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German Ambassador to Nepal Udo Eugen Volz paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal.

During the meeting held at the Foreign Ministry today, they discussed various issues of Nepal-Germany relations, according to the Ministry.

On the occasion, Ambassador Volz on the behalf of German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul extended best wishes to Minister Khanal on taking over as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal.

The Nepali Congress has decided to seek a seven-day clarification from its former Vice President Purna Bahadur Khadka.

A meeting of the NC Disciplinary Committee held today took such action against Khadka, citing he had carried out activities on April 13 against the party statute using the party's letterhead. 

Earlier, the Committee had decided to reprimand leader Khadka, saying he had issued a press release using party letterhead on March 28.

Similarly, the decision was taken to extend the deadline till May 14 to file complaints against those who violated discipline acting against the party's statute in the elections to the House of Representatives held on March 5.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) surged by 33. 27 points to close at 2, 866. 87 points on Wednesday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 5. 22 points to close at 481. 87 points.

A total of 26,438,521-unit shares of 344 companies were traded for Rs 1. 63 billion.

Meanwhile, Ridge Line Energy Limited (RLEL), Suryakunda Hydro Electric Limited (SKHEL), Hotel Forest Inn Limited (HFIN), Sindhu Bikash Bank Ltd (SINDU) and Palpa Cement Industries Limited (PCIL)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ were the top gainers today with its price surging by 10. 00 percent.

Similarly, Reliance Spinning Mills Limited (RSML) was the top loser as its price fell by 5. 61 points. 

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 88 trillion.

Canada, the UK, Australia, Japan, and six other countries condemned the killings of U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon on Tuesday while calling "for an urgent end to hostilities" in the country where Israeli attacks have killed over 2,000 people since March, Reuters reported. 

"Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom remain deeply concerned by the worsening humanitarian situation and displacement crisis in Lebanon," the countries said in a joint statement.

"We condemn in the strongest terms actions that have killed U.N. peacekeepers and significantly increased the risks faced by humanitarian personnel in southern Lebanon," the 10 countries said in the joint statement.