 per tola on Monday.

With this, gold has become dearer by nearly Rs 10,000 per tola since the market closed for Dashain holiday last week. The recent surge follows weeks of steady appreciation in the bullion market. Gold first breached the Rs 200,000-level on August 29, posting an overnight gain of Rs 1,200 per tola. The price then surged past Rs 210,000 on September 5, when it traded at Rs 210,400 per tola, and again crossed Rs 220,000 on September 23, after a steep rise of Rs 3,900 per tola in a single day. The price of silver also climbed after the long festival holiday. It rose by Rs 150 per tola from Rs 2,810 before Dashain to Rs 2,960 per tola on Monday.

The sharp rise in local gold prices mirrors movements in the global market. Gold prices soared past the $3,900-per-ounce mark for the first time in the international market on Monday, driven by renewed safe-haven demand as investors reacted to a fall in the Japanese yen and mounting uncertainty over a US government shutdown, according to Reuters. “Gold has climbed 49 percent so far this year after a 27 percent rise in 2024, helped by strong central bank buying, increased demand for gold-backed exchange-traded funds, a weaker dollar and growing interest from retail investors seeking a hedge amid rising trade and geopolitical tensions,” Reuters added.

Since Nepal meets all its gold demand through imports, domestic prices are directly influenced by international market fluctuations and exchange rate movements. As the festive season continues with Tihar and Chhath ahead, gold traders expect sustained demand despite high prices. However, buyers are likely to remain cautious as record rates make jewelry purchases significantly more expensive.

At least 555 people, who were stranded in various parts of Koshi Province affected by floods and landslides following incessant rainfall, have been rescued safely.

According to SSP Deepak Pokharel, spokesperson at the Koshi Province Police Office, Biratnagar, they were rescued with the joint efforts of the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, Nepal Police personnel and local volunteers.

Among them, Nepal Army rescued 23 people from highly risky areas through choppers while the remaining 532 people were taken to safer places via land routes.

Police said that 16 people were rescued from Jhapa Rural Municipality and are being kept in a safer place.

Similarly, three injured persons were rescued from Mangsebung Rural Municipality-1 in Ilam and have been taken to the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan for treatment.

Likewise, four injured people were rescued from Sandakpur Rural Municipality-4 Mabu in Ilam and have been sent to B&C Hospital in Jhapa for treatment, said SSP Pokharel.

So far, 44 people have been confirmed dead in various districts of Koshi Province due to floods and landslides.

As many as 37 people lost their lives in Ilam alone.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 1, 500 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 233, 100 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 230, 6 00 per tola on Sunday.

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 30 and is being traded at Rs 2, 960 per tola today.

Two roads connecting Hetauda and Kathmandu have reopened this morning.

The Hetauda-Kulekhani-Phakhel-Pharping road and the Hetauda-Palung-Naubise road had been disrupted earlier by the landslides, according to District Police Office, Makawanpur's police inspector Thakur Sapkota.

He said that another route connecting Heatuda and Kathmandu: Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Sisneri road and the Kanti Highway that connects Hetauda and Lalitpur Metropolis are yet to be restored for the traffic operation.

The Dodhare river had swept away the parts of the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Sisneri road.

Efforts are underway to reopen the roadway. 

Similarly, the landslide has blocked the Kanti Highway.

Efforts are underway to clear the debris and repair the damaged segments, police said.  

Over 1,300 houses have submerged in Sunsari due to incessant rainfall.

Floods, inundations, and landslides triggered by torrential rainfall have thrown life out of gear in the district.

DSP Yograj Khatiwada of the District Police Office, Sunsari, said that floods and landslides have caused damage in various places including Dharan, Itahari, Inaruwa, Barahachhetra, Ramdhuni and Bhokraha Narsingh in Sunsari.

According to him, roads have been obstructed in dozens of places.
Hundreds of locals have been evacuated to safer places.

The Dharan-Bhedetar road section of the Koshi Highway and the Dharan-20 Bishnupaduka-Sagurigadhi road section have been obstructed due to landslides.

Around 120 houses in Inaruwa Municipality-9 and 70 houses in Inaruwa Municipality-10 have been affected by the floods.

At least 300 houses have been submerged in the Jalpapur area alone, while residents of about 60 houses are taking shelter in their relatives’ houses.

Police Inspector Diwas Kunwar of the Area Police Office, Mahendranagar, said that about 160 houses in the Barahachhetra Municipality area have been inundated.

Around 300 houses have been submerged in Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality-5.

Police said that around 20 houses have been submerged in the Panchayan areas of Ramdhuni Municipality-6 and 7.

Likewise, 10 houses in Drum and Sukumbasi Tole of Itahari-5 have been inundated.