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Nepal reported 22 new Covid-19 cases on Monday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 3, 972 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 22 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 172 people underwent antigen tests, of which no one were tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 46 infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 568 active cases in the country.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 44. 56 points to close at 2,419.80 points on Monday.

Similarly, the sensitive dropped by 8.87 points to close at  454.87 points.

A total of  5,095,834 units of the shares of 233 companies were traded for Rs 2.26 billion.

Meanwhile, NESDO Samridha Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10 percent. Likewise, Emerging Nepal Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 9.98 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 3.43 trillion.

One person was killed and another one injured in a communal clash in Khambhat city of Gujarat during a procession taken out on the occasion of Ram Navami on Sunday, while Himmatnagar city in the state also witnessed violence between members of two communities during a similar event, police said, The Economic Times reported.

The clashing groups indulged in stone-pelting and arson at both the places and the police had to lob tear gas shells to bring the situation under control, officials said.

While Khambhat city is located in Anand district, Himmatnagar lies in Sabarkantha district, according to The Economic Times.

“The body of an unidentified man, who appears to be around 65 years old, was recovered from the spot in Khambhat, where two groups pelted each other with stones after a clash broke out between them during a Ram Navami procession late this afternoon,” Superintendent of Police Ajeet Rajyan said.

Another person was injured and a few shop cabins were set on fire by the miscreants during the incident, he said.

Three persons died after being hit by a car near BP Chowk in Nepalgunj on Sunday. 

The deceased have been identified as Samina Idrisi (65) of Nepalgunj-11, Ali Idrisi and five-year-old Kasim Idrisi, said Police Inspector Himalaya Shah Chief of Banke District Traffic Police Office.

Inspector Shah further said that the car (Province 3-01-23 Cha 8481) hit the pedestrians last night. 

The car driver had taken all the critically injured pedestrians to the Teaching Hospital Nepalgunj. 

The hospital pronounced them dead after 15 minutes of their arrival. 

Police arrested car driver Indra Bahadur Thapa (28) of Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan city-10 and started an investigation into the incident, Inspector Shah said. RSS

Top leaders of the ruling coalition have appealed for forging alliances across the country in the local level elections.

Issuing a statement after a meeting of the coalition held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar on Monday, the parties urged all the leaders and cadres to forge alliances across the country in the forthcoming civic polls.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, CPN (Unified Socialist) senior leader Jhalanath Khanal, Janata Samajbadi Party leader Ashok Rai and Rastriya Janamorcha Vice-Chairperson Durga Paudel have signed the statement.

They have even appealed to cast votes in favour of the five-party alliance candidates.

Similarly, they have also urged the leaders to move ahead by overcoming the differences of the past.

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

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority held chief of Land Reform and Land Revenue Office with bribe amount Rs 500,000 in Dhanusha.

The arrestee has been identified as Sunil Kumar Jha.

A team deployed from the CIAA Office in Bhanuchowk, Janakpur nabbed Jha while taking kickback from a service seeker in Bardibas.

Jha had allegedly demanded the bribe for settling the land dispute case.

Manchester City retained its one-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League after a thrilling 2-2 draw between the title challengers on Sunday, Associated Press reported.

Kevin De Bruyne put the defending champions into the lead in the fifth minute at the Etihad Stadium but Diogo Jota leveled eight minutes later for Liverpool.

Gabriel Jesus restored City’s advantage before halftime but Sadio Mane marked his 30th birthday with a second equalizer for the 2020 champions.

Raheem Sterling thought he had put City ahead for a third time but a VAR offside call denied him a goal against his former club, according to the Associated Press.

The result ended Liverpool’s 10-match winning league run and left City with the destination of the title in its hands with seven games remaining.

Not even conceding three penalty kicks was enough to stop Barcelona’s impressive run.

Barcelona rallied to a 3-2 win against second-to-last Levante in the Spanish league on Sunday, with substitute Luuk de Jong scoring in stoppage time after the Catalan club had conceded three penalties in the second half, Associated Press reported.

The win extended Barcelona’s unbeaten run to 15 matches in all competitions and moved the team back into second place in the league after it was leapfrogged by Sevilla on Saturday.

Barcelona is 12 points behind leader Real Madrid with a game in hand. Madrid beat Getafe 2-0 on Saturday.

“It will be hard to contend for the title because Madrid isn’t making many mistakes,” Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández said. “We both have difficult matches ahead, but if Madrid ends up losing some points maybe we can hope of achieving something bigger.”

Barcelona’s rally began after Xavi put Pedri González into the game early in the second half with the team a goal down. The 19-year-old playmaker was rested ahead of Barcelona’s return leg against Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarterfinals of the Europa League on Thursday. Barcelona and Eintracht drew the first leg 1-1 in Germany last week, according to the Associated Press.

José Luis Morales put Levante ahead by converting a penalty kick in the 52nd after a foul by Dani Alves. The second penalty for the hosts came four minutes later after a handball by Barcelona defender Eric García, with Roger Martí missing from the spot.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalized for Barcelona with a header off a cross by Ousmane Dembélé in the 59th, and Pedri scored the go-ahead goal from inside the area in the 63rd, Associated Press reported.

Levante evened the match after another penalty in the 83rd after a foul by Barcelona defender Clément Lenglet, with Gonzalo Melero converting his shot from the spot before De Jong got the late winner after a well-placed cross by Jordi Alba.

Barcelona, which had not previously conceded a penalty in the league this season, hasn’t lost since playing Athletic Bilbao in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey in January.

Levante stayed tied on points with last-place Alavés. It is seven points from safety, according to the Associated Press.