BP Highway closed after floods wash away diversion road
Traffic along the BP Highway has come to a halt after the flood in the Roshi River washed away the temporary road on Friday evening.
As a result, the District Police Office, Kavrepalanchok, has imposed a ban on traffic since Saturday night.
The flooded Roshi River on Friday evening washed away about four kilometers of diversion road from Chowkidanda to Nepalthok in the Roshi area.
Although a plan was made to temporarily construct and open the road with the help of the Department of Roads, Traffic Police and locals, it could not be opened due to continuous rainfall on Saturday, said Chief of the District Police Office, Kavrepalanchok, Superintendent of Police, Komal Shah.
The Division Road Office, Bhaktapur, has stated that out of the 18 km diversion built on the road section washed away by the floods and landslides last year, four kilometers have been washed away at various places. Senior Divisional Engineer Suman Yogesh at the office said that there was difficulty in constructing the diversion due to continuous rain.
After the floods and landslides last year completely damaged the Chowkidanda-Nepalthok road section, temporary roads and diversions were constructed to resume traffic on the highway.
Sabalenka beats Gauff in Miami tennis final, completes 'Sunshine Double'
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beat hometown favourite Coco Gauff 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Miami Open final on Saturday to join an exclusive club by completing the coveted 'Sunshine Double'.
World number one Sabalenka, who reached the final without dropping a set, won 73% of her first-serve points and faced just two break points en route to victory in a rematch of the 2025 French Open final won by Gauff, Reuters reported.
Sabalenka is only the fifth woman to win the Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back, a feat known as the 'Sunshine Double' given the tournaments' respective locations in California and Florida.
Mexico draw 0-0 with Portugal in Azteca reopening friendly
Mexico and Portugal played out a 0-0 draw at the Estadio Azteca on Saturday in a friendly to mark the stadium's reopening ahead of the World Cup, Reuters reported.
Portugal's Joao Felix went close in the 14th minute before Goncalo Ramos struck the post midway through the first half.
The visitors continued to look the more dangerous side after the break, with Bruno Fernandes firing just wide, according to Reuters.
UML demands immediate release of its Chairperson Oli and NC leader Lekhak
The CPN-UML has called for the immediate release of its Chairperson and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli along with former Home Minister and leader of Nepali Congress Ramesh Lekhak.
According to Shankar Pokharel, General-Secretary of the CPN-UML, the meeting convened at party's central office in Chyasal, Lalitpur today morning demanded that both leaders should be released without delay,
The meeting presided over by party Vice Chairperson Ram Bahadur Thapa strongly condemned the arrests, stating that the detention of the two leaders goes against the democratic norms and the rule of the law.
Oli and Lekhak were arrested early this morning as per the recommendation made by a probe commission led by former Justice Gauri Bahadur Karki.
The commission was formed to investigate the Gen-Z movement that occurred on September 8 and 9, 2025.
Furthermore, the meeting also called for the formation of a high-level investigation commission under the leadership of the Supreme Court Justice to conduct a fair and impartial investigation into the Gen-Z movement.
