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At least 45 houses have been submerged in two local levels of Kanchanpur district following the incessant rainfall since Sunday night.

According to the District Police Office, floodwaters from rivers inundated the houses in Bhimdatta and Dodhara Chandani Municipalities.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sagar Bohara, spokesperson at the District Police Office, reported that 25 houses in Rampure and Jarga of Dodhara Chandani Municipality-8 have been flooded by the Jogbudha River, while 15 houses in Patarakhalla of Dodhara Chandani-3 are also under water.

Additionally, five houses have been affected in Bhujela of Bhimdatta Municipality-11.

At least 70 people are displaced by the flooded Jogbudha River. The displaced families are currently taking shelter in nearby school buildings.

Meanwhile, the water level of the Mahakali river has risen significantly due to the incessant rains. In response, the Indian side has restricted the movement of four-wheelers and three-wheelers across the Sharada Barrage.

Lately, the water flow in the Mahakali river has been measured at 140,250 cusecs.

Ganga Sonam was declared the winner of the Nepal Idol Season-6. 

In a grand finale on Sunday evening, Sonam won the title by leaving behind four other competitors in the singing reality show. 

With the title, Sonam received Rs 2.5 million in cash. 

Likewise, Babita Thapamagar was declared the first runner up, Darshana Gandhari second runner up while Abhinaya Khati and Milan Manandhar secured the fourth and fifth positions, respectively. 

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung distributed the prize and award to the winners.

"Nepal Idol is a home grown product from the country. After the commencement of this singing competition, other new competitions too have come up," Minister Gurung added. 

Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City Chiribabu Maharjan, former minister Sher Bahadur Tamang and other guests were present at the event.

A human trafficking racket involved in taking Nepalis to India and selling their kidneys has been exposed. Police have arrested the ringleader, Shyam Krishna Bhandari, along with his associate Sujan Bharati. According to the Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau, the gang had lured people from districts including Sindhupalchok, Kavre, Sindhuli, Nuwakot and Dhading with various promises before transporting them to India for organ trade.

The arrests were made at the Kanchanpur and Birgunj border points while the suspects were entering Nepal from India. The Bureau has registered four cases against the group, based on complaints from five victims. The investigation, launched under the operation code-named Life Field, revealed that the gang arranged transportation to New Delhi for those willing to sell their kidneys. Earlier, three other individuals linked to the group were arrested on Aug 5.

Police continued their probe based on victim testimonies and statements from the detained suspects. During interrogation, Bhandari confessed that the victims were kept at a hotel in Kasturba Niketan, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, where doctors were brought in for blood tests and medical examinations. He admitted that victims were sedated, blindfolded and kept in hospitals for three to four days before sending them back to Nepal.

Bhandari also told police that he lured individuals by promising InRs 600,000 for a kidney. However, one victim reported receiving only InRs 5,000. He further confessed to facilitating the removal of kidneys from at least 25 people, though investigators believe the network has trafficked kidneys from over 100 individuals.

Police say further investigation is underway.

The Mid-Hill Highway's Rukum-West section has been obstructed since this morning due to a landslide following a landslide at Kalekhola-8 in Chaurjahari Municipality.

According to Avinash Aryal, Information Officer of the Road Division Office, the landslide has buried the bridge over the river.

It has been learnt that a team with equipment has been deployed to clear the landslide debris.