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The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) surged by 54. 51 points to close at 2, 931. 55 points on Sunday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 11. 11 points to close at 505. 31 points.

A total of 61,407,074-unit shares of 364 companies were traded for Rs 1. 69 billion.

Meanwhile, Corporate Development Bank Limited (CORBL), Salapa Bikas Bank Limited (SABBL), Reliance Spinning Mills Limited (RSML), Aviyan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (AVYAN) and Solu Hydropower Limited (SOHL) were the top gainers today with its price surging by 10. 00 percent.

Similarly, NIC Asia Balanced Fund (NICBF) was the top loser as its price fell by 5. 71 points. 

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 96 trillion.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a second corruption case at the Supreme Court over alleged irregularities in the construction of the Pokhara Regional International Airport.

According to the Commission, the case has been filed against 21 individuals and two companies, including then Tourism Secretary Kedar Bahadur Adhikari.

The Persian Gulf country said it made sure that its air defence were responding to the missile and drone attacks from Iran and the Defence Ministry informed that two missiles and drones were launched at the kingdom island which hosts the is 5th fleet. 

They also said that a total of 145 missiles and 146 drones have been fired at Shiite-majority Bahrain since the start of the war, AP reported.

The government is set to launch a 'Human Papillomavirus' (HPV) vaccination campaign against cervical cancer in four districts of the country this week.

Head of the Child Health and Immunisation Branch of the Department of Health Services, Dr Abhiyan Gautam, said that the vaccination campaign will be conducted in Dolpa, Humla, Jumla and Manang, where schools were closed due to snowfall in February when the vaccination campaign was conducted across the country.

HPV vaccines were administered to 6th-grade students and 10-year-old girls outside school throughout the country from February 8 to 27, except in those four districts.

Similarly, children from grades 7 to 10 and out-of-school girls aged 11 to 14 were also vaccinated. 

Dr Gautam, the head of the vaccination branch, stated that during the campaign, 323,000 girls in 73 districts were given the HPV vaccine.

Dr Gautam said instructions have been given and health workers trained in those districts to make the necessary preparations for the vaccination campaign.

He stated that the main cause of increased risk of cervical cancer is infection from the human papillomavirus, which is why the government has launched a vaccination campaign against it.

At least seven people died in separate road accidents in the country. 

These fatalities occurred in Rupandehi, Kanchanpur, Palpa and Morang districts, according to police. 

A person died in a road accident that took place in Rupandehi, one in Kanchanpur and four in Palpa and one in Morang. 

Similarly, a person who was injured in a road accident at Rangeli Municipality-7 of Morang, is undergoing treatment at Nobel Hospital, Biratnagar.

Police have been carrying out necessary investigations into the accidents, added police. 

More than 10 million people have had power cut to their homes and businesses across Cuba after the country's national electrical grid collapsed for the second time in a week, BBC reported. 

Cuba's energy ministry said "a total disconnection of the National Electrical System has occurred", in a statement posted on social media. "Protocols for restoration are already beginning to be implemented."

Cuba's grid operator UNE said it was gradually recovering electricity, prioritising "vital" centres including hospitals and water systems, according to BBC. 

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 12, 500 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday. 

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 282, 000 per tola today.   It was traded at Rs 294, 500 per tola on Friday. 

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 4, 540 per tola.

Danny Welbeck scored a goal in each half as Brighton Hove Albion put a dent in Liverpool’s Champions League qualification hopes with a deserved 2-1 Premier League victory at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, Reuters reported. 

Liverpool remained in fifth place with 49 points from 31 games, while Brighton moved up four places to eighth on 43 points to boost their hopes of European football next season.

The match was delayed by 15 minutes due to traffic congestion that held up Liverpool fans, and it was the home side who made the better start as Welbeck headed them in front, one of four goals in his last five games, according to Reuters.