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The weather today will remain generally cloudy in Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and partly cloudy in the hilly regions of the country. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and at a few places in the rest of the country.

The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology in its early morning bulletin says that there are chances of light rainfall and snowfall at a few places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country.

Later tonight, the weather will remain generally cloudy in Koshi, Madesh and Bagmati Provinces and partly cloudy in the rest of the country. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of Koshi, Madesh and Bagmati and at a few places in the rest of the provinces. 

The impact of monsoon winds has weakened as of today, says the Department.

A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over historic emissions of planet-warming gases, BBC reported.

But the judge at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday said that untangling who caused which part of climate change could be difficult.

The ruling is non-binding but legal experts say it could have wide-ranging consequences.

It will be seen as a victory for countries that are very vulnerable to climate change, who came to court after feeling frustrated about lack of global progress in tackling the problem, according to BBC.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed his commitment to speed up work to prevent the crisis of drinking water and manage irrigation facilities in the Tarai-Madhes region. 

Responding to the queries raised by lawmakers in a meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Wednesday, Prime Minister Oli shared today's Cabinet meeting's decision to declare Madhes Province a natural disaster-hit area and pledged to arrange drinking water and irrigation facilities by utilizing all resources. 

"Currently, the hills are being adversely affected by rainfall and floods, while the Tarai-Madhes is marred by a long spell of drought. The government has taken necessary steps to address these problems,” Prime Minister Oli noted. 

"The government is serious about the issue. Now we have to lay focus on finding both short-term and long-term solutions to address the issues. The government will leave no stone unturned to avert the crisis, he added.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has reminded the government's priority to discourage youths from travelling abroad with creation of sufficient jobs at home and engage the migrant returnees in the productive sector.

In his response to the concerns shown by lawmakers during a meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today, the Prime Minister said the government had announced a period from 2082 to 2092 BS as the Internal Employment Promotion Decade. 

Agriculture, industry, tourism, energy and infrastructure development, the major areas for Nepal's development, are attracting significant investment from both the government and private sectors and they are highly capable of providing job opportunities, according to the Prime Minister. 

The Prime Minister further added that the government had pursued a policy of restructuring the Prime Minister Employment Programme as the National Employment Programme, making it more skill and employment-oriented. 

Entrepreneurship development programs through startup and innovations are in operation, targeting the 'Gen Z' population, he added. 

Likewise, PM  Oli said that under the ReMi Project, reintegration and entrepreneurship promotion programs have been implemented in 20 local levels of Koshi and Madhesh Provinces targeting youths returned from foreign migration.  

Reiterating his commitments against corruption, he said corruption is intolerable.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government is responsible and sensitive towards concluding the transitional justice process with a guarantee of justice to the survivors.

Responding to concerns raised by lawmakers in a meeting of the House of Representatives today, Prime Minister Oli said that concluding the remaining tasks related to transitional justice and bringing the peace process to a conclusion is a high priority of the government.

Expressing the government's commitment to well recognize the contributions and sacrifices of martyrs, those forcibly disappeared, and conflict survivors, he said that work is in progress to conclude the peace process as soon as possible.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stated that unity and collaboration between the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, despite their distinct political ideologies, have enabled the nation to successfully face each critical juncture.

Responding to concerns raised by lawmakers during a session of the House of Representatives today, Prime Minister Oli was of the view that such collaboration has led to political stability and transformative achievements, institutionalizing these accomplishments.

He said that both political parties were able to steer adverse political developments in the right direction by following the paths laid out by BP Koirala and Pushpa L Lal Shrestha. 

He claimed that the NC-UML coalition government has been successful in terms of achieving political stability and promoting prosperity in the country.

Oli also took the opportunity to pay tribute to veteran communist leader Pushpa Lal and Nepal's first elected Prime Minister BP Koirala, whose memorial days were observed yesterday and today, respectively.

He called on political leaders to focus on unity and reconciliation, rather than on 'difference' and 'division,' emphasizing the message of harmony conveyed by the two leaders.

The Prime Minister, who is also the Chair of UML, said that Pushpa Lal, a relentless fighter for the cause of the nation and its citizens, was even denied the right to spend his final days in his homeland by the then autocratic regime.

He added that Pushpa Lal’s vision for a joint people’s movement was realized through the collaboration between the Nepali Congress and the then United Left Front Nepal in 1990, which led to the establishment of a multiparty democratic system.

A similar form of collaboration in 2063 BS reinstated the dissolved Parliament, bringing about a qualitative transformation in the political system. Such unity and transformation paved the way for suspending the centuries-old monarchy and enabled the situation wherein a people-elected Prime Minister could exercise the rights of the head of government, according to the Prime Minister. 

Two children died and two others of the same family were taken ill after consuming wild mushroom in Rukum East.

The District Police Office, Rukum East identified the deceased as three-year-old Yojan BK and six-year-old Bhagya Rekha BK of Serabang in Bhume Rural Municipality-5.

Yojan died on Tuesday afternoon while Bhagya Rekha breathed her last at night while receiving treatment at the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences in Dang district. 

Similarly, mother Ram Kumari Sunar (35) and her daughter Ayusha BK (9) fell sick and are in critical condition, police said.

They had consumed the mushroom brought from the jungle on July 18. 

They visited the District Hospital in Rukum East  only on July 21 after they fell ill.. 

The District Hospital then referred them to the Dang-based hospital on July 22 where the two died during the course of treatment. 

The injured ones have been sent to Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj for further treatment, police added.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 5. 17 points to close at 2,978. 88 points on Wednesday.

The sensitive index, however, dropped by 0. 15 points to close at 516. 82 points.

A total of 44,866,159-unit shares of 319 companies were traded for Rs 19. 57 billion.

Meanwhile, Trade Tower Limited (TTL) and Sanvi Energy Limited (SANVI) were the top gainers today, with their price surging by 9. 99 percent. Likewise, Bhugol Energy Development Company Limited (BEDC) was the top losers as their price fell by 5. 32 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 1. 69 trillion.