- Friday, 10 July 2026
Kathmandu, July 10: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is planning to collect deposits worth Rs 60 billion from the market to manage liquidity.
The Monetary Management Department of the central bank issued a notice today stating that a tender has been called to collect the amount through a 19-day deposit collection instrument. The bidding will be done today by 3pm through the Online Bidding System Software (OBSS).
It is stated that the deposit collection instrument will be issued today, and its principal and interest will be paid on the upcoming October 9. The interest rate will be determined through a bidding process.
Applications can be submitted up to the total call amount, in exact dividend while dividing by minimum Rs 50 million and maximum Rs 100 million.
Only category ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’ banks and financial institutions licensed by NRB will be allowed to participate in the deposit collection instrument.
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01- President certifies four bills
Kathmandu, July 10: President Ramchandra Paudel has certified four separate bills on Thursday.
The bills certified by the Head-of-State are the Public Procurement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2083; the Prevention of Money Laundering (Third Amendment) Bill, 2083; the Cooperatives (First Amendment) Bill, 2083 and the Bill to Amend Some Nepal Acts Related to Institutes of Health Science, according to a communiqué issued by Ritesh Kumar Shakya, the spokesperson at the Office of the President.
These bills were forwarded to the Office of the President on Thursday itself after they were passed by the Federal Parliament meeting.
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02- Ganesh Nepali to be taken to AIIMS, India for treatment; Govt to pay all medical expenses
Kathmandu, July 10: The government will bear the entire medical expenses of Ganesh Nepali who suffered serious burn injuries in an incident happened in front of the Department of Passport at Tripureshwar here on Thursday.
Preparations are underway to immediately take Nepali, who is currently under treatment at Bir Hospital, to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, India, for further and specialized treatment.
Home Minister Sudhan Gurung and members of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat visited Bir Hospital on Thursday to take updates on Nepali’s health condition and the treatment process.
They acquired first-hand information from the hospital’s medical team about the injured person’s latest health condition and progress of treatment.
After the consultation with doctors and the seriousness of the condition, the Home Minister and the team accompanying him have instructed the hospital to make the necessary technical and managerial arrangements to immediately take the patient to India.
The process of taking the injured Nepali to India for further treatment has been initiated under Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s directive, it is stated.
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03- Indigenous Nationalities Commission presents 25-point constitution amendment proposal
Lalitpur, July 10: The Indigenous Nationalities Commission has released 25 suggestions to update the ambiguous provisions in the constitution in a timely manner and to ensure an inclusive, fair, and effective governance system.
The Commission has released a 25-point suggestion for constitution amendment, highlighting the need to implement the constitutional rights of indigenous peoples more effectively while including federalism, proportional inclusion, republicanism, secularism, and cultural diversity.
At a press conference held in Pulchowk on Thursday, the commission’s chairman Ram Bahadur Thapamagar stated that based on the request for suggestions regarding constitution amendments received from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the commission has prepared its stance and submitted it to the government.
Commission Chairperson Thapamagar said that it is necessary to clarify and complete some provisions that the Constitution of Nepal could not cover or were unclear, adding the ‘Gen Z Movement’ has also highlighted the need for constitutional amendments.
He expressed the view that the constitution is not an unchangeable document but a fundamental law that should be amended according to time, circumstances, public aspirations, and social-political changes.
The commission has suggested that all languages written in the indigenous nationalities’ scripts should be recognized as official languages, that it should be possible to sing the national anthem in those languages designated by the provincial government, and that the state itself should take responsibility for preserving the language and culture of each community.
Similarly, it has been proposed that autonomous regions should also be constitutionally recognized as a level of government, and that representation of different genders and communities should be ensured in high constitutional positions like the President and Vice President and others, and Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the National Assembly.
The commission suggested that those positions should be represented respectively by Khas Arya, indigenous nationalities, Madhesis, Dalits, or the Muslim community.
Likewise, the representation of indigenous nationalities must be ensured in the National Assembly, the name of the Indigenous Nationalities Commission should be changed to ‘National Indigenous Nationalities Commission’, and the work, duties, and rights of the commission should be clearly defined in the constitution.
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04- Doctors suggest taking Nepali for treatment to India only after health condition stabilizes
Kathmandu, July 10: The government is not immediately taking a burn patient, 25-year-old Ganesh Nepali from Soru Rural Municipality-1, Mugu, to India for further treatment following the doctors’ advice.
According to Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s press and research expert Deepa Dahal, based on the initial advice given by the doctors involved in Nepali’s treatment, all preparations were completed to take the patient to AIIMS hospital in New Delhi, India.
For this, Home Minister Sudhan Gurung himself was on duty throughout the night. Also, the government had arranged air ambulance services to take Nepali to India for further medical treatment.
Before that, it had even been decided that the entire cost of Nepali’s treatment would be borne from the government fund.
Nepali is undergoing treatment keeping him on ventilator, and doctors have suggested that transferring him elsewhere in such situation would be even riskier, so the government has decided not to send him to India immediately.
The doctors have suggested taking Nepali to India for further treatment only after his health condition stabilizes.
Home Minister Gurung and the members of Prime Minister Shah’s secretariat have been on standby at Bir Hospital since last night, supervising Nepali’s treatment.
It has been reported that Nepali, who was admitted to the emergency ward of Bir Hospital on Thursday afternoon at 3:00pm, has 55 percent burn injury.
A 21-member special team led by Dr. Piyush Dahal, coordinator of the Plastic Surgery Department at Bir Hospital, including Unit Chief Dr. Apar Lamichhane, Dr. Nirman Gyawali from the Critical Care Unit, anesthetist Jaya Prakash Thakur, Prof. Dr. Raviram Shrestha, and nursing staff, has been involved in the treatment of Nepali.
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05- More tourists visiting Shuklaphanta National Park
Kanchanpur, July 10: Tourist attraction to Shuklaphanta National Park is found continuously increasing.
Four thousand one hundred and ninety-one tourists have visited the park till date in the current fiscal year beginning July 17, 2025. The current fiscal year ends this July 16. Shuklaphanta National Park is a major tourist destination in Sudurpaschim province.
This number is 469 more than the total of 3,722 tourists who visited the park last year. Just this year alone, tourist arrivals have increased by about 12.6 percent.
According to the park’s information officer Purushottam Bagle, 1,657 women and 2,534 men visited the park from Ashoj to Asar this year.
Domestic tourists continue to outnumber foreign ones among those visiting the park. Out of the total tourists, 3,699 are Nepali visitors, including 1,513 women and 2,186 men. The fact that about 88 percent of the total tourists are Nepali confirms that Shuklaphanta is becoming a major destination for domestic tourism.
Similarly, 358 tourists from SAARC countries have visited the national park. Among them, 87 are women and 271 are men. From third countries, 156 tourists have visited the park, including 57 women and 99 men.
Although the number of foreign tourists is still relatively low, it has been gradually increasing in recent years. Compared to the last fiscal year, the number of foreign tourists has increased by 22 in the current fiscal year, Bagle said.
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06- BP Highway to be opened for traffic in 30 minutes in case of obstruction during monsoon
Kavrepalanchok, July 10: Preparations are being made to reopen the Kavrepalanchok–Sindhuli section of the BP Highway, within half an hour if it gets blocked due to floods and landslide during the monsoon.
This 30 kilometres stretch of the highway from Bhakundebesi to Nepalthok was damaged by the massive floods and landslide occurred in September 2024. This section of the highway has been damaged by repeated floods and landslides after that also and it is currently being repaired.
With the reconstruction, the Division Road Office in Bhaktapur has stated that vehicles will start running on the rebuilt track within a few days.
This relatively short highway connecting the eastern and central hill regions of Nepal with the federal capital Kathmandu used to get blocked as soon as it rained.
“Considering the rainy season, traffic will be fully allowed on the reconstructed track in a few days, and preparations have been made to reopen it within half an hour if it gets blocked due to rain-induced disaster. The necessary equipment has been kept ready for this,” said Suman Yogesh, Senior Divisional Engineer and head of the office.
According to him, most of the sections rebuilt in the same place are now passable.
Before this, since a temporary diversion was constructed in the river itself, whenever the flow of the Roshi River increased, the diversion would be washed away by the flooded river, damaging the road and making it impassable.
According to Senior Divisional Engineer Yogesh, vehicles have been operating from Chaukidanda to Piple via Katunjebensi, Laskot, Charsaya Bensi, Narke, Chiuribas, and Boksikuna using the old track.
The office has identified Chauki Danda, Charsaya Bensi, Ghumaune Bensi, Boksikuna, Chiuribas, Kaladhunga, and Piple-Barkhekhola areas as high-risk locations.
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07- Minister Chaudhary calls for expanding youth targeted employment, volunteer service
Kathmandu, July 10: Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Environment, Gita Chaudhary, has instructed all departments and bodies under the Ministry to work in result oriented manner by expanding youth targeted employment, paid training and volunteer opportunities for youths.
During the meeting with chiefs of Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC), Dairy Development Cooperation, Herbs Production and Processing Company Limited, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology as well as other subordinate departments and bodies today, Minister Chaudhary mentioned that activities should be carried out making the citizens realize about it, as youths have trusted the incumbent government.
She underscored that she was ready to make legal and policy level arrangements for this purpose.
Minister Chaudhary directed the line departments and bodies under the Ministry to prepare details and action plans on how many youths they could provide employment to, paid training and volunteer service, and submit the proposal at the Ministry within this month.
Urging to work in an implementation and result-oriented manner, she stressed the need of developing agriculture, forests and environment sector as an attractive employment sector for youths.
On the occasion, departmental chiefs shared that paid and unpaid programmes as well as volunteer programme are currently being run under their offices across the country.
Though initiatives were taken to involve students in ‘internship’ collaborating with different universities, it has not happened due to some legal provisions, they opined.
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09- Gold, silver prices rise
Kathmandu, July 10: The price of gold and silver has increased in the domestic market today, the last trading day of the week.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, gold is being traded at Rs 287,400 per tola (11.66 grammes) increasing by Rs 2,700 per tola today.
It was traded at Rs 284,700 per tola on Thursday.
Similarly, the Federation has fixed the price of silver at Rs 4,510 per tola against Rs 4,340 on Thursday. The silver price went up by Rs 170 per tola today.
According to international media, gold is being traded at 4,120 US dollar per ounce and silver at 60 US dollar per ounce in the international market today.
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10- Institutions running foreign academic programmes without approval to face music
Kathmandu, July 10: The Ministry of Education and Sports has warned that the academic institutions that run courses of A-Level, CBSE, IBDP and other programmes without the government’s prior approval would face actions.
The government has intensified its efforts in the implementation of the legal provisions by approving the Foreign Educational Programmes (Operation and Regulation) Regulations, 2083 BS from the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, which is aimed at increasing educational quality and regulating colleges operating with affiliation from foreign academic institutions.
With the implementation of the new regulations, strict standards will be implemented for colleges operating in Nepal under affiliation with foreign universities, it is said.
Under Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Sports Krishna Chandra Pokhrel said that such a provision was shared again since some colleges were still running the foreign academic programmes without taking approval from the ministry.
The ministry has stated that the legal tool was brought with the objective of enhancing the quality, credibility and international competitiveness of higher education. It has set new standards for colleges operating in the country affiliated with foreign universities, according to the ministry.
The ministry has urged all stakeholders to provide written information regarding further details on the academic institutions running foreign educational programmes.
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11- Harsingdanda in Lamjung connecting tourism with history
Lamjung, July 10: Harsingdanda in Marsyangdi Rural Municipality-3 of Lamjung has developed into a popular choice for domestic tourists over the past few years.
This historic hill, associated with the childhood of national hero Bhakti Thapa, has been attracting tourists due to its natural beauty, scenic view of the Himalayas, peaceful environment, and historical significance.
This place’s identity as touristic place has gained new dimension after electricity reached here. A few days ago, the Nepal Electricity Authority’s Lamjung Distribution Center extended the national transmission line to Harsingdanda, and now in the evenings, the hill looks beautiful when lights are on.
Locals of Harisingdanda who had been relying on solar power for their daily power needs for a long time now have regular electricity. This has not only made daily life easier for the locals but also given a new boost to the tourism business.
It is expected that the tourism business will thrive once electricity is available.
A few years ago at that place, four youths—Purna Bahadur Gurung, Suman Gurung, Suraj Gurung, and Indra Bahadur Gurung—jointly invested about Rs 1.1 million to build a conference hall with a capacity of accommodating up to 35 people, along with food and lodging facilities for the visitors.
It’s because of this initiative by the local youth that domestic tourism has started to increase at this historic site.
Nowadays, hundreds of tourists come here in different seasons.
Local residents believe that sales of locally produced farm produce to handicraft will increase, young people will get jobs in the village, and the village’s economic activities will expand. Harsingdanda, which used to become deserted as soon as evening fell, is now charmingly bright.
Tourists visiting Harsingdanda have been captivated by the natural beauty here.
According to them, the view of the Manaslu mountain range, the Buddha Himal, Dr. Hark Peak, the view of the Marsyangdi River with its serpentine bends, Ghalegaon, Kalmedanda, Besisahar Bazaar, and even up to Bandipur in Tanahun is truly enchanting. The mesmerizing sunrise and sunset make anyone who visits here want to come back again.
Harsingdanda has become an excellent destination not just for short walks, but also to spend a night or two enjoying time with friends and family. Its peaceful atmosphere, local hospitality, natural beauty, and history connected to historic military commander Bhakti Thapa make it even more delightful.
Another important aspect of Harsingdanda is its historical significance. It is a place the new generation must visit at least once to understand Nepal’s heroic history.
It is mentioned in history books that the national luminary Bhakti Thapa, who was born in 1802 BS at Dhungbensi, Khuudee, currently in Marsyangdi Rural Municipality–3, spent much of his childhood grazing livestock on this hill.
It is said Thapa used to enjoy shot-put competitions, play with friends, and grow up in the village environment at this place.
His statues and memorial parks dedicated to Bhakti Thapa have been built in various places in Lamjung in honor of his bravery during the Anglo-Nepal battle.
But the Harsingdanda where he spent his childhood days has only recently started to catch up with development. Locals say that with the expansion of roads, electricity, and tourism infrastructure, the importance of this place has been steadily increasing.
Bhakti Thapa Chhetri (1741 A.D. Lamjung, Nepal – 1815 A.D.) was a military commander and administrator in the Kingdom of Nepal. Initially, he served the Kingdom of Lamjung. He is considered one of the national heroes of Nepal.
Sardar Bhakti Thapa had great success in the unification of the Jumla District. He was involved in the Anglo-Nepali War. His most important contribution to the war was at the western front of Deothal.
Historical accounts have it that in the Anglo-Nepal war, Sardar Bhakti Thapa was controlling the operation of the whole Western Region of Nepal from the fort of Malaun, whereas the fort of Surajgadh was in the south of this fort.
As the British forces had control over the fort of Deuthal, 1,000 yards (910 m) away from Malaun fort, the whole of the Western Region was at stake, which made Sardar Bhakti Thapa Chhetri go to the battlefield, taking naked Khukuri and sword on his hand, along with 2,000 Nepali soldiers amidst the fierce gun-firing of the British army on April 16, 1815.
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12- Pedestrian dies in oxygen cylinder explosion
Kathmandu, July 10: A pedestrian died when an oxygen cylinder exploded at Makalbari of Gokarneshwor municipality-4 today morning.
According to Spokesperson at the District Police Range Kathmandu, Pawan Kumar Bhattarai, Bishnu Thapa, 41, of Makalbari of Gokarneshwor-8 died in the incident.
Out of oxygen cylinders and two fire extinguishers uploaded in the vehicle destined for Panchpokhari Primary Hospital located at Panchpokhari Thangpal rural municipality in Sindhupalchowk, the oxygen cylinder had exploded.
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13- Ganesh Nepali succumbs to burn injuries
Kathmandu, July 10: Ganesh Nepali, a youth from Mugu who was receiving treatment at Bir Hospital for burn injuries, has passed away.
Spokesperson of Bir Hospital, Dr. Prakash Budhathoki, confirmed that Nepali who self immolated at Tripureshwor, Kathmandu on Thursday passed away a while ago while under treatment in the ICU.
Earlier, the Bir Hospital had held a press conference and said that Nepali who had sustained about 60 percent burn injury was in critical health condition.
Even though the government had completed preparations to take him to India for further treatment, the doctors suggested that he shouldn’t be taken out of the ICU immediately because his condition was very critical.
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