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Prime Minister Balendra Shah and  Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Party Rabi Lamichhane held a meeting today.

During the meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singha Durbar, discussion was held about government's ongoing activities related search, rescue and relief distribution in areas affected by Bhotekoshi flash flood in Rasuwa, shared PM Shah's Press and Research Expert, Dipa Dahal. 

Similarly, various issues including search, rescue, relief distribution and rehabilitation of flood victims were also discussed.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 43. 89 points to close at 2, 513. 42 points on Monday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 6. 68 points to close at 444. 53 points.

A total of 9,322,185-unit shares of 347 companies were traded for Rs 1. 45 billion.

Meanwhile, Upakar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (ULBSL) was the top gainer today with its price surging by 13. 16 percent.

Likewise, Mailung Khola Jal Vidhyut Company Limited (MKJC) was the top loser as their price fell by 14. 98 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 32 trillion.

Nepal defeated Bahrain by seven wickets in the match held in Bangi, Malaysia under ACC Premier League Cricket on Monday. 

Nepal chased Bahrain’s target of 88 runs in 21 overs, losing three wickets.

For Nepal, Arjun Kumal contributed an unbeaten 36 runs. 

He scored 36 runs off 58 balls, hitting five fours. Similarly, Rohit Kumar Paudel added an unbeaten 19 and Asif Sheikh scored 18 runs. Dev Khanal made 10 runs.

Towards bowling, Imran Javed Anwar took three wickets for Bahrain.

Before that, Bahrain, having lost the toss and invited to bat first, was bowled out for 87 runs in 36.2 overs. 

For Bahrain, Fiaz Ahmed scored the highest with 15 runs off 15 balls. 

Similarly, Muhammad Wasim added 13 runs. 

Other than that, no other player was able to score double-digit runs.

In the process of bundling Bahrain out for 87 runs, Sandeep Lamichhane from Nepal took five wickets. Similarly, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi took three wickets and Karan KC two wickets. Nepal will play their second match against Malaysia on September 3.

Prime Minister Balendra Shah today held a series of high-level discussions with the chiefs of various security agencies to tackle the challenges posed by the recent flooding of the Bhotekoshi river in Rasuwa. 

According to Dipa Dahal, the Prime Minister's Press and Research Adviser, PM Shah received a briefing from Chief of Army Staff, General Ashok Raj Sigdel, regarding the ongoing search, rescue, and relief efforts, as well as management strategies. 

Shah is currently being briefed by Inspector General of the Armed Police Force, Nepal, Narayan Dutta Poudel. A separate briefing with Inspector General of Nepal Police Dan Bahadur Karki is scheduled for later today.

A search operation has been completed inside the tunnel of the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project which was affected by the flood in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on Wednesday morning.

The Nepal Army said that no one was found during the search.

According to the Nepal Army, the tunnel was about 250 metres long and the search team had reached up to 225 metres. 

But the rescue team returned after finding no one in the tunnel.

The team was searching using a drone inside the tunnel.

The Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) is to provide free cremation service for the victims of the Rasuwa flood.

The cremation of those who died in the flood will be conducted free of charge at Aryaghat and Bhashmeshwar Ghat in Pashupati area.

Kedar Man Bhandari, a member of the PADT Board of Directors,  said that PADT has arranged everything to provide free cremation for those who died in the Rasuwa flood.

The Trust has also called on people to contact Sharadraj Baidya for free funeral services for those who lost their lives in the Rasuwa flood. Baidya can be reached at 9841229994.

PADT has also stated that for more information on this matter, the office of the Trust can be contacted. 

Member Bhandari mentioned that the Trust started this service to help each other in disasters and respect humanity.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has confirmed that 903 people have died so far in the Rasuwa flash flood on August 26.

NDRRMA said that so far 267 people have been injured in the flood, and around 4,347 people are missing. Districts affected by the flood include Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, Nawalparasi East and West, Tanahun, and Chitwan.

Authority's spokesperson Shanti Mahat said that 20,899 security personnel, including the Nepal Police, Nepali Army, and the Armed Police Force Nepal, are being deployed for search and rescue in the affected areas.

Spokesperson Mahat said so far 10,459 people trapped in the floods and landslides have been rescued. According to the authority, the Nepal Army has rescued 3,344 Nepali citizens and 252 foreign nationals by helicopter. 

The authority stated that a total of 411 rescue sorties have been carried out for this purpose so far.

The government has provided cash relief of Rs 10 million each to Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, and Rs 5 million to Dhading.

It has also been reported that Rs 67.5 million has been made available to 15 affected municipalities.

According to the authority, sending food, non-food items, medicine, and health supplies to the affected areas is going on.

The Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajganj on Monday received the mortal remains of 94 individuals who died in the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa last Wednesday. 

According to Dr Gopal Chaudhary, the head of the forensic laboratory, 48 of these bodies have been autopsied, while 37 are still pending examination. 

To date, only nine of the deceased have been identified and handed over to their families and relatives.