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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has instructed concerned bodies to be active in rescuing citizens suffering from natural disasters and distributing relief materials to them.

Issuing a statement today, he expressed grief over the loss of life and property in various parts of the country due to floods and landslides including other natural disasters.

Prime Minister Dahal has said that necessary preparations are being made to minimize the damage and risk caused by floods and landslides.

The PM has urged all civil society and political parties to join hands in rescuing and providing relief to the affected people.

He has further urged all to be more active and alert to avoid the possible risk from natural disasters.

The CPN-UML has concluded that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal should resign immediately.

A Parliamentary Party meeting held at the New Baneshwor-based Lhotse Hall prior to the Parliament meeting concluded that the Prime Minister should pave the way for forming a national consensus government by putting in his papers immediately.

The UML said that the Prime Minister, who fell into minority, should step down immediately, claiming that it would be unfair to remain in the post.

The party said that the Prime Minister of the acting government is making long-term decisions which are against the national interest.

After the meeting, UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula said that the Prime Minister should tender his resignation and pave the way for forming a national consensus government.

“It is unfair that the government which fell into minority is not resigning for a long time. We have urged the Prime Minister to resign immediately and help in forming a national government,” he said, adding, “The government is making various decisions. The government has no power to make any decision in this situation. This is against the national interest.”

The UML has already withdrawn support to the government after an agreement was reached between the UML and the Nepali Congress to form a new ruling equation.

The party already recalled its ministers.

According to the agreement, UML chair KP Sharma Oli will lead the government initially to push for constitutional amendments and then hand over power to NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba to conduct the 2027 elections.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 1, 000 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 145, 400 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 144, 400 per tola on Friday.

Similarly, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 144, 700 per tola.

Meanwhile, the silver is being traded at Rs 1,890 per tola today.

The water level of Saptakoshi river continues to rise with incessant rainfall for the past few days.

As of 6 am today, the water flow at the river was measured at 316,800 cusecs at Koshi barrage.

According to the Saptakoshi Water Measurement Center, all 56 sluice gates of Koshi barrage have been opened after the flow of water increased to warning levels.

As the water level at the Saptakoshi Hydro Measuring Center has crossed the alert level and is still rising, the center has requested the residents living near the Saptakoshi river banks to stay alert and safe.

All the gates of Gandak barrage have been opened after the water level in Narayani river rose to above the warning level.

All the gates of Gandak Dam (Barrage) located in Binayi Triveni Rural Municipality-7 of Nawalparasi (Bardghat-Sustapurva) have been opened, according to Liaison Officer of Gandak Barrage Kashinath Harijan.

All the 36 gates of the barrage were opened after Binayi Triveni-1 Baguban area was flooded. He said that all the gates of the barrage were opened as the flow of water in the Gandak area continued to increase.

Today at 7:00 am, the flow of water in Gandak barrage was measured at 440,750 cusecs.

Meanwhile, the south section of Nawalparasi (Bardghat-Sustapur) along the East-West Highway has been blocked due to fallen trees.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Bed Bahadur Paudel said that the road was blocked by a tree falling on the road near Bishwakarma temple in Daunne.

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Nepal held the '2024 K-Pop World Festival' at the Nepal Academy Hall Kamaladi on Saturday.

‘K-pop World Festival’ is an annual event which was first held in 2011 at Changwon city of South Korea. The 2024 K-pop World Festival will be held in Changwon in October this year.

The K-pop World Festival aims to promote the understanding of Korea using Hallyu content with active participation of the foreigners, reads the statement issued by the Embassy of Korea.

For this purpose, Korean embassies around the world organize the regional preliminary round of the K-pop World Festival.

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea has hosted the K-pop World Festival in Kathmandu in 2016, 2018, and annually from 2019 to 2023, except in 2020 it was canceled due to Covid-19. In 2016, Mongolian Namja represented Nepal in the final round of K-pop World Festival in Korea.

This year, the Preliminary round in Nepal was held online from June 10, 2024 to June 23, 2024. Over 30 teams registered for the contest by sending the participation video in one K-pop song of their choice. Among them, 12 teams were selected under three groups: Dance Group, Dance Solo and Vocal category. Final round of the Regional Preliminary round on July 6, 2024 at Nepal Academy Hall, Kamaladi Kathmandu, according to the statement.   

The three teams from the Regional Preliminary Round of Nepal – Best team from Dance Group Category, AURELIA, Best Solo Dance Category Smart Sunuwar and Best Vocal Category Anjali Nepali were selected in the first round of screening. These three team’s performance videos will be sent to Korea for final evaluation.

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nepal, Park Taeyoung, welcomed and thanked the participants and audiences who made this event a memorable one. He further mentioned that the Korean wave has captivated the imagination of youngsters in Nepal, especially through K-Pop, K-dramas, K-Beauty and Korean Fashion. He stated that this trend will further continue to strengthen deeper cultural exchanges between the two countries, Korea and Nepal.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has stressed on effective priority to disaster management.

In the high-level meeting on mitigation of monsoon disaster risk and risk response held today at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, he said that since the country has a high risk of natural disasters, disaster management should be prioritized in the coordinated efforts of all three security agencies.

The Prime Minister said, "There are ups and downs in politics, but the government and state agencies should not forget their responsibilities. Nepal is a high-risk country in terms of disasters. This year the weather is expected to be unfavorable. So, let's prepare properly to tackle the possible risk. We also have resources in disaster management, but realizing that we are not able to mobilize the resources due to the complications of the procedures, let's modify it so that it can be mobilized easily. Let's focus all the attention of all agencies of the state on preparedness and risk reduction."

In the discussion, he expressed gratitude for the preparations made by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Nepal Army. In the discussion, the Prime Minister was informed about the preparedness of disaster management on behalf of the Nepal Army and the Ministry of Home Affairs and the preparations made by it regarding risk prevention.

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Ravi Lamichhane, Chief of Army Staff Prabhuram Sharma, Acting Chief Secretary Leeladevi Gadtaula, Home Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal, Defense Secretary Kiran Raj Sharma, Inspector General of Police Basant Kunwar, Inspector General of Armed Police Force Raju Aryal and other officials participated in the meeting.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is to seek a vote of confidence on July 12.

The Prime Minister is seeking a vote of confidence after he fell into minority following the agreement of the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML to form a national consensus government.

He has already sent a letter to the Parliament Secretariat to take a vote of confidence.

Prime Minister Dahal informed that he is seeking a vote of confidence as per Article 100 (2) of the Constitution.

The Prime Minister has been saying that he would face the Parliament even though the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML have been urging him to resign and pave the way for forming a national consensus government.

The UML and the Congress had reached an agreement to form a new government on July 1.

According to the agreement, UML chair KP Sharma Oli will lead the government initially to push for constitutional amendments and then hand over power to NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba to conduct the 2027 elections.