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The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 29. 60 points to close at 2,385. 64 points on Sunday.

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 5. 12 points to close at 450. 97 points.

A total of 3, 407, 272 units of the shares of 233 companies were traded for Rs 1. 44 billion.

Meanwhile, NESDO Samridha Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10 percent. Likewise, Himalaya Urja Bikas Company Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 10 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 3. 38 trillion.

South Korea reported 93,001 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 16,305,752, the health authorities said Sunday, Xinhua reported.

The daily caseload was down from 107,916 recorded in the previous day and far lower than 164,456 a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

The health authorities believed that the daily caseload has been on the decline following the resurgence, driven by the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant and its subvariant BA.2, which peaked in mid-March.

Among the new cases, 18 were imported from overseas, lifting the total to 31,585.

The number of infected people who were in a serious condition stood at 893, down 20 from the previous day, according to Xinhua.

A total of 203 more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 21,092. The total fatality rate was 0.13 percent.

The number of people who received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines was 44,526,471, or 86.8 percent of the total population, and the figure for those getting booster jabs was 33,008,629, or 64.3 percent of the population, Xinhua reported.

The ruling coalition has decided to finalize the candidates of the metropolitan and sub-metropolitan cities across the country by tomorrow.

A meeting of the senior leaders of the alliance held in Baluwatar this morning made the decision to this effect.

Similarly, CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal's Secretariat said that the meeting has decided to take the reports on the situation of the coalition and preparations for the elections in the remaining provinces tomorrow itself.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Pushpa Kamal Dahal among other senior leaders were present in the meeting.

The government has decided to hold the local level elections on May 13.

At least seven persons died when a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident at Dandakharka in Waling Municipality-12 of Syangja district on Sunday. 

The identities of the deceased are yet to be established.

The Ward Police Office, Waling said that the six persons were injured in the incident. 

Among the injured, two have been referred to Pokhara for treatment while four are undergoing treatment at the Waling Primary Health Post in Syangja.

Police said that they are looking into the case.

Locals have obstructed vehicular movement along the Banepa-Bardibas road section in the BP Highway since this morning following the death of a child.

The child of Dhungrebas, Kamalamai Municipality-4 was found drowned in a pond dug by the contractor while constructing a bridge over the Gwang River.

Kin and kith of deceased obstructed the highway saying that their child died due to the sheer negligence of the contractor.

They have also refused to receive the body of the child.

The victim's family have demanded compensation and strict action against the contractor.

The child's relative Lal Bahadur Bhujel said that they would not allow the vehicles to ply the road until their demands are met.

A person died and three other sustained injuries when a jeep carrying Nepali Congress Bajhang district President Khadak Bohara and his family met with an accident in Bajhang.

The deceased has been identified as Binod Bohara of Surma.

According to Kamal Prasad Chaudhary, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Bajhang, the four-wheeler (01-001 Cha 0095) was heading towards Dhangadhi from Surma of Bajhang when the incident occurred near Deulekh Bazaar in Bithtadchir Rural Municipality-4.

The injured have been taken to Dhangadhi for treatment, he said.

Police said that they are looking into the case.

Cristiano Ronaldo capped his hat trick with a stunning free kick in the 76th minute to give Manchester United a 3-2 win over Norwich on Saturday and boost the team’s hopes of securing a Champions League spot, Associated Press reported.

United moved past Arsenal into fifth place, three points behind Tottenham in the English Premier League.

United blew a two-goal lead after last-placed Norwich fought back to tie the game on goals by Kieran Dowell and Teemu Pukki at Old Trafford.

But the day belonged to the Portugal superstar, who recorded the 50th hat trick of his professional career for his clubs and 60th overall, according to the Associated Press.

Ronaldo’s goal in the seventh minute was courtesy of Anthony Elanga, who stole the ball from defender Ben Gibson in the area and slid a pass to him for an easy one-timer past goalkeeper Tim Krul. Ronaldo then headed home a corner kick in the 32nd. Ronaldo’s free kick from outside the area sailed through the wall and off Krul’s outstretched hands into the top left corner of the net.

Just before halftime, Pukki’s cross from the left side was headed in by Dowell to give the visitors hope. Dowell then returned the favor in the 52nd by threading a pass to Pukki, who took two touches and beat goalkeeper David De Gea to the near side and in off the right post.

Norwich nearly took the lead but De Gea stretched to save Milot Rashica’s long-range effort, Associated Press reported.

A spectacular overhead kick from Álvaro Morata led to a stoppage-time score for Juventus to draw with nine-man Bologna 1-1 in Serie A on Saturday, Associated Press reported.

Morata’s acrobatic effort was going wide until Dušan Vlahović met it with a header at the far post that found the target to salvage a point for the Bianconeri. They’d been denied a penalty in a disputed VAR decision moments earlier.

Juventus remained fourth, moving within three points of third-placed Napoli, which hosts fifth-placed Roma on Monday.

Marko Arnautović put Bologna ahead after the break by running onto a through ball from Roberto Soriano and rounding the goalkeeper to deposit the ball into an empty net.

Bologna’s last six goals have all been by Arnautović, who has 12 this season, according to the Associated Press.

They are playing for ailing coach Siniša Mihajlović, who is hospitalized while being treated for the return of his leukemia.

Morata thought he earned Juventus a late penalty when he appeared to be fouled inside the area by Adama Soumaoro but no penalty was awarded after a VAR review believed the foul occured outside the area. Soumaoro was issued a red card after the review for dissent. In the ensuing protests by Bologna, Gary Medel was also sent off — leaving the visitors with nine men.

Vlahović then notched his 22nd goal this season, having joined from Fiorentina in January, and the 50th of his career in Serie A, Associated Press reported.