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A 15-year-old boy died after being buried by a landslide at Darlingkhola in Badigad Rural Municipality-9 of Baglung on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Bidhan Pariyar, according to the Area Police Office, Bhimgoth. The body has been kept at the Burtibang Primary Health Center for autopsy. He died when a mudslide buried a house.

Similarly, three houses were buried by a landslide at Darling of Badigad Rural Municipality-10.

The disaster-affected site lies in a remote area and police are struggling to reach there, it is said.

Local people's representative Krishna Bahadur KC said it has not been confirmed yet whether there were people inside the buried houses.

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 Fast forward several years later and most of us have again gotten caught up in the daily grind. We rush through our mornings and are often sending emails late into the night. However, our health must be our priorities, else everything will eventually fall apart. There’s so much information on the internet now, on health and fitness (and everything else), that it’s often difficult to separate the good from the bad. So, to ease you into the world of wellness online, we are recommending three wellness experts who can guide you through your journey of becoming a fitter and better version of yourself.

 Satvic Movement

Satvic Movement is an online holistic health education platform. Founded in 2017, it has become a rapidly growing organization that has transformed the lives of millions of people. Subah Saraf and Harshvardhan Saraf are the people behind Satvic Movement. The co-founders battled chronic health conditions and overcame them through the Satvic way of life. Their healing journey influenced and inspired them to share what they learnt so that people could benefit from it.

 Subah and Harsh apparently controlled and reversed their thyroid and psoriasis through diet and lifestyle changes. When the couple began uploading videos of the ways in which they did it, they received millions of views. Today, their YouTube channel has over five million subscribers. They have 1.7m followers on Instagram. Subah and Harsh also recently wrote a book which was published by Harper Collins. Satvic Movement, on their Instagram page, provides bite sized content on ways in which you can improve your life. They also hold workshops that you can participate in for a nominal fee.

 Little Curves

Everybody wants to lose weight but not many of us know how we can do it without starving ourselves or denying ourselves the food our body craves. Dietician Khushboo Gupta who is a mindful eating coach can guide you through the process without making it seem like a herculean task. Gupta calls herself a food matchmaker, helping you attain the best relationship with food. Through her online platforms, she will guide you to make smart and healthy food choices.

Her Instagram page is filled with healthy meal recipes that you can make in minutes. There’s a no bread protein sandwich recipe that is delicious and filling. The no flour five-minute noodle recipe is so easy to replicate that you will not get packaged noodles ever again. There are many such useful eating tips and recipes for all kinds of health issues, from kidney stones and thyroid to constipation and diabetes. We recommend you go through the page to find the ones that suit you best.

Yogini Srishti

Srishti Kaushik is a yoga teacher whose Instagram page has 1.3m followers. Skilled in different styles of yoga including Hatha, Yin, Yang, Restorative, Vinyasa, and Ashtanga, Kaushik has been practicing yoga for the past 12 years. She started teaching yoga five years ago and has since then garnered a steady clientele. Her Instagram page is filled with useful tips and tricks to incorporate yoga asanas in your daily life no matter how busy you are.

She believes you can tackle all kinds of health issues with yoga and mindfulness and going by the testimonies of her clients who have reversed their thyroid issues and conceived naturally despite having reproductive health problems, it seems you can definitely put your faith in this cheerful teacher who always conducts classes with a smile on her face.

Leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have proposed an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, in a bid to address Bangladesh’s ongoing challenge, Dhaka Tribune reported.

This announcement was made in a video message released early hours of Tuesday by key student leaders Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud, and Abu Bakar Mazumdar.

Earlier on Monday night, Nahid had announced that an outline for an interim government would be formulated within the next 24 hours, as per Dhaka Tribune.

This comes after the announcement of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned from her position and departed Bangladesh.

However, as widespread violence persisted throughout the night in Bangladesh, the coordinators decided to announce their stance as quickly as possible, even in the middle of the night.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday night gave his nod to form an interim government to run the country.

Following this, a meeting was held at Bangabhaban, the presidential palace, to address the country’s deteriorating law and order situation.

Attendees included the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, political party leaders, and civil society members.

This decision was made during a meeting at Bangabhaban after discussing the current situation with the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, leaders of various political parties, and members of civil society, according to a press release signed by Muhammad Shiplu Zaman, Assistant Press Secretary of Bangabhaban.

The Army has been tasked with stopping the vandalism and ensuring law enforcement, which deteriorated severely after Sheikh Hasina left the country Monday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has announced that Tarique Rahman, the party’s acting chairman, will be returning to the country very soon.

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The price of gold has dropped by Rs 2, 300 per tola in the domestic market on Tuesday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 147, 700 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 150, 000 per tola on Monday.

Similarly, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 147, 000 per tola.

Meanwhile, the price of silver has dropped by Rs 65 and is being traded at Rs 1,725 per tola today.

In view of the recent developments in Bangladesh, Nepal has increased vigilance in the border areas.

Vigilance along with additional forces has been increased in the border areas and international transit points to avoid infiltration and illegal entry of foreign nationals.

Following directives of the Central Security Committee, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force of Nepal have stated that a circular has been issued to subordinate units to strengthen the security by increasing personnel based on need and to adopt high vigilance along with the assessment of the situation.

Spokesperson of Nepal Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki, said that the security system has been bolstered by deploying additional forces along with the currently deployed security personnel. "Security personnel have been instructed to be alert at the airport and entry and exit points, especially in the Tarai and areas bordering with neighboring India, and make security arrangements after assessing potential risks."

Likewise, spokesperson of Armed Police Force Nepal, Deputy Inspector General Kumar Neupane, shared that security has been strengthened by increasing personnel in the border areas while remaining alert to the infiltration of people from other countries.

Eleven containers loaded with molasses for exports to Bangladesh have been stuck along the eastern transit point, Kakarbhitta.

Protest that began last month over a 'controversial' quota system for governmental jobs has now escalated to nationwide unrest. Its direct impact has been seen on Nepal's trade as well.  

The trade with Bangladesh that had come to a total halt in mid-July resumed a few days ago. But again, the border has been closed for the next three days.

According to Nepal Transit and Warehousing Management Company Limited, branch office, Kakarbhitta, some containers have remained stuck in the Phulbari-Banglabandh transitional transit point of Nepal, India, and Bhutan.

Similarly, containers en route to Nepal from Bangladesh have failed to cross the transit.

Office Chief Subash Pandey said the supplies were disrupted with the unrest becoming intense.  "We have no idea how long it will take to return to normalcy."

According to the Office data, in the first 11 days of the current fiscal year 2081-82 BS (2024-25), Nepal exported goods worth over Rs 13.5 million to Bangladesh while the value of imports exceeded Rs 206.5 million.

The Mechi Customs Office, Kakarbhitta said Nepal exports pulse, herbal products, molasses, foodstuff, animal feed, Khayar (Black catechu), and coloring agents to Bangladesh.

It imports jute, soybean husk, allopathic medicines, lead-acid batteries, garments, fruit juice, glass sheets, biscuits, and chocolates from Bangladesh.  Nepali students who had been in Bangladesh in the course of pursuing higher degrees in various universities have returned home following the unrest.

Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba has directed the Nepali Embassy in Dhaka to actively engage in the protection of Nepali students in Bangladesh amid the ongoing unrest there.

Taking stock of the current situation of Bangladesh with the Embassy through telephone, Minister Rana issued a directive to actively participate in the protection of the Nepali students.

Nepali Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari informed that all the Nepalis including students in Bangladesh are safe, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Saying that although most of the students have already returned home, Minister Rana directed the Embassy to keep in touch with the Nepali people who are still there and take necessary initiatives for the protection.

The Dhaka-based Nepali Embassy has issued a notice on Monday urging all the Nepali to stay safe and exercise caution.

The notice stated that most of the students have returned home from Bangladesh and currently there are 400 students who are in safe hands.  

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reportedly resigned following weeks of protests over job quota reforms, Bangladesh High Commission officials told Reuters in Delhi.

Bangladesh's army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said Monday he would "form an interim government" after the prime minister resigned and fled the capital in the face of overwhelming protests.

"I am taking full responsibility," the general said, dressed in military fatigues and cap, although it was not immediatly clear if he would head a caretaker government.

"We will form an interim government," Waker said in a broadcast to the nation on state television, adding that Sheikh Hasina had resigned.

"The country has suffered a lot, the economy has been hit, many people have been killed -- it is time to stop the violence," he added.

"I hope after my speech, the situation will improve."

He said he would talk to the president to form the interim government and had held talks with the main opposition parties and civil society members -- but not Hasina's Awami League.

Waker is a career infantry officer who has spent nearly four decades in the military, serving two tours as a UN peacekeeper as well as in the prime minister's office.

"If the situation gets better, there is no need for emergency", he said, vowing the new authorities would "prosecute all murders" following weeks of deadly protests.

"Now the task of the students is to keep calm and help us," he said.

Bedecked with medal ribbons on his green uniform, the mild-looking and spectacle-wearing officer was appointed to the military's top job as chief of army staff earlier this year. AFP