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PM Deuba expresses sorrow over Queen Elizabeth II’s demise
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expressed his sorrow over demise of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (UK).
PM Deuba reached the British Embassy in Kathmandu and signed the book of condolence, extending his condolences and the tribute to Queen Elizabeth II who passed away on September 8 at the age of 96, according to PM Deuba’s Secretariat.
Earlier on September 9, PM Deuba took to Twitter and expressed his sadness over the passing away of the British Monarch.
Fondly reminiscing her two important state visits to Nepal in 1961 and 1986, the Head of the Government of Nepal said that Queen Elizabeth II distinguished herself with duty, honor and service.
Darchula floods update: Death toll rises to five
Incessant rains-triggered flood and landslide in Lasku river and Naugad area has killed five people and caused heavy damage in Khalanga, the headquarters of Darchula.
According to Darchula police, Janaki Thagunna, 37, Dhanuli Thagunna, 13, and Mohanram Parki of Naugad-2, who had gone missing after the landslide yesterday night, are found dead.
Similarly, Manmaki Karki of Mahakali-3, Dunguri and Nandaram Bohora of Mahakali-2 have lost lives due to the flood in the Lasku river.
More than a dozen houses have been washed away by floods, authorities said.
Home Minister Khand directs for rescue, relief efforts for disaster victims
Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has directed the administration and security agencies to immediately manage treatment, and launch rescue and relief efforts for those affected by flooding and landslides at various places of Darchula district.
Stating that the government is committed to save people’s lives, he also directed the use of helicopters as per need for the efforts.
After the direction of the Home Minister, a helicopter of the Nepal Army deployed from Surkhet, the capital of Karnali Province, reached the incident sites and rescued those injured in the monsoon-caused disasters, said the Ministry’s spokesperson Phanindra Mani Pokharel.
Flooding and landslides took toll at various places of Mahakali Municipality and Naugadh Rural Municipality in Darchula district, killing at least five people and injuring eight others, said Deputy Inspector General of Police Mohan Acharya, Chief of the Nepal Police, Sudurpaschim Province.
Similarly, seven others are still missing, he said.
Nepali industries hit after India taxes paddy, rice
Rice traders in Bara and Parsa industrial corridor have said the imposition of 20 percent customs duty on export of rice and paddy by India would have direct impact in the Nepali market.
Organizing a news conference here on Friday, the Birgunj Industry and Commerce Association said that as per a letter recently issued by India, it has fixed 20 percent customs tax rate on export of paddy and rice. Before this, it was customs tariff free.
The Association said that the imposition of 20 percent customs surcharge by India on rice and paddy export from there will hit the industries, consumers and the national economy.
Rain predicted for some more days
Weather across the country is expected to remain partial to general cloudy for some more days, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
Monsoon is likely to remain more active from coming Monday, as the monsoon low pressure system lies in its average location towards some southern area, said senior meteorologist Barun Paudel.
With the weather remaining partial to general cloudy, some few parts of Lumbini and Gandaki Provinces have received rain coupled with thunderstorm, while one or two parts of remaining provinces have got light rainfall, he said.
On Sunday, some parts of the country are likely to get light to moderate rain along with thunderstorm, and one or two parts heavy rain.
Power export to Bangladesh this year: Energy Minister Bhusal
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal informed that the government was at work to export electricity to Bangladesh, targeting power export within this year.
At present, Nepal is exporting electricity to only India.
“Now, we will export electricity to Bangladesh too. An agreement on production partnership has taken place, and 50 megawatt power will be supplied to Bangladesh from this year,” said the Minister while talking to media-persons here today.
With the aim of the maximum consumption of electricity at home, there has been a discount on electricity tariffs, she said, reminding that the power tariffs were slashed by up to 75 percent in agriculture and irrigation. The discount is also for domestic use, she said.
HoR meeting put off till Sept 14
Nepali Congress (NC) leader Prakashman Singh has said that those who could not retain the party unity formed under their leadership for a couple of years do not have the moral grounds to claim for new leadership.
Speaking at a program organized in Kathmandu on Saturday, he said that mere accusations that old people cannot do anything cannot be considered as proof of competence.
“The new parties say that old parties could not do anything,” leader Singh said, adding, “If the party established under your leadership cannot last for a couple of years, can you show it by working? Do you have the ability?”
Nepal sees 163 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Nepal recorded a total of 163 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Saturday.
Of the confirmed cases, 112 were detected through the RT-PCR method and 51 through the Antigen method.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 3,746 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
Of them, 1,718 samples were tested through RT-PCR and 2,028 through the Antigen method.
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