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Police today arrested an elderly man with over Rs 30 million in cash and gold from the Town Planning area at Gongabu of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-26. 

Superintendent of Police (SP) Apil Raj Bohora, Spokesperson at the District Police Range, Kathmandu shared that the arrestee has been identified as Binod Shrestha (76) originally from Gorkha district and currently staying at Gongabu. 

"The person was nabbed in possession of around Rs 30 million and a huge quantity of gold."

According to him, a cash counting machine has been used for counting of the money confiscated since its quantity is very large. 

A team of police from Kathmandu Valley Police at Kamalpokhari and District Police Range had raided the site on the basis of a tip-off that a huge amount of illegally possessed money and gold were hidden there.

Further investigation into the case is underway, police said.

An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale was recorded with its epicenter around Lapilang of Dolakha at 3:13 pm, today, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center..

Earlier today, too, a tremor measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale had occurred with its epicenter near Hanshapur of Ajirkot Rural Municipality-3 in Gorkha. 

The government is to operate fair-price shops from September 15 for the convenience of consumers in view of the upcoming festivals.

According to the decision of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies on August 24, the Food Management and Trading Company Limited (FMTCL) and the Salt Trading Corporation (STC) will operate the subsidised price shops.

The Ministry stated that the shops will be set up during the festival period to provide essential food and consumable items at concessional rates, keeping in mind the interests of the general consumer.

Shivram Pokhrel, Head of the Supply Management and Consumer Interest Protection Division of the Ministry, said that a circular has been issued to the FMTCL and Salt Trading Corporation for the operation of such fair-price shops.

FMTCL will provide a discount of Rs five per kilogram on all types of rice, lentils, wheat, sugar and other goods at the fair-price shops it is operating. It will operate subsidised price shops in a total of 46 districts.

STC will operate discount stores at 15 locations in the Kathmandu Valley, including three mobile shops.

Apart from the Kathmandu Valley, STC will run fair-price shops in various other districts. Salt Trading will offer a discount of Rs 2 per kilogram on salt, Rs 5 per kilogram on sugar, Rs 7 per litre on oil, and Rs 7 per kilogram on beaten rice, pulses, flour, and maize.

Vehicular movement has come to a standstill at 13 places along different highways in the country due to floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall.

According to Nepal Police Headquarters, Koshi Highway, Pasang Lhamu Highway, Galchhi-Trishuli-Mailung road, Dhorpatan-Saljhandi road, Beni-Darbang road, Bheri corridor, Chhedagad road and Jajarkot-Dolpa road section have been blocked.. 

Security personnel have been mobilized to resume the traffic. 

Meanwhile, one-way traffic has resumed at eight road sections at different places of the country.