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Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has said that the government is fully committed to conducting fresh elections to the members of the House of Representatives (HoR) on the announced date.

The HoR election has been scheduled for March 5, 2026.

While inaugurating a regional-level (Gandaki) security seminar in Pokhara today, the Minister said the government is focused on building an integrated security plan along with managerial preparations for conducting the elections. 

He stated that the government was formed with the major mandate of conducting the elections and that its primary responsibility is to hand over government leadership to a people elected government by successfully organizing the polls.

“The election schedule has already been unveiled. It will be conducted on March 5,” he said.

Stating that the government is in talks with concerned stakeholders, including political parties, to create an environment of trust for the elections, he added that an integrated security plan targeting the elections has been put in place. 

The election security strategy will be finalized after assessing the security situation in the provinces and districts.

He further said that among the prisoners who had escaped prisons during the September 8–9 Gen Z movement, 70 percent have returned, and the process of recovering the looted arms is underway. 

According to the Minister, the government is seriously working to normalize security challenges in the aftermath of the Gen Z movement and to ensure that peace and security prevail in the country. 

He also highlighted the role of provincial governments in successfully holding the elections.

Security chiefs, including representatives from the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, and Armed Police Force, from all 11 districts of Gandaki Province are attending the seminar.

According to Joint Secretary at the Home Ministry, Govinda Rijal, the event aims to prepare a future security strategy and action plan for the province. 

It will also discuss election security plans.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 1, 900 per tola in the domestic market on Monday. 

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 260, 700  per tola today. It was traded at Rs 258, 800 per tola on  Wednesday.

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 45 and is being traded at Rs 3, 870 per tola today.

Sunderland savoured their sweetest victory in years on Sunday, beating Newcastle United 1-0 in a Premier League derby that served as perfect revenge for a painful FA Cup humiliation in 2024, Reuters reported. 

Sunderland's triumph at the Stadium of Light was sealed by an unfortunate own goal from Newcastle's Nick Woltemade, lifting the hosts to seventh place and within two points of the top four.

The victory was particularly sweet for defender Dan Ballard, who had scored an own goal in Sunderland's crushing 3-0 FA Cup defeat by Newcastle in January 2024 - the teams' only meeting since March 2016 before Sunday's lively encounter, according to Reuters. 

Inter Milan moved to the top of Serie A on Sunday with a 2-1 victory at Genoa thanks to first-half goals from Yann Bisseck and Lautaro Martinez, Reuters reported. 

The result put Inter on 33 points, one ahead of city rivals AC Milan and two ahead of Napoli in third. Genoa are 16th with 14 points.

The match was preceded by unrest outside the stadium as supporters of both teams clashed, with several vehicles set on fire before police restored order. The incident did not delay kickoff, according to Reuters. 

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich needed an 87th-minute penalty from forward Harry Kane to rescue a 2-2 home draw against basement side Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga on Sunday but still managed to extend their lead at the top to nine points, Reuters reported. 

Goals from Lee Jae-sung and Kacper Potulski had put the visitors in the driving seat after Lennart Karl's first-half opener for the Bavarians, before England captain Kane netted his 18th league goal of the season to save the hosts' blushes and narrowly avoid their second league loss of the season.

Bayern are in top spot on 38 points, with RB Leipzig second on 29 following Friday's 3-1 loss at Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in third, on goal difference, after their 1-1 draw at Freiburg, according to Reuters. 

Manchester City maintained their squeeze on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday, a result that keeps Pep Guardiola's side lurking two points behind the leaders and ready to pounce, Reuters reported. 

Aston Villa came from behind to win 3-2 at West Ham United to remain in the thick of the title race, while Nottingham Forest trounced error-prone visitors Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 for their fourth win in six league games.

Sunderland earned derby bragging rights with a 1-0 home victory over Newcastle United as the North-East rivals met in the league for the first time in nearly a decade, while Leeds United climbed three points above the danger zone after a 1-1 draw at Brentford, according to Reuters. 

The candidacy filing of the candidates for the election of the new leadership is taking place today in the ongoing 11th National Congress of the CPN-UML, according to the Chairman of UML Central Election Commission Dr Bijaya Subba.

The namelist of the voters was made public last evening. The timeline to lodge complaints over the voters' namelist was set until 9 this morning.

The final namelist of the voters will be published at 10:15 am today and the candidates will be given the nomination form from 9 am to 12 this afternoon.

The candidates can register their forms from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and the preliminary namelist of the candidates will be released at 2:30 pm. 

Dr Subba said that complaints on the candidates could be filed from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm today itself. 

Likewise, the final namelist of the candidates will be made public at 6 this evening, Dr Subba said.

As per the schedule, the voting will be held at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu from 11am to 5 pm on December 16. 

The voting will be conducted by electronic voting machines. 

Incumbent Chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior Vice Chairman Ishwor Pokhrel are vying for the top post in the UML.

The building of Metropolitan Police Circle, Boudha, which was torched and damaged during the Gen-Z protests on September 9, was rebuilt with support from the local residents and different organizations. 

The policing services were delivered from the new office building from Sunday.

Inspector General of Nepal Police Dan Bahadur Karki inaugurated the new office building on Sunday. 

Mayor of Gorkaneshwor Municipality Dipak Kumar Risal, Chief of Police Range Kathmandu Ramesh Thapa and several others were present at the event.

On the occasion, the speakers have urged the authority to book those involved in vandalism and arson of public property adding that CCTV footage could be instrumental to confirm the wrongdoers.