Gold price drops by Rs 1, 300 per tola on Sunday
The price of gold has dropped by Rs 1, 300 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 117, 500 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 118, 800 per tola on Friday.
Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 116, 950 per tola.
Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 1,425 per tola today.
Three foreign nationals nabbed with 6.5 kg gold from TIA
Police have arrested an Egyptian national with 6.5 kg gold from the Tribhuvan International Airport in the wee hours of Sunday.
DIG Arjun Chand Thakuri, Chief of the airport police, said that they apprehended Sherif Mohamed Lashin (31) with 6.5 kg gold last night.
He said that Lashin landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport on flydubai flight 573 at 12:45 am today.
“Acting on a tip-off, security personnel detained him during a security check. He brought the precious yellow metal by making a false bottom in the half jacket,” DIG Thakuri said.
He said that they have also detained two Sudanese nationals who were with the Egyptian citizen for the investigation.
Earlier on Thursday, police had nabbed Chandra Ghale of Gorkha with 14 kg gold from the airport.
Two killed in Arghakhanchi truck accident
Two persons died in a truck accident in Sitaganga Municipality of Arghakhanchi on Saturday.
The accident occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle (Ba 6 Kha 2739) near the Rapti Bridge in Satmara along the Mahendra Highway.
Truck driver Sanjay Kumar Chaudhary (31) of Ramgram Municipality-18, Nawalparasi Paschim and his helper Bhola Kurmi died in the accident, police Inspector Bikram Rijal of the District Police Office said.
They succumbed to their injuries during treatment at the Zeus Hospital in Butwal.
School teacher, accountant killed as jeep hits motorbike in Chitwan
Two people died when a jeep hit a motorbike on the bridge over Chitai Khola at Chitai Khola in Madi Municipality-1, Chitwan on Saturday.
Police identified the deceased as bike rider Surya Adhikari, accountant of the Someshwar Secondary School, and pillion rider Beg Bahadur Khatri, teacher of the same school.
Another teacher Bhawani Prasad Poudel was injured in the incident, Chief of Madi Area Police Office, Deepak Rijal, said.
The incident occurred when the four-wheeler (Lu 2 Cha 2508) hit the two-wheeler (Bagmati Province 06001P 4093) last evening.
Khatri died during the treatment at the Bagouda Hospital while Adhikari died at the Bharatpur Hospital this morning.
Adhikari was a resident of Madi Municipality-1 and Khatri was from Agrigaon of Sinta Rural Municipality-3, Surkhet.
Poudel, who was injured in the accident, is undergoing treatment at the Old Medical College in Bharatpur. His condition is reported to be stable.
Police said that they are looking into the case.
