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Nepal reported 852 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 3, 876 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 531 returned positive. Likewise, 2, 507 people underwent antigen tests, of which 321 were tested positive. The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 328 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 5, 462 active cases in the country.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 0. 36 points to close at 2,040.70 points on Wednesday. Similarly, the sensitive index surged by 0. 28 points to close at 394. 67 points. A total of 3,497,881 unit shares of 220 companies were traded for Rs 1. 40 billion. Meanwhile, Swet-Ganga Hydropower and Construction Limited was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10 percent. Likewise, Samling Power Company Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 5. 14 percent. At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 2. 93 trillion.  

A clash ensued between police personnel and locals at Banchare Danda on Wednesday. The clash erupted after the police tried to take the trucks carrying garbage to the landfill site by escorting amid protest from the locals. Nuwakot police have taken a person under control for trying to obstruct the vehicles. Police spokesperson Rupak Khadaka said that Dipesh Karki has been arrested for trying to stop the garbage carrying trucks from reaching the landfill site. The locals have been staging protests after the government started dumping garbage forcefully in Banchare Danda.  

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki said that the five-party alliance will continue till the elections. He said so during a program organized in the Capital on Wednesday. Minister Karki was of the opinion that the coalition is necessary to make the country prosperous. He said that there is a plan to make the country prosperous within the next 10 years by using water resources, tourism and the agricultural sector.

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 500 per tola in the domestic market on Wednesday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the yellow bullion is being traded at Rs 96, 200 per tola today. The yellow metal was traded at Rs 96, 700 per tola on Tuesday. Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 95, 700 per tola. It was traded at Rs 96, 200. Similarly, the price of silver has dropped by Rs 10 and is being traded at Rs 1,210 per tola today.

Nepali Congress General Secretary Bishwo Prakash Sharma has announced to contest the upcoming election from his home district Jhapa. He is going to contest the election from Jhapa-1. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Sharma said he would contest the election from Jhapa. Rumors were doing rounds that he would contest the election from Kathmandu-5. In the election held in 2017, Sharma lost to  Ram Karki of CPN (Maoist Center). Karki defeated Sharma by 2,863 votes. Former Information Minister Karki acquired 36,173 votes while Sharma received 33,310 votes. The government has decided to hold the federal and provincial elections on November 20.  

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) increased by 2. 56 points to reach 2043. 62 points in the pre-open session on Wednesday. As many as 496 shares of 15 companies were traded at Rs 251, 000. In the pre-open session, the value of six companies increased while the value of five companies decreased.  

After his failed Twitter bid that has left the Tesla chief executive officer (CEO) in an arduous legal battle, Elon Musk today said he's buying the English football club Manchester United, NDTV reported. "To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party," he tweeted. And shortly after this tweet, he said, "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome." One can never know how serious Musk is when it comes to his tweets but the hint of this news has left Manchester United buzzing. Manchester United fans have bene calling for the exit of the current American owner Glazer family due to the poor performance by the club in recent years. Musk's tweet, which was published not too long ago, has amassed a huge response. One of the Twitter users asked, "Do you really think he's gunna buy? Or just talking rubbish." Referring to Tesla CEO's legal battle over Twitter, another user took a shot at Musk and pointed at the deal that failed to materialise. "You don't want it man, trust me This man singed a deal to buy Twitter for USD 44 billion without doing any due dilligence then realized it was a bad deal. Backed out, and is being sued," the user said. Elon Musk is locked in a court battle with Twitter over a failed acquisition bid that Twitter now intends to force through, according to NDTV. The microblogging website and the world's richest man are now heading to trial after Musk sought to abandon his deal to acquire Twitter over what he says is a misrepresentation of fake accounts on the site. Twitter is trying to compel Musk to follow through on the deal while accusing him of sabotaging it because it no longer served his interests, NDTV reported.