"I look forward to reviewing all aspects of bilateral cooperation with my friend President Vladimir Putin and sharing perspectives on various regional and global issues," Modi noted in a statement published on the Indian Foreign Ministry’s website.
With the monsoon gaining momentum, rice plantations across the country are progressing steadily. As of Sunday, paddy cultivation has reached 38.6 per cent, covering 539,766 hectares of land across all seven provinces.
Airing their views in a meeting of the lower house today, they demanded the government ensure timely medical care to those injured in the monsoon-triggered disasters and address the needs of the affected.
The Baglung section of the Kaligandaki corridor has been closed for three days due to landslides caused by continuous rains. Due to landslides in four places along the corridor, the transport has not been able to operate so far. Information Officer of District Police Office Bijay Yadav said that the road section has been blocked since Saturday morning.
Flights have not operated to four airports in these districts while vehicles have not been able to ply on the Karnali highway and the Karnali corridor highway due to landslips and flooding at multiple places.
Initially, the road was blocked after the wooden bridge built on the Namkha of Sinkot Hilsa road and Hekpa River on the border of Simkot Rural Municipality was swept away by the flood.
Baitadi Police Spokesman, Inspector Balaram Pandey informed that the highway was blocked due to a landslide Sadighati, Patan Municipality-8 in the district.
The Jayaprithvi highway connecting Khodpe-Bajhang has been blocked again due to landslides collected after incessant rains. The highway has been blocked since last night due to the landslide that came with the incessant rain.
Seventy people have lost their lives so far in disasters including flooding and landslides triggered by incessant rains, according to the Police Headquarters.
The entry through the electronic pass will come into effect from July 16.
Ministers from UML in Bagmati Provincial Government have resigned en masse from the post. After the coalition changed in the center ministers submitted their resignations to Chief Minister Salikram Jamkattel on Monday.
According to the District Police Office, Kanchanpur, most of the areas have been affected by the flood. Three settlements of Dodhara Chandani municipality-10 have been inundated after the Mahakali and Jogbuda Rivers entered the settlements.
Some families have been displaced after floods entered the settlement in Bhajani of Kailali on Sunday night. The municipality and the locals have jointly shifted the people of the risky areas to postal roads and high-placed buildings throughout the night.