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A male rhino was found dead at Lokaha Syauli in Kawasoti Municipality-1, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta Purba) district.

Chief of Division Forest Office, Nawalpur, Bishnu Prasad Adhikari said that the rhino was found dead in a maize farm of local resident Bhim Bahadur Darjee. 

The horn and hooves of the adult rhino are kept safe.   

The reasons behind the death of the rhino have not been ascertained yet, as there are no injuries in the body parts of the rhino. 

Further investigation into the incident is underway. 

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 4, 000 per tola in the domestic market on Friday. 

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 298, 500 per tola today.   It was traded at Rs 302, 500 per tola on Thursday. 

Similarly, the  price of silver has dropped  by Rs 355 per tola and is being traded at Rs 5, 390 per tola.

Not all fans have welcomed Tommy Smith's selection in New Zealand's World Cup squad but his former coach Ricki Herbert is convinced the 36-year-old's experience at the global showpiece makes him a worthy pick, Reuters reported. 

Defender Smith, a member ​of New Zealand's last World Cup squad in 2010, has not played for the All Whites since 2024 and is currently turning out for Braintree Town in England's semi-professional fifth tier.

Kylian Mbappe was greeted with a chorus of boos and whistles from Real ​Madrid's own fans as he returned from ‌a hamstring injury during his side's 2-0 LaLiga home win over Real Oviedo on Thursday, Reuters reported. 

The French forward missed ​Sunday's 2-0 El Clasico defeat by Barcelona ​that saw their bitter rivals wrap up ⁠the league title with three games to spare, ​and his introduction in the 69th minute as ​a substitute for goal-scorer Gonzalo Garcia prompted widespread jeers from the Madrid fans.

Manchester City won the FA Youth Cup with a 2-1 ​victory over Manchester United as Reigan Heskey’s late strike sealed the win in front of his father, former ​England striker Emile Heskey, Reuters reported. 

The victory ​earned City a fifth title in ⁠the competition and the second ​in three years, after losing last ​year's final to Aston Villa.

France captain Kylian Mbappe said he is now the fourth-choice forward at Real Madrid after manager Alvaro Arbeloa left him out ​of the starting line-up for their 2-0 win over Real Oviedo on Thursday, Reuters reported. 

The Frenchman, who missed Sunday's 2-0 defeat by Barcelona and was booed by his own fans on his return from a hamstring injury, came off the ​bench in the 68th minute after Arbeloa opted to play ​Vinicius Junior and Gonzalo Garcia in attack.

Prof Dr Bishnuraj Tiwari has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Pokhara University (PU). 

Prof Dr Tiwari was serving at the School of Health and Allied Sciences, Pokhara University. 

The post of the university's Vice Chancellor was lying vacant for some weeks.  

As per the decision of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (from the Prime Minister and Chancellor-Level) on May 13, Prof Dr Tiwari was given the responsibility, Information Officer of Pokhara University Loknath Dhakal said.    

Information Officer Dhakal shared that the university's Vice Chancellor assumed his office on Thursday.

Ambassador of Nepal to Thailand Dhan Bahadur Oli on Thursday had a meeting with Urasa Mongkolnavin, Director-General of the Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.

During the meeting, they discussed various ways to further deepen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest, particularly trade, investment, tourism, culture, agriculture, and education. 

In a press release, the Embassy stated that the two sides also briefly reviewed the implementation status of the eight Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) concluded between Nepal and Thailand last year and insisted on the effective implementation of these MoUs. 

It is mentioned that both sides underscored the importance of facilitating visa procedures and improving tourism-related services on a reciprocal basis and agreed to strengthen cooperation in exchanging intelligence and information to combat human trafficking, money laundering and cybercrime.

They also discussed the possibility of early conclusion of the proposed bilateral agreements on Agricultural Cooperation and Mutual Legal Assistance in criminal matters, including the exchange of feedback on the draft agreements.

The Embassy stated that discussions were held on convening of the next meeting of the Nepal-Thailand Joint Consultative Mechanism in Nepal on a mutually convenient date.

According to the Embassy, the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing cooperation at the regional and multilateral levels, including extending reciprocal support for each other's candidatures in international forums.

The other areas of discussion at the meeting included enhancing complementarities in bilateral trade, strengthening value chains between Nepali and Thai products, and creating added value through the integration of Himalayan and ocean-based goods and services.