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The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police arrested two fugitive prisoners from the Kathmandu Valley. 

Those arrested include Gita Lama of Gajuri Rural Municipality-2 in Dhading district and Mangal Narayan Mohan Maharjan of Kathmandu.  

Lama and Maharjan had fled from the Sundhara-based Jagannath Dewal jail during the Gen-Z protests on September 9.  

Lama was jailed on a murder case while Maharjan was convicted for smuggling gold, Senior Superintendent of Police and Spokesperson of CIB Shiva Kumar Shrestha confirmed. 

Lama was sentenced to jail for 22 years in 2019. Maharjan was jailed for one year and fined Rs 10.8 million for gold smuggling.

It is said that the CIB held Lama from Dhobighat in Lalitpur Metropolitan City-3 and Maharjan from Dhobichaur in Kathmandu.

Two matches are being held today in the Nepal Premier League 2025, a franchise-based Twenty20 cricket tournament that began in Kirtipur on Monday.

In the first match starting at 11:45 am, Chitwan Rhinos and Karnali Yaks will compete while Biratnagar Kings and Pokhara Avengers will face each other in the second match.

Kushal Malla will lead Chitwan Rhinos and Sompal Kami is the captain of Karnali Yaks. 

Likewise, Sandeep Lamichhane will take command of Biratnagar Kings as the team captain and Kushal Bhurtel for Pokhara Avengers.  

On Monday, Kathmandu Gurkhas defeated defending champions Janakpur Bolts by five wickets  in the inaugural match. 

According to Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the tournament will be conducted until December 13 and altogether 32 matches including the league stage, three play-offs and the final will be held. 

CAN stated that the winner of the tournament will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 11 million. 

Similarly, the runner-up team of the tournament will receive the cash award of Rs 5.1 million. 

The team securing third place will receive Rs 2.5 million while the fourth-placed team will get Rs 1.5 million. 

All matches of the NPL will be held at the Kirtipur cricket ground. 

Eight franchise teams, including defending champion Janakpur Bolts along with previous runner-up Sudurpaschim Royals, Karnali Yaks, Pokhara Avengers, Biratnagar Kings, Chitwan Rhinos, Kathmandu Gorkhas, and Lumbini Lions are competing in the NPL.

Nepal Police arrested five people for their alleged involvement in looting, vandalism and arson in Kavre district during the Gen-Z protests on September 9.   

The District Police Office, Kavre, said that the accused were involved in damaging and looting public properties, government offices and police buildings too.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Information Office of District Police Office Rabin Bista said that Ajay Tamang (21) of Dhulikhel Municipality-3, Bishal Blon ( 21) of Khanikhola Rural Municipality-1 and Rabindra Pariyar (22) and Abhi Sudhakar (19) of Banepa Municipality were nabbed for their wrongdoings during the Gen-Z protests.

Bista added that Bhim Tamang (27) of Jiri Municipality-1 in Dolakha district was also held on the same charge. 

Earlier, the police in the district had arrested 12 individuals for their alleged involvement in looting, vandalism and arson in Kavre in the Gen-Z protests. 

China has urged its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan, a popular destination for Chinese tourists, as a diplomatic row festers over threats by new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the possibility of deploying forces in the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan, Aljazeera reported.

The Japanese government raised its objections on Saturday to Beijing’s travel advisory, lodging a formal protest. Top spokesperson, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, urged China to take “appropriate measures”, Japan’s Kyodo News Service reported.

Kihara told reporters that it is precisely because of the differences between the two governments that multilayered communication is essential, a Kyodo report said, according to Aljazeera.

Hamas rejected the United Nations Security Council's passing a US-drafted resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump's Gaza plan, saying it fails to meet Palestinians' rights and demands and seeks to impose an international trusteeship on the enclave that Palestinians and resistance factions oppose, Reuters reported.

"Assigning the international force with tasks and roles inside the Gaza Strip, including disarming the resistance, strips it of its neutrality and turns it into a party to the conflict in favour of the occupation," the group added.

This comes at a time when Hamas is seeking to widen control over Gaza as US plans for its future slowly take shape, Gazans say, adding to rivals' doubts over whether it will cede authority as promised, according to Reuters.

Ukraine will get up to 100 of France's Rafale F4 fighter jets as well as advanced air defence systems in a major deal to boost Kyiv's ability to protect itself against deadly Russian attacks, BBC reported.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the move as "historic", after signing the letter of intent with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at an air base near Paris.

Deliveries of the Rafale F4's are planned to be completed by 2035, while the joint production of interceptor drones is starting this year, according to BBC.

The UN Security Council has voted in favour of a US-drafted resolution that endorses US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza, BBC reported.

Included in the plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), to which, the US says, multiple unnamed countries have offered to contribute. 

The resolution was backed by 13 countries - including the UK, France and Somalia - with none voting against the proposal. Russia and China abstained, according to BBC.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 9. 78 points to close at 2, 550. 36 points on Monday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index surged by 1. 43 points to close at 440. 87 points.

A total of 8,893,778-unit shares of 335 companies were traded for Rs 3. 94 billion.

Meanwhile, Bandipur Cablecar and Tourism Limited (BANDIPUR)

​​​​was the top gainer today, with its price surging by 10. 00 percent. 

Likewise, Bhugol Energy Development Company Limited (BEDC) was the top loser as its price fell by 9. 99 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 1. 44 trillion.