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The country is currently affected with monsoon wind. The low pressure belt of monsoon is near the average range, according to the Weather Forecasting Division. 

It will be partly to generally cloudy weather throughout the day today.

Light to moderate rainfall along with thunder and lightning is predicted in some places of hilly regions of all provinces. However, one to two places in Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces  will have heavy rainfall. 

Similarly, light rains and snowfall are likely in the upper hilly and mountainous region. 

The House of Representatives (HoR) on Monday formed a seven-member parliamentary special committee to study and probe the wrongdoings committed in the drafting of the report on the Federal Civil Service Bill, 2080 BS.  

Speaker Devraj Ghimire announced the parliamentary special committee in today's House meeting formed as per the HoR Regulations. 

 Nepali Congress lawmaker Jivan Pariyar will lead the committee which comprises Nepali Congress lawmaker Sushila Thing, CPN-UML lawmakers Narayan Prasad Acharya and Ishwari Gharti, CPN (Maoist Center) lawmaker Madhav Sapkota, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Ganesh Parajuli and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) lawmaker Roshan Karki as the members. 

The committee shall investigate the theoretical agreement, decisions and e-records taken in the parliamentary Committee on State Affairs and Good Governance committee and the contradictory report prepared in regard to the civil servants' cooling-off period. 

The special committee has been given the term of reference to find out the reasons behind the drafting of a contradictory report, which is against the major spirit of the bill passed by the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the HoR. 

Similarly, the special committee is given the ToR to name the officials involved in the wrongdoing and state whether they deserve legal actions for preparing the contradictory report. 

The special committee shall also submit recommendations to avert such errors and apply precautions in the future.     

The special committee has been given 21 days to submit its report.

Female entrepreneur and former Miss India Ritu Singh Vaidya has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for Menstruation.

The Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation, which has been working to establish menstruation as a matter of human rights, dignity and gender equality, has appointed Vaidya as its first Goodwill Ambassador.

This historic responsibility has been given to Vaidya, former Miss India, successful female entrepreneur, chairperson of NAIMUN and member of SAARC Nepal.

Vaidya has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for one year in a mutual agreement between Radha Paudel Foundation and GSCDM.

Founding coordinator of the campaign Dr Radha Paudel said that this responsibility will bring the campaign to the center of global politics and social debate.

Two opposition parties represented in the House of Representatives boycotted today's HoR meeting, demanding formation of a parliamentary committee regarding the visit visa scam.

Soon after Speaker Devraj Ghimire announced the commencement of the meeting, lawmakers of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) protested by standing up from their respective seats. 

After the protest, Speaker Ghimire allocated time for RSP lawmaker Manish Jha to put forth his view. 

On the occasion, Jha shared that it was unfortunate to pass the Civil Service Bill making changes on 'cooling off period' provision.  

"An attempt has been made to form the committee under coordination of Nepali Congress. So it will not be acceptable to us ", he mentioned. 

Stating that a parliamentary committee regarding 'cooling off period' issue is going to be formed, Deepak Bahadur Singh of RPP demanded a parliamentary committee to probe into the visit visa scam as the prime minister to lower-level employees are connected in this scam. 

He raised the question why the parliamentary committee was not formed regarding this issue, adding the RPP would boycott today's meeting.

With this, both RSP and RPP lawmakers exit from the meeting.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has informed Parliament about Nepal's participation and achievements at the fourth international conference on 'Financing for Development' held in Seville, Spain. 

In today's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), Prime Minister Oli stated that the conference has contributed to increasing new partnerships globally for economic diplomacy and has further accelerated the achievement of sustainable development goals. 

In the conference, Prime Minister Oli addressed on behalf of the least developed countries, advocating for their justice and socio-economic development. 

He informed that through the implementation of the Sevilla commitment; these countries expect to receive global support and assistance for their upgrading. He mentioned that Nepal is set to graduate to a developing country by 2026.

Prime Minister Oli shared information to the House about his leadership and advocacy commitments through his address to the meeting of the group of least developed countries, various slide presentations, and roundtable discussions.

With forty-four least developed countries, Nepal has demonstrated the potential for effective leadership among those nations during the conference, he clarified. On the day before the conference, Prime Minister Oli addressed a gathering of civil society, calling for a proactive role of a strong civil society. 

Prime Minister Oli also shared that Nepal has adopted a democratic and liberal system for civil society.   

Prime Minister Oli said that the relations between Nepal and the United Nations have strengthened, and advocacy has taken place for the development of least developed countries. 

"Expectations regarding financing for development, formal and informal development cooperation, as well as climate financing have been called for," said Prime Minister Oli. 

"Efforts have been made to articulate the priorities of development partnerships. Nepal has proven to be a responsible and capable country in the international community. There are expectations for advancing economic diplomacy and increasing foreign investment."

Prime Minister Oli had departed for the conference on June 28 and returned home on July 4.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 21. 60 points to close at 2,684. 76 points on Monday.  

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 4. 03 points to close at 459. 75 points.

A total of 19,415,688-unit shares of 311 companies were traded for Rs 8. 37 billion.

Meanwhile, Mathillo Mailun Khola Jalvidhyut Limited (MMKJL) was the top gainer today with its price surging by 6. 56 percent. Likewise, Rapti Hydro And General Construction Limited (RHGCL) was the top loser with its price dropped by 10. 00 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 1. 51 trillion.

President Ram Chandra Paudel has said that the growing craze for cricket among the Nepalis and success achieved by Nepali players in recent periods are admirable.  

Congratulating the ACC Men's U-16 East Zone Cup winning Nepali National Cricket Team at Sheetal Niwas today, President Paudel mentioned that the success achieved by Nepalis in cricket is the result of players' dedication, passion and hard work towards the game.  

He clarified that the team boosted the reputation and prestige of Nepal and Nepalis by winning the title of the ACC Men's U-16 East Zone Cup. 

The President opined that the country's reputation and prestige could be increased if our traditional games could be included in the international championship by revising, developing and expanding them.

All should pay attention to developing necessary infrastructures for sports and produce skilled players able to compete at home and abroad, he argued.

Visiting Foreign Minister of Switzerland Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today.

During the meeting, the two leaders exchanged views on further strengthening the friendly relations between Nepal and Switzerland and enhancing cooperation in the development sector.

Minister Cassis reiterated Switzerland’s continued support for Nepal’s development, including the enablement of federalism, successful conclusion of transitional justice, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and disaster management efforts.

The Prime Minister said despite Nepal’s history of prolonged conflict and political instability, the current coalition government comprising two major political parties aims to promote development, good governance, and democracy through collaboration. 

He also acknowledged Switzerland’s long-standing support for Nepal’s development efforts.

Dr Danielle Meuwly, Swiss Ambassador to Nepal, and officials from Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also present on the occasion.