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The Nepali Congress is holding its Central Working Committee meeting at the party's central office, BP Smriti Bhawan, Lalitpur on Thursday.

It has been said that the meeting will focus on matters related to the party's 15th General Convention, as the term of the CWC currently led by President Sher Bahadur Deuba is ending by mid-December. Some leaders had launched a signature campaign calling for a special general convention.

It has been reported that 54 percent of the general convention delegates have signed for a special general convention.

Earlier, in the CWC meeting that began on October 14, party president Sher Bahadur Deuba had given the responsibility of acting president to vice president Purna Bahadur Khadka, citing health reasons. Since then, the working committee meeting has been held under Khadka's chairmanship.

NC President Deuba and his wife Arzu Rana Deuba are currently in Singapore for medical treatment.

A person died and four others were injured when a jeep met with an accident at Swakhani in Melauli Municipality-7, Baitadi on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Tulsi Pandey (23) of Melali Municipality-2.

Pandey, who was seriously injured in the incident, breathed his last during the course of treatment at Kesharpur Primary Health Center, said District Police Office Spokesperson Baldev Badu.

The jeep (Se 1 Ja 732) was heading towards Shivnath to Melali in the district. When the incident occurred last night.

The injured are undergoing treatment at Dadeldhura Hospital.

With overcast skies, light rainfall has been taking place in the federal capital since early this morning.

The Weather Forecasting Division has predicted the weather to remain mostly cloudy in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Provinces, along with hilly regions of the country and generally cloudy in the Tarai region.

There are chances of moderate rainfall at many places in Koshi, Madhesh, and Bagmati Provinces, and at a few places in the hilly and mountainous regions of Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces. Light rainfall is likely at a few places in Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.

Furthermore, moderate snowfall is likely at some places in the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country.

The country is currently under the influence of westerly winds, the partial impact of the cyclone Montha developed in the Bay of Bengal, along with the low-pressure system in the Arab Sea, adds the Division.

Normal life has been thrown out of gear in Manang following a recent heavy snowfall in the district.

Although security personnel have been making continuous efforts since this morning to rescue those stranded due to the snow, the lack of vehicles has made the rescue operations challenging.

According to Chief District Officer Nawa Raj Poudyal, rescue operations have already begun, but many of the available vehicles have also been trapped in the snow. There is a shortage of additional vehicles to assist with the rescue efforts.

Visitors, who were stranded at the Tilicho Lake Base Camp have been rescued, and additional arrangements have been made at Khangar to accommodate them.

Some tourists have been accommodated in homestays, while others have been placed in private shelters.

According to the CDO, all foreign tourists are safe so far.

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 700 per tola in the domestic market on Wednesday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 236, 300 per tola today.

The price of silver, however, has increased by Rs 45 and is being traded at Rs 2, 965 per tola.

Heavy snowfall since this morning has blanketed different parts of Mustang district.

Vehicular movement along the Charang-Lho Manthang road section has been affected due to the heavy snowfall, police said.

Tshiring Kippa Lama, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of District Police Office, Mustang, said that the vehicular movement has been affected due to the snowfall from Thurlungphant to Lho Manthang of the road section.

DSP Lama stated that the area has witnessed massive snowfall, creating obstruction in mobility.

Security personnel deployed at the Border Out Post at Nhechung in Lho Manthang cleared the snow along the Chhoser-Korala road section on Tuesday.

However, the road section from Kagbeni to Muktinath area, which was blocked after the snowfall, has now resumed.

The mountain districts have experienced heavy snowfall, while the lower regions recorded rain.

The risk of dengue fever is rising in Baitadi district, with 18 cases reported in the past three months, according to Jaya Singh Badal, a lab technician at the District Health Office.

Six cases were confirmed in Dasharath Chand Municipality, three in Purchaudi Municipality, eight in Melauli Municipality, and one in Patan Municipality, Badal said.

Other local levels in the district have not reported the dengue patients as of now in this year.

Last year, a total of 106 dengue patients were confirmed in Baitadi.

Likewise, the Office has run a 'search and destroy campaign' against mosquito larvae. Badal stated that the campaign to eliminate mosquito larvae was initiated in different areas in the district as part of prevention and control efforts, since mosquitoes are still active during this season too.

A new international study has projected that the global construction sector’s carbon footprint could be doubled by 2050, threatening to derail efforts to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets.

In 2022, over 55% of the construction industry’s carbon emissions stemmed from cementitious materials, bricks, and metals, while glass, plastics, chemicals, and bio-based materials contributed 6%, and the remaining 37% arose from transport, services, machinery, and on-site activities, according to the study.

Lead author Chaohui Li from Peking University summarizes: “The study shows that the construction sector now drives one-third of global CO₂ emissions, up from around 20% in 1995. If current trends continue, the sector can exceed the 2°C per annum carbon budget by 2040.”

Based on past data, different future emission scenarios were projected. Under the business-as-usual scenario, the construction carbon footprint alone will exceed the per-annum carbon budget for the 1.5°C and 2°C goals in the next two decades, not considering other industries.

“Between 2023 and 2050, cumulative construction-related emissions are expected to reach 440 gigatons of CO₂. This is enough to consume the entire remaining global carbon budget for 1.5°C,” explains coauthor Prajal Pradhan, a professor at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

The study shows a significant shift in emissions from developed to developing regions. In 1995, high-income countries produced half of construction emissions.

According to the study, by 2022, emissions in these economies had largely stabilized, while growth in developing regions was increasingly driven by reliance on carbon-intensive materials such as steel and cement. At the same time, the use of bio-based materials such as timber has declined, underscoring a missed opportunity for low-carbon alternatives.

Meanwhile, the authors have called for a global “material revolution” – a fundamental shift away from carbon-intensive building materials toward low-carbon, circular, and bio-based alternatives such as engineered timber, bamboo, and recycled composites. Their analysis shows that cementitious materials, bricks and metals alone now account for more than half of the sector’s emissions, emphasizing the urgent need to reinvent how the world builds.

 “The challenges and solutions for decarbonizing construction are not globally uniform. Tipping full supply-chain-scale changes ultimately requires structural shifts material-wise, reducing reliance on traditional materials like cement, steel, and bricks, while exploring new alternatives,” explains coauthor Jurgen Kropp from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).

“Humanity has literally built itself into a corner with steel and cement,” says IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber. “To meet the Paris goals, we must reinvent the very materials that shape our cities. A global material revolution rooted in circularity, innovation, and cooperation can turn the construction sector from a climate problem into a cornerstone of a sustainable and resilient future.”