Following are today’s top news selected by Metakhabar
* Nepal halts labour permit for Nepalis to war-torn Russia and Ukraine
* National Sports Council proposes the use of ministers’ quarters at Pulchowk for athletes’ residence
* Federation of Contractors’ Associations of Nepal demands resolution to problem of electricity in industrial corridor
* CPN (UML) proposes allocation of six seats in National Assembly for itself
* Commission for the Investigations of Abuse of Authority to investigate the 14 kg gold scam
* NEPSE index decreases 8.71 points to close at 2049 points in this week’s last trading day. Turnovers increase to over Rs 5.5 billion from Rs 4.4 billion the previous trading day
* Muglin-Pokhara road construction: Only 4 km road blacktopped in 33 months
* Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is on a two-day visit to Nepal to take part in the seventh meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Commission.
* Nepal, India sign four agreements including long-term agreement on exporting 10,000 megawatts electricity to India
