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A total of 39 polling stations and centers have been established in Mustang, a mountainous district, for the House of Representatives (HoR) elections scheduled for March 5.

Mustang, which comprises five local levels, has the lowest number of voters—36—at the Samar Basic School polling center in Baragung Muktichhetra-3 Rural Municipality, according to the District Election Office.

Mustang has a single electoral constituency for the HoR elections, said District Election Officer Lokendra Gyawali. 

The Janahit Polling Center in Jomsom, located in Gharpajhong Rural Municipality-4, has the highest number of voters at 689.

The updated number of voters in the district for the 2026 HoR election is 11,328.

The Election Commission (EC) will launch a voter education program to reduce the number of invalid ballot papers. 

Training of trainers will start from today and the voter education program will be conducted in all 25 wards of the district, which is part of Gandaki Province.

The number of British troops in Norway will double over the next three years as part of efforts to combat Russian threats in the High North, BBC reported. 

Defence Secretary John Healey said the number of armed forces personnel stationed in the Arctic nation would rise from around 1,000 to 2,000.

The commitment follows increasing concern among Nato allies about Russia's activities in the Arctic, including the reopening of old Cold War bases and a growing military presence in the region, according to BBC. 

India’s government said on Tuesday social media companies would have to take down unlawful content within three hours of being notified about it, tightening an earlier 36-hour timeline in what could be a compliance challenge for Meta, YouTube and X, Reuters reported. 

The changes amend India’s 2021 IT rules, which have already been a flashpoint between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and global technology companies.

The amended rules also relaxed an earlier proposal that would have required platforms to visibly label AI-generated content across 10 per cent of its surface area or duration, instead mandating that such content be “prominently labelled”.

President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, as tensions continue to rise across the Middle East and negotiations intensify over curbing Iran's nuclear weapons programme, BBC reported. 

Netanyahu is expected to press Trump to pursue a deal that would halt Iran's uranium enrichment, and rein in its support for proxy groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. 

"I will present to the president our outlook regarding the principles of these negotiations," Netanyahu told reporters before leaving for the US, according to BBC. 

The price of gold has increased by Rs 1, 100 per tola in the domestic market on Wednesday. 

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 306, 600 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 305, 500 per tola on Tuesday. 

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 50 and is being traded at Rs 5, 290 per tola today.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that 10 people, including the suspected shooter, have been killed in a shooting at a high school in the province of British Columbia, with more people injured, Aljazeera reported. 

The Tumbler Ridge RCMP said in a statement on Tuesday that six people were found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, while another person died on the way to hospital, according to police.

Another two people were found dead at a home that police believe is connected to the shooting, according to Aljazeera. 

A jeep en route to Tulsipur from Rukum Purba met with an accident at Chorkhola in Kapurbot Rural Municipality -3, Dang, killing the driver on the spot. 

Three others travelling in the jeep (Ja 1 Jha 5661) were injured in the accident that occurred this morning. 

Police said that jeep driver, Bijay BK (34) from Sisne Rural Municipality of Rukum Purba died on the spot, while three others injured in the incident have been taken to Rapti Provincial Hospital for treatment. 

Pop superstar Britney Spears has sold the rights to her entire music catalogue, the BBC has learned, BBC reported. 

Spears, 44, is said to have sold to independent music publisher Primary Wave on 30 December for around $200m (£146m).

The singer - whose protracted conservatorship long dictated her personal and professional life - is known for the hits ...Baby One More Time, Oops!... I Did It Again, Toxic and Gimme More, according to BBC.