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Ministers representing the Nepali Congress in the government have demanded resignation of Finance Minister Janardan Sharma.

During a Cabinet meeting held at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on Tuesday, the ministers urged Finance Minister Sharma to resign from his post.

Sharma is accused of inviting two unauthorized persons to change tax rates on the eve of the budget presentation for the next fiscal year 2022-23.

The ministers said that the Finance Minister should resign on moral grounds as questions have been raised against him in public quarters.

Death toll in the Ramechhap bus accident has reached 13.

The District Police Office, Ramechhap said that the incident occurred when the bus (Ba 2 Kha 8396) heading towards Kathmandu from Dogma, Ramechhap fell some 300 meters down the road on Tuesday.

Police said that 20 persons were injured in the accident. They have been taken to the Dhulikhel Hospital and Kathmandu for treatment.

Among the injured, four are in critical condition, Raj Kumar Thing, Chief at the District Police Office, said.

Police said that nine died on the spot and four breathed their last while undergoing treatment at the Dhulikhel Hospital.

The deceased have been identified as Thula Tamang (40), Khadga Bahadur BK (36) of Khaniyapani, Sunapati Rural Municipality-5, Samrita Tamang of Bethan, Sunapati Rural Municipality-4, Kamal Tamang (25), Sudeep Bajagain (18) of Panchkhal Municipality-8, Bipana Tamang (22) of Sunapati Rural Municipality-5, Shiva Laxmi Manandhar of Mandandeupur Rural Municipality-9, Kavre, Sanju Ale Magar (36) of Sunapati Rural Municipality-5, and Tul Bahadur BK (40) of Panchkhal Rural Municipality-8, Kavre.

Police said that all of them died on the spot.

Similarly, Ram Bahadur Shrestha (45), Briddha Tamang (24) and Nema Tamang (60) of Sunapati Rural Municipality-5 breathed their last during the course of treatment. The identity of a person who died in the hospital is yet to be established.

Police suspect that the incident might have occurred due to brake failure.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 46. 08 points to close at 2,030.59 points on Tuesday.

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 8. 71 points to close at 387. 23 points.

A total of 8,613,489 units of the shares of 229 companies were traded for Rs 2. 96 billion.

Meanwhile, CYC Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10 percent. Likewise, Ghalem Hydro Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 6. 60 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalisation stood at Rs 2. 89 trillion.

Nepal reported 90 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1, 944 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 73 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 168 people underwent antigen tests, of which 17 were tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 20  infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 401 active cases in the country.

Two women were found dead in different places of Kathmandu on Monday.

Parbati Pariyar (50) was found dead at her room in Gwaldaha, Dakshinkali Municipality-2.

Similarly, Sabita Khadka (64) of Morang was found dead at her rented room in Kapan, Budhanilkantha Municipality-10.

Police said that they are looking into both cases.

A person died when a bus hit a motorbike in Bhaktapur on Tuesday.

The identity of deceased has not been ascertained yet.  But, he was riding pillion.

The District Police Office, Bhaktapur spokesperson Raju Pandey said that the incident occurred when the bus (Ba 4 Kha 2212) rammed the bike from behind at around 2 pm today.

The bike rider is undergoing treatment at the Bhaktapur International Hospital.

Police said that they have impounded the bus and arrested its driver for investigation.

The Sankhuwasabha District Court has slapped imprisonment to those involved in murdering six members of a family at Khola Gaun in Umling of Madi Municipality-1, Sankhuwasabha.

A single bench of Justice Shanti Prasad Acharya on Monday announced the verdict of life imprisonment against four of the five persons for their involvement in the murder of six persons, registrar Keshav Prasad Gautam said.

He said that one of them was underage and minor.

The case was filed against Rana Bahadur Karki (49), his sons Lok Bahadur Karki (28) and Naresh Karki (17) and Khadak Bahadur Karki (47) and his son Hasta Bahadur Karki (28).

Among them, Rana Bahadur, Lok Bahadur, Khadak Bahadur and Hasta Bahadur have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

According to the verdict, Naresh has to spend 16 years and eight months in prison.

Tej Bahadur Karki (55)), his mother Parbati Karki, wife Kamala, daughter-in-law Ranjana Karki (32), grandson Bipin (8) and grand daughter Goma (5) were brutally murdered on September 6, 2021.

Two more persons were tested positive for cholera in Kathmandu Valley.

With the confirmation of the two new cases, the number of people infected with the highly contagious fatal disease has reached 19.

According to Dr Chumanlal Das, Director at the  Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, cholera has been confirmed in two children of Kageshwori Manohara Municipality.

He said that the children have already returned home after receiving primary treatment at a local hospital.

Earlier on Friday, one case each was reported in Kirtipur, Kageshwori Manohara and Teku of Kathmandu.

Dr Das said that almost all of them contracted cholera by drinking contaminated water.