Nepse surges by 3. 75 points on Sunday

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 3. 75 points to close at 2, 707. 72 points on Sunday.

The sensitive index, however, dropped by 0. 42 points to close at 464. 04 points.

A total of 27,132,308-unit shares of 318 companies were traded for Rs 9. 50 billion.

Meanwhile,  Nepal Finance Ltd. (NFS) was the top gainer today, with its price surging by 10. 00 percent. Likewise, 12 % Goodwill Finance Limited Debenture 2083 (GWFD83) was the top loser as its price fell by 8. 87 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 1. 52 trillion.

Tibetan refugees celebrate Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday with diplomats

Tibetan refugees living in Nepal celebrated their religious leader Dalai Lama's 90th birthday on Sunday..

Lama, a religious leader exiled from Tibet, has turned 90 today. He is the 14th Dalai Lama.

The birth anniversary program was coordinated by the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office in Lazimpat.

The Tibetan Community celebrated the birthday of their religious leader Dalai Lama by organizing a program at Jawalakhel in Lalitpur.

The Tibetan refugees celebrated the birth anniversary of Lama wishing for world peace. They worshipped the portrait of Lama.

Ambassador of the European Union to Nepal, representatives of the US, British, and Australian Embassies in Nepal, and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) were present on the occasion.

Tibetans living around the world have been celebrating the Dalai Lama's birthday on July 6.

 

 

 

 

Two boys drown in Sunsari

Two boys drowned while swimming in Mura rivulet at Jabdi, Sunsari on Saturday.

According to Yogendra Khatiwada, spokesperson at the District Police Office, the deceased have been identified as nine-year-old Yunish Khatri of Itahari-16 and 11-year-old Hem Bahadur (Bishu) Pariyar of Itahari-5.

A team led by Police Inspector Lekh Nath Dahal from Area Police Office, Pakali, reached the incident site soon after getting the information about the accident. 

The team rescued both boys from the rivulet and took them to Sanvi City Hospital, Itahari, for treatment where the doctors declared them dead. 

The bodies have been kept at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences for post mortem.

 

 

Four of a family murdered in Bhojpur

Four members of a family were murdered at Dhodlekhani in Ram Prasad Rai Rural Municipality-2 of Bhojpur district on Saturday midnight.

Rajendra Rai (30) of Bhojpur Municipality-2 killed his 16-year-old wife Manisha Rai, 68-year-old father-in-law Bel Bahadur Giri, 45-year-old mother-in-law Manju Giri and nine-year-old brother-in-law Sapan Giri, said police.

According to Deepak Shrestha, Police Inspector at the District Police Office, Bhojpur, Rai himself called the police control room at 1:15 am and confessed to the crime. 

Rai has also sustained deep abdominal injury.

The District Hospital has referred him for further treatment. 

Police said that they are looking into the case. 

The incident might have occurred due to a family dispute, according to police.

 

Ozzy Osbourne goes out on a high at farewell gig

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath have gone out with a bang at what they say will be their final gig, in front of 40,000 fans and supported by an all-star line-up of rock legends who have been influenced by the founding fathers of heavy metal, BBC reported.

Ozzy, 76, who has Parkinson's disease, sang while seated on a black throne - clapping, waving his arms and pulling wild-eyed looks, just like old times.

He appeared overwhelmed at some moments. "You have no idea how I feel. Thank you from the bottom of my heart," he told the crowd at Villa Park in Birmingham.

He was joined by the full original Sabbath line-up for the first time in 20 years, according to BBC.

Israel to send negotiators to Gaza talks despite 'unacceptable' Hamas demands, PM says

Israel has decided to send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday for proximity talks with Hamas on the latest proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, BBC reported.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he had accepted the invitation despite what he described as the "unacceptable" changes that Hamas wanted to make to a plan presented by mediators from Qatar, the US and Egypt.

On Friday night, Hamas said it had delivered a "positive response" to the proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and that it was ready for negotiations.

However, a Palestinian official said the group had sought amendments including a guarantee that hostilities would not resume if talks on a permanent truce failed, according to BBC.

Search for survivors continues as Texas floods kill 43, including 15 children

Hundreds of rescuers have been deployed to search for survivors in central Texas, after flash floods killed 43 people, including 15 children, BBC reported.

"The work continues, and will continue, until everyone is found," promised Larry Leitha, the sheriff of Kerr County.

As the search goes into a second night, county officials said 27 children remained missing from a Christian youth camp located along the river. 

Some parents confirmed their child's death on social media. About 850 people have been rescued so far.

Multiple flash flood warnings remain in place over the weekend in central Texas, according to BBC.

 

Heavy rainfall likely at one or two places of Koshi, Bagmati Provinces

Currently, there is the influence of monsoon wind across the country. 

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, a low-pressure line of monsoon is located around the normal place.  

The weather throughout the country is likely partly to generally cloudy in the afternoon as well as there is a possibility of light to moderate rainfall coupled with thunder and lightning at some places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces.

Similarly, heavy rainfall has been forecast at one or two places in the hilly region of Koshi and Bagmati Provinces. 

The Division has predicted light to moderate rainfall as well as snowfall at one or two places of high-hilly and mountainous areas of the country. 

Tonight, the sky in Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces is likely generally cloudy while partly to generally cloudy in the rest of the provinces.

There is a possibility of light to moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning at many places of Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and few places of remaining provinces. 

Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall has been forecast at a few places of Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces as well as one or two places of Koshi, Bagmati and Lumbini Provinces.