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Police have arrested an Indian national in possession of one kg gold from the Tribhuvan International Airport. The suspect has been identified as Rahul Ramanan (31). He came to Kathmandu on a Fly Dubai flight. Police followed him after he acted suspiciously soon after he landed at the airport. After the arrest, he was taken to the Kathmandu Medical College for an x-ray test which revealed that he had concealed four cylindrical gold masses in his stomach. He has been handed over to the Department of Customs for investigation, the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala said.

Light to moderate rain with thundershowers is likely to take place in some places across the country today. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places in the hilly areas of the country. Furthermore, light to moderate rain is likely in Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and partial to normal showers in other provinces. During the night today, there is a chance of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at few places in Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces and at one or two places in the rest of the province. The minimum temperature of Kathmandu valley today is 19.6 degrees and the maximum temperature is 30.3 degrees Celsius.

Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains killed at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over the last three days, officials said on Sunday, Reuters reported. The rains overwhelmed hundreds of villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded as rescue crews have been racing to evacuate survivors.

Farming contributes around 15% to India's $2.7 trillion economy while sustaining more than half the population of 1.3 billion. Heavy showers followed by landslides and flooding in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh over the past three days killed at least 36 people, a state government official told Reuters. In the neighbouring mountainous state of Uttarakhand, an official government release said that four were dead and 13 were missing due to continuous rainfall. "We have deployed choppers to rescue people who are stuck in remote areas due to rain related incidents. The rescue operation is happening on full swing," said Ranjit Kumar Sinha, an official in Uttarakhand's disaster management department, according to Reuters. In the eastern state of Odisha, at least six people were dead amid ongoing torrential rains, a state official said. Floods have affected nearly 800,000 people and displaced thousands from their homes in Odisha, with rains disrupting electricity and water supply, and damaging road infrastructure. The state has evacuated 120,000 people so far from the affected areas. Authorities in the Ramgarh district of the eastern state of Jharkhand said five people had been swept away by the waters of the swollen Nalkari river on Saturday. Four bodies have been recovered so far, said Madhvi Mishra, a district official in Ramgarh, Reuters reported.

The Ministry of Health and Population has launched the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign today targeting children aged 5-12 in 50 districts, out of 77, across the country. According to the Ministry, under the campaign, the target group will be administered the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The campaign will run until August 27. Ministry joint-spokesperson Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari said the vaccination centers have been set up within the schools. Besides, it is available in Balmandir (children’s home) and prisons. Those children to be incorporated in the campaign will get the second dose from September 12 to 17. Besides, children who are not enrolled at schools will be administered the vaccine upon the showing of proof of age document or their parents/guardian declaring the age of children that will be eligible for taking the shots. The campaign covers Bhojpur, Dhankuta, Khotang, Okhaldhunga, Panchthar, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Taplejung, Tehrathum and Udyapur in Province 1, Bara, Rautahat, and Sarlahi in Madhesh Province, Ramechhap, Dolakha, Dhading, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchowk in Bagmati Province, Baglung, Gorkha, Lamjung, Manang, Myagdi, Parbat, Syangja, and Tanahu in Gandaki, Kapilvastu, Arghakhanchi, Gulmi, Palpa, Pyuthan, Rolpa and Rukum East in Lumbini, Rukum West, Salyan, Dolpa, Humla, Jumla, Kalikot, Mugu, Dailekh and Jajarkot in Karnali and Achham, Doti, Bajhang, Bajura, Baitadi and Darchula for the vaccination.