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The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has recommended four people for the House of Representatives (HoR) Member under the proportional representation electoral system.

Party spokesperson Mohan Kumar Shrestha said that today's meeting of the party's central executive committee recommended Bharat Giri (Khas Arya male) from Mahottari, Tahir Ali (Muslim male) from Rupandehi, Khusbu Oli (Khas Arya female) from Jhapa, and Saraswati Lama (Indigenous female) from Dhading as the HoR members.

A central secretariat meeting of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has finalized the names of 57 lawmakers for proportional representation to the House of Representatives. 

The RSP would submit the list of PR lawmakers to the Election Commission today itself.

The meeting recommended the names of 17 lawmakers for the Khas Arya cluster, 16 lawmakers for the indigenous nationalities cluster, three lawmakers for the Muslim cluster, eight lawmakers for the Dalit cluster and four lawmakers for the Tharu cluster, said party Spokesperson Manish Jha. 

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) surged by 4. 45 points to close at 2, 824. 90 points on Sunday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 0. 41 points to close at 486. 80 points.

A total of 39,549,033-unit shares of 350 companies were traded for Rs 1. 62 billion.

Meanwhile, Solu Hydropower Limited (SOHL) was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10. 00 percent.

Similarly, Daramkhola Hydro Energy Limited (DHEL) was the top loser as its price fell by 10. 00 points. 

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 75 trillion.

Prime Minister Sushila Karki has extended heartfelt condolences to the CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli and his family members on the demise of his father.

PM Karki visited the former Prime Minister Oli's residence at Gundu, Bhaktapur to convey her condolences to him.

Chair Oli's father, Mohan Prasad Oli, passed away on March 13 at the age of 97.

Protesters in Cuba have ransacked a Communist Party building following a rally over steep food prices and persistent power cuts, in a rare show of public dissent, BBC reported. 

Five people were arrested after a small group vandalised the offices in the central city of Moron overnight into Saturday, Cuba's Interior Ministry (Minint) said.

Discontent among Cubans has been mounting as the island is buffeted by rolling blackouts and shortages of food, fuel and medicine, exacerbated by a prolonged US oil blockade, according to BBC. 

Precipitation has started this morning in the western region of the country. 

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said rainfall began in the western parts of the country due to the influence of the Westerly low-pressure system, which is gradually moving eastwards.

Department's Information Officer Dinakar Kayastha said that it has been raining since early this morning in areas including Dadeldhura, Doti, Achham, Bajura, Bajhang, Gulmi, Kaski, Tanahu, Palpa, Arghakhanchi, and Manang in western Nepal, and that the rainfall-inducing system has now reached Chitwan.

The Meteorological Forecasting Division has also stated that the rainfall, which started from the west, is moving towards the east.

Kayastha stated that Gulmi received 17 millimeters of rain while Tanahun 11 millimeters in the last one hour, and it is still raining.

Currently, Nepal is under the influence of the Westerly low-pressure system,  information officer Kayastha said, adding that at present, Madhes, Bagmati, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces have generally cloudy weather, while Koshi and Gandaki Provinces are partly cloudy.

The Department stated that fog has occurred in some areas of the Tarai and the Kathmandu Valley.

The weather bulletin issued today by the Department stated that generally cloudy conditions are expected in the hilly and mountainous areas of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, Sudurpaschim Provinces as well as in Koshi and Bagmati provinces, while partly cloudy conditions are expected in the remaining areas.

Information officer Kayastha said that in some mountainous areas of the country, there is a possibility of moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning, along with snowfall in a few areas.

He added that there is a possibility of moderate rain with thunder and lightning in some hilly areas of Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Prior, in a few hilly areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, as well as in one or two places in the Tarai region of Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces.

According to him, cloudy conditions will continue for a few more days.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of attempting to exploit the war in the Middle East to cause "even greater destruction" in his country, BBC reported. ​​​

He said Ukraine needed air-defence systems regardless of what was happening elsewhere. The US-Israeli war with Iran has led to many air-defence missiles being expended fending off retaliatory attacks.

Zelensky's comments came after Russia launched another massive aerial bombardment overnight into Saturday in which at least five people were killed, according to BBC. 

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 4, 800 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.  

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 309, 400 per tola today.   

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 5, 270 per tola.