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Deliberations on the Appropriation Bill, 2082 related to different ministries will continue in the meeting of the House of Representatives today. 

The meeting will be held at 11 am at the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwar.

According to the agenda shared by the Federal Parliament Secretariat, lawmakers will discuss new financial year appropriation of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Finance, Urban Development, and the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Secretariat of the National Planning Commission, the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President. 

Similarly, proposals for expenditure cuts in the budget set aside for the ministries proposed by some lawmakers will be presented for a vote.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire is also scheduled to announce the change in the names of members of some parliamentary committees under the House of Representatives.

The weather today will be partly to generally cloudy across the country. 

There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at many places in the hilly regions of the country including Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces.

According to the Weather Forecasting Division, there is also a possibility of heavy rain at one or two places in the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces. There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at a few places in the high-hilly and mountainous regions of the country.

Later tonight, the weather will continue to remain partly to generally cloudy across the country. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at many places in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces and at some places in the rest of the country. 

There is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places in Koshi, Madhesh and Bagmati Provinces and heavy rainfall at one or two places in Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces. Light to moderate rainfall and snowfall is likely at a few places in the high-hilly and mountainous regions of the country.

A U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday could lead to a knee-jerk reaction in global markets when they reopen, sending oil prices higher and triggering a rush to safety, investors said, as they assessed how the latest escalation of tensions would ripple through the global economy, Reuters reported.

The attack, which was announced by President Donald Trump on social media site Truth Social, deepens U.S. involvement in the Middle East conflict. That was the question going into the weekend, when investors were mulling a host of different market scenarios.

In the immediate aftermath of the announcement, they expected the U.S. involvement was likely to cause a selloff in equities and a possible bid for the dollar and other safe-haven assets when trading begins, but also said much uncertainty about the course of the conflict remained.

While Trump called the attack "successful", few details were known. He was expected to address the nation later on Saturday, according to Reuters.

Israeli officials have told the Trump administration they do not want to wait two weeks for Iran to reach a deal to dismantle key parts of its nuclear program and Israel could act alone before the deadline is up, two sources said, amid a continuing debate on Trump's team about whether the U.S. should get involved, Reuters reported.

The two sources familiar with the matter said Israel had communicated their concerns to Trump administration officials on Thursday in what they described as a tense phone call.

The Israeli officials said they do not want to wait the two weeks that U.S. President Donald Trumppresented on Thursday as a deadline for deciding whether the U.S. will get in the Israel-Iran war, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Israeli participants on the call included Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and military chief Eyal Zamir, according to a security source, according to Reuters.

U.S. B-2 bombers were involved in strikes on Iran's nuclear sites announced by President Donald Trump on Saturday, a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity, Reuters reported.

Reuters had reported earlier on Saturday the movement of B-2 bombers, which can be equipped to carry massive bombs that experts say would be ideal to strike the sites.

U.S. forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites in a "very successful attack," President Donald Trump said on Saturday, adding that Tehran's nuclear program had been obliterated, Reuters reported.

After days of deliberation and long before his self-imposed two-week deadline, Trump's decision to join Israel's military campaign against its major rival Iran represents a major escalation of the conflict.

"The strikes were a spectacular military success," Trump said in a televised Oval Office address. "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."

In a speech that lasted just over three minutes, Trump said Iran's future held "either peace or tragedy," and that there were many other targets that could be hit by the U.S. military, according to Reuters.

Pakistan has announced it plans to nominate US President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, citing the role that Islamabad says he played in helping to negotiate a ceasefire last month between India and Pakistan, BBC reported.

On X, the Pakistani government said Trump deserved the award "in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis". 

India has denied the US served as a mediator to end the fighting last month, and says it does not want any diplomatic intervention from a third party.

Trump has often suggested he should receive the Nobel Peace Prize, whose winner this year will be named in October, according to BBC.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the newly built Gwarko flyover would resolve the nagging problem of traffic jams at Gwarko and vicinity.

Inaugurating the flyover at Gwarko amidst a programme organized by the Ministry of Physical Infrastructures and Transport, PM Oli made a commitment to forward the holistic and multidimensional development of the country.

The overpass was built by the Ministry. It is the first of its kind in Nepal.

The infrastructure was constructed by Ashish Samanantar Religar JV in the framework of engineering procurement construction (EPC). It cost Rs 170.6 million.

The overpass has a 500-meter approach road. The initiative aimed at wiping out traffic congestion at Gwarko Chowk was launched four years back.

"We've been working tirelessly for development. Just yesterday, it was found that Dailekh had a deposit of methane gas sufficing for Nepal for 50 years. Among three such places identified for exploration and excavation, such potential was found from the one alone," he explained, adding that once iron production begins from Dhaubadi, it will boost the country's economy.

With the exploration of mines, modernization of agriculture will also be forwarded. Establishment of new industries and social and administrative reform were equally prioritized, according to the PM. 

Moreover, the PM argued the Sunkoshi-Marin diversion and postal highway would not only bring a sweeping change in Tarai but also across the country. 

Other infrastructures like Madan Bhandari Highway and Pushpalal Highway were also gaining pace, he said.