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Nepal reported nine new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 085 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which eight returned positive. Likewise, 963 people underwent antigen tests, of which one was tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 13 infected people recovered from the disease.

Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand on Tuesday formed a five-member committee under the headship of Joint Secretary Surya Prasad Sedhai of the Ministry to investigate the death of a Dalit youth in Rolpa Prison Office.

Sundar Harijan was found dead in the prison on May 18 and the cause of death was reported to be suicide.

The committee has been directed to submit the report within a week, Information Officer at the Ministry Basanta Bhattarai said.

Under Secretary Jhankanath Dhakal of the Ministry, DSP Bhupendra Khatri of Nepal Police, Bishwomani Acharya of the National Investigation Department and an administrative officer of the District Administrative Office, Banke are the members of the committee.

Following the death of Harijan, the government had formed a probe committee led by Jharendra Chapagain, Director of the Department of Prison Management on Monday, Information Officer Bhattarai said.

A couple was found dead at Haraiya in Godawari Municipality-7 of Kailali.

The Area Police Office, Malakheti said that Hem Bahadur Aire (65) and Padma Aire (55) of Godawari-7 were found dead.

Hem was found hanging in a tree nearby the house and Padma was found with throat inside the room, police said.

DSP Rabindra Pandey of the Area Police Office, Malakheti said that the bodies have been sent to the Seti Provincial Hospital for postmortem after conducts public inquiry deeds.

He said that husband may have committed suicide by killing his wife.

Police said that they are looking the case.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 35. 53 points to close at 2,137. 92 points on Tuesday.

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 7. 11 points to close at 415. 63 points.

A total of 3, 769, 812 units of the shares of 229 companies were traded for Rs 1. 31 billion.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalisation stood at Rs 3.04 trillion.

The Annapurna Media Network in association with Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) is organizing an electric vehicle rally in Kathmandu on June 5 (Sunday) on the occasion of World Environment Day.

Minister for Forest and Environment Ram Sahaya Yadav will inaugurate the event which will start at 7 am from Tinkune ground. 

The rally will pass through  Gaushala, Chabahil, Mahargunj, Balaju, Sorakhutte, Lainchaur, Kesarmahal, Jamal, Durbarmarg, Krishna Pauroti, Gyaneshwor, Ratopul, Gaushala, Tinkune and will culminate atTinkune ground.

It is official, that Nepal Army Chief Prabhu Ram Sharma will be visiting America from June 27 to July 1, Nepal Army said on May 31. A Cabinet meeting held on May 30 endorsed Sharma’s visit to America.  During his visit to the US, Sharma is expected to hold bilateral talks on enhancing bilateral defense cooperation. Two countries enjoy a close military engagement.  In a press statement, Nepal Army said that visit will strengthen the military cooperation between the two countries.  

Residents in Brazil'snortheastern state of Pernambuco were bracing for more days of heavy rain after at least 91 people were killed as downpours triggered floods and landslides, according to the Civil Defense, CNN reported.

A further 26 people are still reported missing, said the Civil Defense on Twitter.

The state governor, Paulo Câmara, said that many more people could be unaccounted for.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke to the press after visiting the area on Monday.

"Unfortunately, these catastrophes happen," Bolsonaro said during a press conference, saying "similar problems" happened before in other cities affected by heavy floods.

"We flew over the affected area, tried to land but, following recommendation from the pilots, decided not to due to inconsistency of the soil," Bolsonaro told reporters, according to CNN.

Since heavy rains began on Wednesday, nearly 4,000 have lost their houses, according to CNN Brasil. Fourteen municipalities have declared a state of emergency. 

The Pernambuco civil defense has urged residents living in high-risk areas around the city of Recife to seek shelter elsewhere after the rain caused landslides there. Schools in Recife have opened to shelter displaced families.

Brazil's northeast has been suffering from exceptionally high volumes of rain, officials say. Some areas have registered more rain in a 24-hour period over the weekend than the total volume expected for the month of May. 

Some parts of the state had a reprieve from the rain Monday as showers moved toward the coast, but Pernambuco is forecast to get another 30-60 mm of rain in the next two days, while isolated areas could see over 100 mm. The region could experience more than half a month's worth of rainfall in just four days, between Saturday over the weekend until the end of Tuesday, CNN reported.

Gusts -- which can lead to power outages and falling debris -- could also be as high has 100 kph.

The weekend downpour triggered the fourth major flooding event in five months in Brazil, according to a Reuters report, which highlighted a lack of urban planning in low-income neighborhoods throughout much of the country. Favelas -- slums or shantytowns -- are often erected on hillsides prone to giving way, usually outside major cities.

In December, downpours caused two dams to burst in nearby Bahia state, killing dozens and submerging entire streets, according to CNN.

The Nepali embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan organized a program to celebrate the Mt. Everest Day at the embassy in Islamabad. 

The program was organized to commemorate the first ascent to the Mt. Everest by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953.

Nepali Ambassador to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari welcomed the guests to the program and congratulated Abdul Joshi on his recent ascent to the Mt. Everest on May 16, 2022.

On the occasion, Ambassador Adhikari expressed his confidence that his expedition will inspire many young Pakistanis for mountaineering and adventure tourism and increase people-to-people contacts between Nepal and Pakistan, according to Islamabad Post.

He also highlighted the impacts of climate change on the mountains and urged for collectively addressing the negative consequences.

During the programme, Joshi shared his interesting expedition experience while scaling the summit. He also drew many parallels between Nepal and Pakistan, particularly in the field of trekking and tourism.