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An overnight explosion at the US embassy in Oslo may have been an act of terrorism, Norway's police have said, BBC reported. 

The embassy in the Norwegian capital sustained minor damage after the blast in the early hours of Sunday - but no-one was injured.

"One of the hypotheses is that it is an act of terrorism, but we are not completely locked into it," Frode Larsen, the head of police joint investigation and intelligence unit, told Norway's public broadcaster NRK, according to BBC. 

The Inquiry Commission formed to investigate the Gen Z protest of September 8 and the violent incidents that followed on September 9 has found former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak responsible and recommended action against them.

The Commission led by former Special Court Chairman Gauri Bahadur Karki submitted its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Sunday.

According to a source, the Commission has also held the then Home Secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadi, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandrakuber Khapung, and the then Chief District Officer Chhabi Rijal responsible in the incident and recommended action against them. 

Speaking to mediapersons after handing over the report, Commission Chairman Karki said, "The report we submitted should be made public and implemented immediately. We have recommended legal action against those whose negligence led to the death of young people in the September 8 incident."

Nineteen people died, including 17 in Baneshwor Chowk and two in Sunsari on September 8 while  57 more people died on September 9, bringing the total number of deaths to 76 in two days.

According to the report, properties worth around Rs 84 were damaged during the unrest.

On September 9, protesters vandalized and set fire on 

government offices, commercial buildings, and private properties, including Singha Durbar and Supreme Court among others. 

Former AIG Bigyan Raj Sharma and legal expert Bishweshwar Bhandari conducted a detailed analysis of the incident. 

India became the first team to retain the men's Twenty20 ​World Cup title after handing out a 96-run demolition of New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium ‌on Sunday, Reuters reported. 

India also became the first team to lift the title three times, while New Zealand's wait for a maiden white-ball World Cup continues.

The victory will taste particularly sweet for India since it came at a venue where they were beaten by Australia in the final of the 50-overs World Cup three years ago, according to Reuters. 

Of the 42 candidates, who contested in the March 5 election to the House of Representatives from two constituencies of Kavrepalanchok district, half of them failed to secure even 100 votes. 

Among the contestants in these two constituencies, 11 were independent candidates. 

In constituency- 2, seven candidates received less than 100 votes. Also, four of the candidates in this constituency gained less than 1,000 votes. 

Candidates unable to cross 1,000 votes were Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal's Man Bahadur Tamang (71 votes), Nepal Workers and Peasant Party's Raju Tamang (52 votes), Pragatishil Lokatantrik Party's Gyanendra Kumar Shrestha (56 votes), Samabeshi Samajwadi's Binod Lama (80 votes), National Republican Nepal's Bharat Tamang (35 votes) and independent candidate Jivan Lama (94 votes), according to the Office of the Chief Election Officer. 

Independent candidate Yubaraj Chaulagain recorded the lowest number of votes in this constituency- only 7 votes. 

Likewise, candidates receiving less than 1,000 votes in this constituency were Rastriya Prajatantra Party's Nawaraj Satyal (699 votes), Shram Sanskriti Party's Dhiraj Lama (287 votes), Mangol National Organization's Kamal Bahadur Lama (156 votes), Kanchha Tamang of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) (149), Sanyukta Nagarik Party's Ratna Lama (114 votes) and independent candidate Rajesh Kumar Shrestha (169 votes). 

In constituency- 2, more than a dozen of candidates were limited to less than 50 votes, reported the Office of the Election Officer. 

They were Miteri Party Nepal's Hari Bahadur Thapa (10 votes), National Republican Nepal's Sukaman Tamang (15 votes), Mangol National Organization's Umesh Lama (28 votes), Rajan Thapa (28 votes) of Nepal Communist Party (United), Janata Samajwadi party's Rakam Lama (32 votes), Rastriya Janamorcha's Subarna Bikram Thapa (39 votes).

Independent candidate Asha Tamang got 59 votes. Unlike Tamang, other independent candidates from this constituency did not receive more than 50 votes.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has led the vote counts in Surkhet- 2 under the proportional representation (PR) system.

According to the Karnali Province Office of the Election Commission, RSP became the first in the constituency by getting 33,699 votes under the PR system. 

Information Officer of the Office, Nandaram Chaulagain, shared that Nepali Congress secured 14,320 votes, CPN-UML got 12,062 votes and Nepali Communist Party obtained 4,289 votes from Surkhet-2.  

Likewise, Shram Sanskriti Party received 2,271 votes and Rastriya Prajatantra Party garnered 2,125 votes.

Of the total 128,467 voters, 73,113 voters cast their votes in the election to the House of Representatives (HoR) held on March 5.  

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate for the House of Representatives election Kabindra Burlakoti won the House of Representative election from Gorkha-2. 

He achieved 26,660 votes to secure the victory. 

Burlakoti's nearest rival Prakash Chandra Duwadi of the Nepali Congress collected 11,700 votes, according to election officer Mohan Prasad Belbase. 

Similarly, Nepali Communist Party's Lekhnath Neupane got 11,073 votes. He is followed by CPN-UML's Milan Gurung with 3087 votes.

Out of 108,533 voters listed for election, only 57,156 had cast ballots. 

Among the ballots cast, 3,000 voters were invalid, according to the election officer's office.

Over 6,000 votes were invalid in Tanahun district's two constituencies in the March 5 elections to the House of Representatives. 

A total of 6,252 votes were declared invalid in both constituencies. 

The District Election Office, Tanahun informed that although voter education programs were conducted in all wards across the district by mobilizing volunteers, the number of invalid votes could not be minimized. 

Bikash Lamsal, Election Officer in the district, shared that 2,730 votes were found invalid in Tanahun 1, and 3,522 in constituency 2. 

Constituency 1 had a total of 126,882 voters of which 68,149 votes were cast. Among them, 65,419 votes were valid. 

Likewise, out of 66,100 votes cast in constituency 2, altogether 62,579 votes were valid. 

Election Officer Lamsal said that the votes were invalid due to various reasons such as multiple markings on the ballot paper, stamping in the wrong place and submitting blank ballot papers. 

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Shreedhar Pokharel has won election to the House of Representatives from Bardiya-2..

He collected 29,678 votes to secure victory. 

His nearest rival Kishor Singh Rathaur of the Nepali Congress collected 20,400 votes.

Similarly, Suresh Panth of the Nepali Communist Party got 19,180 votes and CPN-UML's Bimala BK got 10,772 votes.

A total of 92,618 votes were cast in this constituency, among which, 4,488 votes were invalid, according to election officer Bishnu Prasad Ghimire.