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President Ram Chandra Paudel reached the west gate of the Singhadurbar this morning and offered floral tributes to King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the unifier of modern Nepal.

On the occasion, a band of the Nepal Army presented a guard of honor to the President.

During the event, dignitaries from different walks of life also offered floral tributes on the statue of King Prithvi Narayan Shah.

The 302nd birth anniversary of King Prithvi Narayan Shah is being celebrated across the country today by organizing a variety of programmes to commemorate the contributions of King Shah for the unification process of modern Nepal.

The 302nd birth anniversary of King Prithvi Narayan Shah is being celebrated across the country today by organizing a variety of programs. The event is celebrated every year on Poush 27 of the lunar calendar.

The government has also given a public holiday today declaring this day as the National Unity Day.

Different programmes are being organized across the country to commemorate the contributions made by King Prithvi Narayan Shah for the nation's unifications.

Floral tribute is being offered to King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the unifier of modern Nepal, by gathering in front of his statue at the west gate of Singhadurbar.

Prithvi Narayan Shah was born on 27 Poush 1779 BS in Gorkha to King Narabhupal Shah and Queen Kaushalyavati.

He became the King on Chaitra 25, 1799 BS. Before that, Nepal was divided into 52 principalities. After Prithvi Narayan became king, he succeeded in extending the border of Nepal from Tista in the east to Chepe river in the west. After the demise of Prithvi Narayan, his successors worked to expand the state of Nepal to the fort of Kangada in the west.

Prithvi Narayan Shah had conquered Nuwakot in 1801 BS. Twenty-five years later, in 1826 BS, he conquered the Kathmandu Valley. After conquering the Nepal Valley, Prithvi Narayan Shah extended the borders of the country.

The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police is searching for those involved in making public the photo of rape victim ‘Gaushala 26’ (name changed).

Bureau spokesperson Pashupati Raya said that they started searching for the people involved in posting the photo on social media after the victim filed a complaint at the Bureau.

“The victim has filed a complaint at the Bureau. We are searching for those involved in posting the photo of the victim on social networking sites,” he said.

The Kathmandu District Court on Wednesday sentenced cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in prison along with the fine and compensation of Rs 500, 000 on the basis of the complaint lodged by ‘Gaushala 26’.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party has even suspended its cadre who made public the photo of the victim.

An industrial village is to be established at Bageshwori of Changunarayan Municipality-7, Bhaktapur.

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Land and Administration of Bagmati Province has taken the initiative to establish the cultural industrial village spanning an area of approximately 63 ropanis (one ropani is equivalent to 5476 sq. ft).

According to Changunarayan Municipality Mayor, Jeevan Khatri, the process of acquiring the land in Gurungtar was decided a year ago and the provincial government recently endorsed the proposal in this regard.

The proposal to undertake the construction of a cultural industrial village was presented to the provincial government following discussions among all bodies concerned including the ward offices, the municipality, land reform office, revenue office, the District Administration Office and the Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce of Industry. 

With the endorsement of the proposal, the construction of the village will be commenced, he said.

Bagmati Province Minister for Industry, Commerce, Land and Administration, Ram Krishna Chitrakar said with the endorsement of the local government's proposal to allocate land for establishing the industrial village, works have begun to prepare the detailed project report.

The Gautam Buddha Cricket Stadium is to be constructed with joint investment of the three tiers of the government. Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation had initiated the construction of the stadium but abandoned it later.

The construction of the stadium has been ensured with the Federal Government giving its approval to the Bharatpur Metropolitan City to construct the structure in partnership with the provincial government.

Bharatpur metropolis mayor Renu Dahal said that a meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Federal Government, on Tuesday gave consent to the metropolis for constructing the 'national pride' project.

According to her, the Federal Government will also provide funds in the form of grants for construction of the sports structure.

As per the agreement, the land required for the stadium was to be acquired on land substitution basis, but this provision has been done away with now and the federal government gave approval to acquire land for 40 years in line with the Land Lease Act.

Mayor Dahal said the Bharatpur Metropolitan City is proceeding ahead with the construction of the sports structure after signing land lease agreement with Tribhuvan University and the Agriculture and Forestry University.

The Bagmati provincial government had signed an initial agreement with the metropolis for carrying out the construction works worth Rs 750 million. However, Mayor Dahal said that Rs 1 billion will be required for making the stadium fit for organizing national-level matches as per the metropolis' plan.

According to Dahal, works on constructing the pitch and parapet would be completed in the first phase to make the stadium fit for holding matches.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the stakeholders to ensure that patients coming to the Bir Hospital, the oldest hospital of the country, seeking treatment will have no complaints about its services. He described the Bir Hospital as the pillar of the health sector.

During the meeting with office-bearers of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) today, PM Dahal mentioned that the services at Bir Hospital should also be affordable and of quality as the medical services provided from the Hospital bear the health image of the country.  

Sharing that the government was effortful to provide the means and resources demanded by the hospital, he laid emphasis that the hospital should provide its services in a manner so that the people feel them.

The Prime Minister added that he has initiated discussions on the process of appointment of the NAMS chancellor, assuring of making arrangements that the specialist of the respective sector should be appointed as the chancellor.

Similarly, Vice-Chancellor of the NAMS, Dr Bhupendra Kumar Basnet, said there is excessive pressure of patients at the Bir Hospital and urged the Prime Minister to provide means and resources required for the hospital, according to PM Dahal's private secretariat.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 0. 62 points to close at 2,088. 99 points on Thursday. Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 2. 19 points to close at 384. 14 points.

A total of 22,132,768-unit shares of 307 companies were traded for Rs 4. 30 billion.

Meanwhile, Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited, Samaj Laghubittya Bittiya Sanstha Limited, Mid Solu Hydropower Limited, Trishuli Jal Vidhyut Company Limited and Muktinath Krishi Company Limited were the top gainers today with their price surging by 10. 00 percent. Likewise, 9% Nepal SBI Bank Rinpatra 2089 was the top loser as its price fell by 9. 60 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 3. 28 trillion.

Irish Upper House Chairperson, Jerry Buttimer, has paid a courtesy call on President Ram Chandra Paudel.

During the meeting held at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas, today, President Paudel said sustainable economic development is in the priority of the incumbent government and the Nepali people are confident that it would contribute to institutionalize democracy, inclusiveness and federalism.

President Paudel laid emphasis on the need of moving ahead cooperating on the matters of mutual interests in the bilateral, regional and multilateral areas in future by further strengthening the relations between Nepal and Ireland.