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The death toll from rain-induced disasters since June 10 has reached 175.

The landslides and floods that occurred in different parts of the country claimed the lives of 175 people, police said, adding that Kathmandu Valley itself witnessed the death of three persons in this period.

Koshi Province recorded the number of fatalities at 27, Madhes Province at eight, Bagmati Province at 31, Gandaki Province at 54, Lumbini Province at 33, Karnali Province at eight and Sudurpaschim Province at 11 totaling 175, according to Central Spokesperson of Nepal Police, DIG Dan Bahadur Karki.

Similarly, a total of 224 people have been injured in the landslide and flood. Among them, 11 persons were injured in the Kathmandu Valley. Till date, 37 persons were injured in Koshi Province, 11 in Madhes Province, 23 in Bagmati Province, 46 in Gandaki Province, 13 in Lumbini Province, 55 in Karnali Province, and 28 in Sudurpaschim Province.

The police also rescued as many as 113 people from the disaster. A total of 28 persons were rescued in the Kathmandu Valley itself.

DIG Karki further informed that a total of 49 persons were still missing in the floods and landslides. Bagmati Province witnessed the highest number of missing ones, 41, while Lumbini the least with only one.

The rain-induced disasters also killed as many as 820 cattle.

Since June 10, the flood and landslides damaged 286 houses, 105 cowsheds, 49 bridges, two schools and two government office buildings.

The number of households displaced by the disaster stands at 4,472 in the last two months.

A woman died when a truck hit a scooter at Gatthaghar in Bhaktapur on Thursday.

DSP Rajan Karki of the District Police Range, Bhaktapur said that the truck hit the parked scooter during the traffic police checking.

The truck (Na 6 Kha 2173) hit the scooter (Ba 49 Pa 8944) this afternoon.

Police said that the scooter rider died on the spot.

The identity of the deceased has not been ascertained yet.

Police said that they are looking into the case.

Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba is to leave for India.

According to a high-level source at the Foreign Ministry, she is leaving for New Delhi next week.

During her stay in India, she will meet her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar including high-level officials.

This is Rana’s first foreign visit after being appointed as the foreign minister.

However, there has been no official information about Minister Rana’s India visit from either side.

The source said that the Cabinet meeting to be held today may take a decision on the same.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had visited Nepal a few days ago after the formation of CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli-led government.

During this stay in Nepal, he paid courtesy calls on President Ram Chandra Paudel, Prime Minister Oli, ministers, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal among others.

It has been said that Minister Rana is leaving for India to strengthen mutual harmony and relations between the two countries.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 43.05 points to close at 3,000.81 points on Thursday.

Similarly, the sensitive index surged by 16.01 points to close at 535. 51 points.

A total of 68,980,346-unit shares of 334 companies were traded for Rs 29. 95 billion.

Meanwhile, Butwal Power Company Limited (BPCL), Rastriya Beema Company Limited (RBCL) and Modi Energy Limited (MEL), with their price surging by 10. 00 percent.

Likewise, Nepal Finance Ltd. (NFS) was the top loser as its price fell by 10.00 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 76 trillion.  

The 132-kV double circuit transmission line, considered as the significant for quality power supply to Dhanusha, Mahottari and surrounding areas, has come into operation.

According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), construction of the transmission line from Dhalkebar of Dhanusha to Loharpatti of Mahottari, and the Loharpatti 132-kV substation has completed and it has come into operation from today.

The project was constructed at a cost of around Rs 1.13 billion by the government and NEA in order to improve power supply in Dhanusha and Mahottari, to manage the rising demand of power as well as to make power supply reliable and efficient.

The length of the double circuit transmission line is 23 kilometers. A total of 91 towers have been constructed for the transmission line. There are 132/33 kV, two power transformers of 30-MVA capacity, and a transformer of 22.5 MVA in the sub-station. Overall, the capacity of the substation is 82.5 MVA.

Around 150,000 customers under Janakpur, Jaleshwor, Gaushala and Yadukuwa distribution center would be benefitted once the sub-station starts supplying power.

Director of NEA Madhes Province Office, Munindra Thakur, said with the commencement of power supply from the substation, problems like electricity leakage, low voltage and electricity tripping would be resolved.

The power was being supplied in the area from Dhalkebar via Mujaliya of Janakpur. The construction of the project started around three years ago.

Pradip Dhakal of Nepal has won the primary election for mayor of Herndon City, Virginia.

Dhakal, a member of Herndon City Council, had filed his candidacy for the post of mayor of Herndon City from the Democratic Party.

Following the win, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee has also endorsed Dhakal for mayor of Herndon.

Out of 641 voters in the primary election, 94 percent voted for mayor.

Dhakal secured 345 votes to win the primary election for the post of mayor.

“I filed a nomination for the post of mayor after achieving success in all the previous terms with a long experience as a local representative,” he said, adding, “That is why, I am confident that I will win the final election for the mayor.”

The final election for the post of mayor of Herndon City will be held in November.

As a local representative, he has won the election three times as Herndon City Council Member

Herndon City's former mayor and almost all the members of the Council had openly supported the candidacy of Dhakal for the post of mayor.

Nepali communities had also organized election centric campaigns to get him elected.  

“It is a proud moment for the Nepali community that he won the primary election for mayor with a majority of votes,” Parshuram Bhandari, a Nepali living in the US, said.

Patan High Court Judge Rameshwor Regmi passed away on Wednesday. The 61-year-old Regmi was suffering from brain cancer.

Judge Regmi died in the course of treatment at the Nepal Cancer Hospital, Harisiddhi, Lalitpur, said Information Officer of High Court Patan, Arjun Acharya.

Regmi, Joint-Secretary in the judicial service, was appointed as Judge of High Court, Patan, in 2077 BS.

The last rites of Regmi were performed at Pashupati Aryaghat this morning, Acharya added.

The High Court Patan's scheduled programs for today have been postponed in mourning.  

The 78th Independence Day of India was celebrated by organizing a program in the Indian Embassy premises on Thursday.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava hosted the national flag and read out the message of Indian President “Droupadi Murmu”.

Independence Day celebrated in the premises of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu was followed by a cultural program by the students of Kendriya Bidhyala.

On the occasion, Indian Ambassador Srivastava also felicitated widows and next of kin of deceased Gorkha soldiers of Indian Armed Forces with cheques and blankets. Books for libraries were also handed over to various institutions.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has also congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and the people of India on the country’s 78th Independence Day.