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Police have arrested five persons for their alleged involvement in selling the kidneys of street people.

The detainees have been identified as Dhan Bahadur Roka (28) of Manthali Municipality-5, Ramechhap, currently residing in Thimi Municipality-5, Bhaktapur, Bijay Kunwar (31) of Tamghas Municipality-2, Gumli, presently living at Gaushala, KMC-7, Dhupendra Shahi (28) of Chamunda Bindrasayani Municipality-6, Dailekh, currently residing at Kalopul, Kathmandu, Bimal Bahadur Shahi (28) of Chamunda Bindrasayani Municipality-6, Dailekh, presently living at Chabahil, KMC-7 and Ashish Tamang (21) of Prithvinagar Municipality-1, Jhapa and currently residing at Thimi Municipality-5, Bhaktapur.

Police said that they apprehended them while they were preparing to take the street people to India, luring them to sell one of their kidneys for Rs 500, 000 in Kolkata.

They take the people into confidence saying that humans have two kidneys and selling one kidney will have no effect on the body, police said.

According to the police, they will they be taken action under the Human Trafficking and Trafficking Act 2064.

Nepal logged 135 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Sunday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1, 473 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 114 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 568 people underwent antigen tests, of which 21 tested positive.

So far, 11, 953 people have lost their lives due to Covid-19 in Nepal.

The Ministry said that 59 infected people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.

As of today, there are 1, 439 active cases in the country, the Ministry said.

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 200 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the yellow bullion is being traded at Rs 93, 600 per tola today.

Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 93, 100 per tola.

The yellow metal was traded at Rs 93, 800 per tola and tejabi gold at Rs 93, 300 per tola on Friday.

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 15 and is being traded at Rs 1,160 per tola today.

CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a three-day visit to India, held a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda at the BJP's central office in New Delhi on Sunday.

During the meeting, the duo discussed bilateral ties between Nepal and India.

Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar was also present in the meeting.

Earlier on Friday, Dahal met Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar and Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi among others.

He left for India at the invitation of Nadda on Friday.

Dahal is scheduled to return home today.

The government has given continuity to the ban on various 10 items.

The government, which had imposed a ban on these items till mid-July, has extended the ban till August 30.

Publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply imposed a ban on Kurkure, Kurmure, cigarettes, diamonds, color televisions, smart phones worth more than USD 300, jeep, car and van among others.

The government had imposed a ban on different items till the end of the current fiscal year by publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette on April 26.

Earlier, the government had restricted people from bringing phones worth more than USD 600.

Similarly, the government had imposed a ban on motorbikes and scooters with a capacity more than 250 CC.

As many as 54 inmates tested positive for Covid-19 in Morang Prison.

Chief District Officer of Morang Kashi Raj Dahal said that 35 were tested positive on Saturday.

He said that 48 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 35 returned positive.

According to Dahal, those who were tested negative also have symptoms similar to Covid-19.

Earlier on Friday, 19 jailbirds were tested positive for Covid-19.

Dahal said that the number of people suffering from the Covid-19 has reached 54 after 35 more people tested positive on Saturday.

The latest report showed that the Covid-19 is spreading at an alarming rate in the prison, he said.

CDO Dahal said that preparations are being made to admit those who tested positive for Covid-19 to the Koshi Covid Hospital for further treatment.

“The health condition of those tested positive for Covid-19 is normal. There is a high risk of spreading the virus to other prisoners if they are kept inside the prison,” he said, adding, “Preparations are being made to take them to the hospital to reduce risk inside the prison. For that we are trying to understand the situation of the hospital.”

Despite its capacity to accommodate only 300 prisoners, more than 1, 012 inmates are kept in the prison, Dahal said.

The Executive Committee members of Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NICCI) led by President Shreejana Rana paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Ambassador of India to Nepal Naveen Srivastava at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu on Friday.

During the meeting, Rana discussed NICCI’s contribution to development of Nepal-India bilateral trade, transit, investment, energy and tourism in the last 30 years.

She emphasized that NICCI will remain pro-active for bilateral developments in these areas.

The delegation also informed the ambassador  on the activities  done by the Chamber and also discussed the planed programs of the Chamber like Partnership Summit and Energy Summit among others for the ongoing and upcoming years and requested the embassy for the active support.

President Rana also touched upon the importance of bilateral tourism.

She briefed the Indian Ambassador about the Nepal-India Bilateral Tourism Promotion Joint Working Group that has taken place in the last few years which was facilitated by NICCI.

In response, Ambassador Srivastava appreciated the works done by NICCI and thanked NICCI team for the visit.

He said that India has always been supporting in the development of Nepal and so continues to support in overall development of Nepal today as well.

He expressed his assurance to support NICCI’s activities for enhancing Nepal-India bilateral trade, transit, investment and overall economic relation in the days ahead and eager to work together.

Ambassador Srivastava along with First Secretary (Commerce) Abhishek Upadhyay were present in the meeting from the embassy while the delegates of NICCI led by President Rana was accompanied by the Executive Committee members.