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Minister for Energy, Water Resources and irrigation, Kulman Ghising, has directed concerned officials to make the electricity system further reliable, of quality, safe and customer-friendly. 

Minister Ghising asked the concerned officials to address the demands of general people along with short-term, mid-term and long-term policy and program, citing complaints regarding problems in power supply from different places of the country are being received. 

Stressing the need of resuming power supply after carrying out repair and maintenance of the structures damaged by recent floods and landslides immediately, he opined, " There should not be  any delay in bringing policy and program in a planned manner in order to bring transmission line and sub-stations into operation in full capacity, paying special attention in construction of 220 kV Hetauda-Dhalkebar transmission line under Marsyangdi corridor and managing electricity for coming winter season."    

While inspecting the electricity center in Syuchatar, Kathmandu, he acquired information on the condition of electricity generation, transmission and distribution systems across the country, grid operation, electricity demand and supply management, electricity export, and electricity projects damaged by floods and landslides, among other things. 

NEA Executive Director Manoj Silwal briefed Minister Ghising about electricity generation, demand, supply, export, system operation status, and related issues, expressing a commitment to leave no stone unturned in efficient electricity management.

Executive Director Silwal clarified that the NEA family is committed to repairing structures damaged by floods and landslides and resuming electricity services with a team of technical personnel on standby, being economical and making maximum use of resources to solve the problems of the general public and service users.

The Koshi Province Government today dispatched various relief materials for the flood and landslide-affected people in Ilam district. 

Secretary at the Koshi Province Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, Ram Prasad Acharya, said that the relief materials have been sent to the district on a Nepal Army helicopter as it was not feasible to supply the aid via road transport at present. 

The provincial government has dispatched rice, lentil, potato, cooking oil, salt, turmeric and other food items as well as blankets, pillows, mattresses and tarpaulin sheets to Ilam, said Sadananda Bhattarai, an official at the Disaster Management Section of the Ministry.

He said the relief materials have been supplied to Ilam district with priority as the district was the hardest hit due to landslides and floods triggered by incessant rainfall on October 3 and 4.

The relief assistance will be distributed to those families displaced due to the floods and landslides.

The Suryodaya Municipality, Ilam Municipality, Sandakpur Rural Municipality, Mangsebung Rural Municipality, Mai Jogmai Rural Municipality, Deumai Municipality and Phakphokthum Rural Municipality suffered loss of lives and property due to the disasters.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his sorrow over the destruction inflicted by floods and landslides in Nepal.

Today, through the social media platform X, the prime minister paid tribute to those who lost their lives in these tragic events and offered heartfelt condolences to their families.

He stated, 'In this difficult time, the Government of Pakistan and its people stand in solidarity with the Government of Nepal and the Nepali people.'

The Election Commission has postponed the scheduled by-election for the Province Assembly in Manang district. Manang district has only one election constituency.  

All the programs related to the by-election scheduled in Manang's Province Assembly (B) for November 3 were cancelled.

All the by-election-related activities have been postponed for the time being as per the decision taken on October 5, reads a press release issued by EC Spokesperson, Narayan Prasad Bhattarai.

According to the EC, the election was cancelled until the next schedule after curfew implemented following the Gen-Z protest beginning from September 8 had affected implementation of election related programmes determined as per election schedule. 

Officiating Chief Election Commissioner of the EC, Ram Prasad Bhandari, as well as other Election Commissioner had on Sunday discussed with Finance Minister Rameshore Khanal, Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Anil Kumar Sinha, among others about the preparations of election to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5. 

On the occasion, the EC had briefed them about preparations for the election and its activities.