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Prime Minister KP Sharma inaugurated the 'FIFA Football for Schools' campaign today. 

During the inaugural ceremony organized by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu, the Prime Minister said the government accorded priority to the further development of the sports sector. 

He also announced to build an advanced stadium in Suryabinayak of Bhaktapur.  

It is said that under the campaign around 1,000 school students will be freely provided with football besides specialized training to school teachers and football team coaches. 

Police have arrested a person for his alleged involvement in killing a 15-year-old girl. 

The arrestee has been identified as Rambabu Shah (35) of Ichhapur of Kshireshwornath Municipality-9. 

Anjali Kumari Yadav of Bateshwor Rural Municipality-5 in Dhanusa was found murdered at her rented room in Kataiyachauri of Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City-4 on Monday. 

Prior to this, Yadav had spent a five-year jail term for murdering his spouse, police said. He was released some five years ago. 

Anjali's mother and another 14-year-old girl have been injured in the attack and are being treated at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences.

Police are further investigating the case.

An M23 rebel attack on farmers and other civilians in east Democratic Republic of Congo killed 169 people earlier this month, a U.N. body told Reuters, in what would be one of the deadliest incidents since the Rwanda-backed group's resurgence, Reuters reported.

M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa told Reuters it would investigate but the report could be a "smear campaign".

The U.N. rights body's account has not been previously reported and emerged as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration pushes for peacebetween Congo and Rwanda that it hopes will unlock billions in mineral investments, according to Reuters.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today held discussions with the leaders from two major ruling partners, the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML. 

The Prime Minister, who also serves as the UML Chair, held the meetings at the Prime Minister's official residence, Baluwatar. 

NC President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, NC Vice President Purna Bahadur Khadka,  UML Vice Chair and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, NC leader and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak  and the Prime Minister's chief advisor Bishnu  Prasad Rimal were present on the occasion.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli encouraged courageous and optimistic young entrepreneurs to take the lead in fulfilling the national aspirations of 'Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali'.

PM Oli said so at a program titled 'Startup Entrepreneurs with PM' organized by the Industrial Enterprise Development Institute at the PM's official residence, Baluwatar, today.

Oli urged them to move forward with optimism and a vision of a developed country as well as with 'We can do!' attitude. 

"We will be graduating into developing country status in 2026. After that we will be a developing country. No one will come and build our nation. We have to do it ourselves," asserted the septuagenarian leader.

He viewed that through the use of technology, innovation and practical application, we can move towards modernization and optimum production.  "If we are committed to propel it, we can do it. Nepal will rise," said the Head of the Government. 

Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Ramnath Adhikari said that the government is committed to ensuring the right to food as a fundamental right as a welfare state.

Addressing an inaugural session and ministerial roundtable of the UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from July 27-29, Minister Adhikari asserted that the right to food has been enshrined as a fundamental right by the Nepal's Constitution. 

The minister also apprised the delegates of the summit that the government of Nepal has issued the Food Rights and Sovereignty Act and related regulations to enact the Right to Food.

Minister Adhikari noted, "It is not only a legal provision but also a political and ethical responsibility which will guide the national efforts."

He emphasized the need for a small economy like Nepal to develop the local food system and strengthen it to tackle the problems emanating from climate-related vulnerabilities, fragile mountainous terrain, degraded ecosystem, loss of biodiversity, rising food and agricultural imports and increasing consumption of unhealthy foods among others.

Shedding light on various government initiatives to support and empower the local farmers, women and youths as a part of development of local food system and strengthening program, the minister mentioned that priority has been accorded to the production of nutritious local and indigenous crops and development of value chain.

He also informed about the government's initiatives to incorporate locally produced food items in the school midday meal which, he added, had contributed in addressing the malnutrition among the school-going children thereby positively impacting their learning outcomes.

This effort, according to him, had also supported the rural economy and aiding the development of a resilient local food system. 

He shared about various sustainable and resilient agricultural practices being exercised and promoted in Nepal such as environment friendly agriculture, organic farming, climate-friendly agriculture and agricultural biodiversity and agroforestry systems.

He said that Nepal, as a low-income country, lacks the financial and institutional strength to transform its current food system into a sustainable, resilient and inclusive one in order to improve food security and nutrition. 

Highlighting the growing challenges caused by climate change in food production and the security system, the minister called for international support to address these issues.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 38. 40 points to close at 2, 915. 73 points on Thursday.

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 7. 68 points to close at 500. 16 points.

A total of 36,871,244-unit shares of 318 companies were traded for Rs 15. 98 billion.

Meanwhile, Trade Tower Limited (TTL) and Nepal Finance Ltd. (NFS) were the top gainers today with their price surging by 9. 99 percent. Likewise, Bhugol Energy Development Company Limited (BEDC) was the top loser as its price fell by 7. 10 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 1. 65 trillion.

A court in India has acquitted all seven accused in a deadly bombing that struck a Muslim-majority town in Maharashtra state nearly 17 years ago, BBC reported.

At least six people were killed and nearly a hundred injured in the blasts that hit Malegaon in September 2008. 

Among the seven acquitted are Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a former MP of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and a serviceman, Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit. 

According to legal portal Live Law, the judge noted that the prosecution failed to prove the motorbike that allegedly triggered the blasts belonged to Thakur, according to BBC.