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The Senate meeting of the Tribhuvan University has approved the 63rd grace list of 89,191 students for upcoming convocation.

The meeting held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister and TU Chancellor KP Sharma Oli at his official residence in Baluwatar today passed the grace list presented by Registrar Prof Dr Kedar Prasad Rijal.

Similarly, TU's budget and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2025/26 was also presented in the meeting.

On the occasion, Chancellor Oli urged to establish TU as a competitive and capable university suitable for the 21st century.

Similarly, TU Pro-chancellor and Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Raghuji Pant, stressed that the education sector has a significant role to materialize the national aspiration of 'Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali' and the University should work accordingly.

Newly appointed Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Deepak Aryal also attended the meeting.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has reached a preliminary conclusion that Tuesday’s devastating flood from the Lhende Stream in Rasuwa was caused by a supraglacial lake outburst in China.

According to satellite data, the flood was likely triggered by the bursting of a supraglacial lake (a lake formed on top of a glacier), located about 36 kilometers north from the Nepal-China border at Rasuwagadhi (latitude 28.4043, longitude 85.6469), at an altitude of around 5,150 meters.

Before the incident, the lake covered approximately 0.74 square kilometers. After the flood, its area was found to have decreased to around 0.60 square kilometers. This change in size indicates a significant release of water, supporting the conclusion that a lake outburst caused the flood in the Lhende Stream.

Flood expert Binod Parajuli from the Department stated that further information is expected from China and upcoming satellite images will help clarify the details of the incident. The Department will continue its study of the event.

The International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has earlier also suggested that the flood was caused by the outburst of the glacier lake.

A child drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel in Birgunj on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as nine-year-old Bajrangi Rauniyar of Ranighat, Birgunj Metropolitan-11, District Police Office Chief Gautam Mishra said.

The child, who fell unconscious after drowning in the swimming pool on the third floor of the hotel, was rushed to the Narayani Hospital, where he breathed his last during the course of treatment.

"Investigation into the incident is underway,” Mishra said.

A took title Pakistan’s Buddhist Heritage in Nepal language was launched in Kathmandu on July 9. The book authored by eminent scholar Om Charan Amatya highlights the revered sites in Pakistan, their links to Nepal and potential for spiritual and cultural value for the Nepalis and Buddhists across the world.

Speaking in the program organized by Embassy of Pakistan, CPN-UML Leader Bhim Prasad Acharya, lawmaker from CPN-UML highlighted the significance of cultural heritage as an important facet of P2P contacts. He termed the Buddhist heritage as a shared legacy of both friendly countries – Pakistan and Nepal. Leader Acharya also emphasized on the need for enhancing P2P connectivity to further promote the cultural heritages. 

Myo Myint Maung, Ambassador of Myanmar and Chameera Munasinghe, Charge d’Affaires, Sri Lanka. Besides, venerable monks and Buddhist scholars, political leaders, journalists, civil society members and officials of Pakistan Embassy and their families also attended the event. A. Imran Shaukat, Ambassador on Buddhist Heritage Promotion for Pakistan addressed virtually and shared details of “Pakistan’s Buddhist Heritage Promotion Initiative.”

Abrar H Hashmi, Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal said that Pakistan takes pride in its cultural heritage; has preserved it; and wants to share it both as an emotional experience with the followers and tourists alike.

He commended Om Charan Amatya for his meticulous work in highlighting the profound historical and cultural ties between Pakistan and Nepal. He hoped that book would go a long way in reaching to Nepali readers and bring deeper understanding and quest for research, pilgrimage and travel.