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As the countdown to federal elections begins, it has been reported that 359 polling stations in Karnali are classified as highly sensitive from a security standpoint. 

Jayaraj Sapkota, the Deputy Inspector General of Police and head of the Karnali Province Police Office in Surkhet, informed that out of the 10 districts in the province, 359 polling stations are highly sensitive, 422 are categorized as sensitive, and 160 are considered normal. 

In total, there are 959 polling stations in the province, which includes 941 permanent and 18 temporary stations. Among the 1,455 polling centres, 446 are identified as highly sensitive regarding security. 

Karnali comprises 12 constituencies for the House of Representatives. Surkhet and Dailekh each have two constituencies, while the remaining eight districts each have one constituency. 

The province has a total voter population of 1,037,800, with 54 rural municipalities and 25 municipalities.

New Zealand recovered from a poor start to crush Sri Lanka by 61 runs in the Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights and eliminate the co-hosts from the tournament on Wednesday, Reuters reported. 

Mitchell Santner led New Zealand's recovery with a captain's knock of 47 off 26 balls after coming in with his side in huge trouble at 84-5 to power them to a competitive 168-7 at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Sri Lanka managed 107-8 in reply, never recovering from a top-order collapse to succumb to their second defeat in the Super Eight stage of the 20-team tournament, according to Reuters. 

The total number of temporary voters for the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) elections has stood at 186,000. 

The temporary voters will use their franchise for the proportional representation system from the designated voting stations. 

Those enlisted in the voters' namelist but failing to appear at their polling stations for being deployed in the election or other reasons have been listed as the temporary voters. 

Those included in the temporary voters' list include the officials of the federal, province and local government, Nepal Army personnel, Nepal Police personnel, inmates and jailbirds, officials and security personnel deployed for the election and chiefs of the constitutional bodies and their office-bearers. 

Election Commission's Assistant Spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC said that a total of 143 voting stations have been determined for the temporary voters.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 10. 30 points to close at 2, 648. 90 points on Wednesday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index surged by1. 20 points to close at 454. 57 points.

A total of 10,456,980-unit shares of 333 companies were traded for Rs 1. 51 billion.

Meanwhile, Salapa Bikas Bank Limited (SABBL) and Reliance Spinning Mills Limited (RSML) were the top gainers today, with their price surging by 10. 00 percent. 

Likewise, Himalayan Power Partner Ltd. (HPPL) was the top loser as its price fell by 5. 98 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 45 trillion.

The government has decided to bear the expenses of the medical treatment for the security personnel injured during the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5.

A Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday made the decision to this effect, government spokesperson and Minister for Home Affairs Om Prakash Aryal said. 

He further said that the government has also decided to provide financial assistance to the families of the security personnel who lose their lives in line of duty during the election period.

The election materials and ballot papers for the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) elections have been sent to 75 districts across the country, according to the Election Commission (EC). 

EC Assistant Spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC stated that the election materials and ballot papers were sent to all districts except Kathmandu and Bhaktapur for the HoR elections scheduled for March 5. 

Assistant Spokesperson GC confirmed that the ballot papers of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) and proportional representation electoral systems were supplied to 75 districts.

The election materials and ballot papers for Kathmandu and Bhaktapur districts will be sent to the concerned districts' election offices on Thursday.

Folk singer Kamal Nirmohi passed away  on Tuesday evening after suffering from kidney disease.

Born in Dang, Nirmohi was living in Nepalgunj.

He is also a former employee of Radio Nepal.

His most popular songs include Lagyo Maya Mohini Nazarma, Pokharama Kya Jaara Rupatal, Dunga Chadhi Salal Mayajaal and others.

He has also lent his voice to folk pop and modern songs.

Nirmohi is survived by his son and two daughters in his family.

He lost his wife a few months back.

It has been learnt that the funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at Sidhaniyaghat, Dang, on the Rapti River.

Nepal Police arrested two more people for their alleged involvement in conducting a fake rescue operation in the mountaineering sector.

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police apprehended Rajendra Bahadur Singh (56), former Vice-President of the Air Service Operators Association and Sandeep Tiwari (28), a representative of the Royal Holidays Adventure and Travel Company at Thamel. 

Singh, a resident of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City-31, was taken into custody today while Tiwari, a resident of Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality-2 in Dhading district, was detained last Tuesday. 

Shiva Kumar Shrestha, Spokesperson at the CIB, said that altogether nine people have been arrested so far in connection with this scam.

Those arrested are affiliated with trekking companies, rescue companies, hospitals, Nepal-based staff of foreign insurance companies and shareholder-operators of helicopter companies, said Spokesperson Shrestha.

The Bureau reported that the investigation found the accused falsely claiming to have rescued foreign tourists who supposedly fell ill during high-altitude treks, using these fake incidents to fraudulently secure insurance payouts and make unlawful financial gains.