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Prime Minister Sushila Karki has reiterated that  the government stands for social justice and good governance. Corruption control is a priority, she added. 

PM Oli said it in her address to the nation on Thursday evening.

It is her first address to the nation after she assumed office as the PM of the interim government mandated to hold election to the House of Representatives (HoR) coming March 5. 

She urged all civil employees to ensure hassle-free and prompt public service delivery. 

Hotlines were managed in all government offices, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers to hear public complaints. Anyone having grudges to public service could reach the hotline and lodge complaints, she reminded. 

The PM made it clear that the issue of constitution amendment could be addressed only through the parliament with people's representatives. However, the government was being run as per the spirit of Gen-Z struggle. 

She sought cooperation from all sides concerned to make the government successful.

The small-scale and haphazard projects will be scrapped in a bid to secure resources for the fiscal year. A reconstruction fund was set up to collect the budget for rebuilding infrastructures damaged during the protests, she shared.

The PM appealed to all civil servants not to engage in the activities that discourage colleagues in the changed context, but to devote themselves to better public service delivery. 

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 2. 35 points to close at 2, 652. 00 points on Thursday.

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 0. 10 points to close at 459. 28 points.

A total of 7,953,740-unit shares of 327 companies were traded for Rs 3. 26 billion.

Meanwhile, Him Star Urja Company Limited (HIMSTAR)

​was the top gainers today with their price surging by 10. 00 percent.
Likewise, City Hotel Limited (CITY) was the top loser as its price fell by 7. 55 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 43 trillion.

A free bus service has been operated for the passengers stuck in a landslide at Tuinkhola under the Narayangadh-Muglin road section.

The Nepal Police has started a free bus service targeting passengers stranded due to the landslide over the past two days. 

According to District Police Office Chief Deputy Superintendent Govinda Puri, the bus service for passengers stranded by the landslide has been started since Tuesday. Two school buses belonging to the Police School Shantipur are being used for this purpose. 

The bus service has been launched targeting passengers who have arrived at the bridge at Panchkilo via the Tanahun route. 

He said, "We have launched a free bus service to Bharatpur for the stranded passengers who have arrived at the bridge at Panchkilo on foot or via the alternative Tanahu route." 

The police have been sending a bus from Bharatpur after the stranded passengers have gathered at Panchkilo and transporting them to Bhartpur.

After the road was blocked, passengers had to walk and take an alternative route. 

Frequent landslides have made it difficult to clear the road at times.

It is expected that the landslide at Tuinkhola will be cleared by Friday.

Although the landslide that occurred last Friday was cleared to reopen the road, another landslide blocked the road again on Tuesday. Work to clear the landslide has also been going on since early this morning.

At least 3, 908 police personnel are to be mobilized in Karnali in view of the security vulnerabilities during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festivals, the Provincial Police Office has stated.

The Office has prepared the 'Integrated Festival Security Action Plan 2082' and plans to deploy security personnel along with drones, said the provincial police office spokesperson and senior superintendent of police Kedar Khanal.

According to him, the security plan will be implemented from September 22 to October 27.

Security officials said that there is a risk of additional criminal incidents during the festive season, as prisoners fleeing from different prisons during the Gen-Z protests may return to their homes and the looted arms and ammunition might be misused.

SSP Khanal informed that a planned police deployment, monitoring, and control are necessary to prevent any untoward incidents, and security plans have been made and implemented for that purpose. 

He said that 53 mobile patrols, 112 motorcycle patrols, 92 quick response teams (rapid response teams) have been deployed along with 178 on-foot patrols. Additionally, 20 long and short-distance patrols have also been deployed.

To further strengthen security arrangements, police pickets have been kept at 130 locations, while regular, special, and emergency checks are being conducted at 92 locations. SSP Khanal added that a joint check involving traffic has been conducted at 75 locations.

Vehicular movement along the Prithvi highway has come to a complete standstill due to landslides that occurred at Jwangkhola and Tingrangkhani of Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-10 in Dhading district. 

Landslides started occurring at 10 am today. 

Police Inspector at the District Traffic Police Office, Gajuri, Suraj Shrestha, shared that efforts are underway to remove landslide debris to resume the traffic. 

Thousands of vehicles are stranded due to obstruction of highway at a time when huge numbers of people are returning to their homes with the start of Dashain festival.

Security personnel have been mobilized to move the vehicles to safer places, said Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Dhading, Bhesh Raj Rijal. 

The passengers have been requested to stay alert and to use alternative routes if needed. 

The Prithvi highway had remained completely blocked for 17 hours due to a dry landslide at Jwangkhola on Monday night. 

Vehicular movement was brought into operation this morning.

With the World Cup already set to expand to 48 teams next summer, FIFA is considering an even bigger expansion to 64 countries for the 100th anniversary of the global spectacle in 2030, Reuters reported.

With the idea receiving mixed reviews, FIFA leaders met with the heads of state from Uruguay and Paraguay in New York, as well as leaders from South America's CONMEBOL and the head of Argentina's football association.

"We want to call for unity, creativity, and believing big," CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez said in a social media post. "Because when football is shared by everyone, the celebration is truly global."

Two goals apiece by Joelinton and William Osula helped holders Newcastle United ease to a 4-1 victory over third-tier Bradford City and into the League Cup fourth round on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Newcastle ended a 70-year domestic trophy drought by beating Liverpool to win last season's competition and once Joelinton and Osula scored in the space of two minutes early they were never in any danger of a shock exit.

The night could have been billed Premier League v League One as Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur all entered the competition against third-tier opposition, according to Reuters.

Julian Alvarez scored twice in eight minutes to complete his hat-trick and hand Atletico Madrid a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory in LaLiga over Rayo Vallecano at the Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

The Argentine striker's heroics salvaged what looked like another frustrating evening for Diego Simeone's struggling side, who had surrendered the lead before Alvarez's spectacular 88th-minute winner from the edge of the box found the top-right corner.

Atletico dominated early and took the lead through Alvarez's 15th-minute volley from a Marcos Llorente cross that found him ghosting in behind the defence at the far post, according to Reuters.