Birgunj checkpoint under close watch with increasing cases of Covid-19 in India
The Birgunj checkpoint is under close watch after the increasing cases of Covid infection in the neighbouring country, India.
People entering Nepal have been kept in surveillance.
Brief health check up is being conducted among the passengers of the train entering Nepal.
The meeting of the Parsa District Health Crisis Management Committee held on May 29 had decided to make effective the health check up at the border area in a bid to prevent spread of disease.
Mayor of Birgunj Metropolitan City Rajesh Man Singh inspected the health desk set up at the border and directed the concerned officials to maintain further alertness.
"In view of Covid cases on rise in the bordering country, we've been aware and put in place preventive measures. The health desk at the border will be made further effective," he informed.
Wild elephant electrocuted
A wild elephant died of electric shock in the Ratuwamai forest of Kamal Rural Municipality-3, Jhapa last night.
The elephant was electrocuted due to electricity leakage.
Forest officer at Division Forest Office in the district Jivan Pathak informed that the elephant had died on the spot and its tusk was also burnt.
A technical team was mobilised for further investigation into the incident, Pathak added.
UN Chief calls for probe into Gaza aid deaths
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an impartial investigation after several Palestinians were killed near an aid centre in Rafah, Gaza. According to reports, Israeli forces opened fire on individuals who were queuing for food. The Red Cross reported 21 dead, while Hamas-run Civil Defence claimed 31.
Guterres called the incident “unacceptable” and urged accountability, Firstpost reported.
Israeli authorities and the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denied the incident, saying only warning shots were fired near the area.
Trump Administration appeals block on Federal workforce cuts
US President Donald Trump’s administration has appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn a federal injunction blocking large-scale layoffs and agency reorganizations across the United States, according to Xinhua.
US Solicitor General John Sauer argued that presidential authority over federal staffing is a core constitutional power that does not require congressional authorization.
The Ninth Circuit upheld the injunction on May 30, noting dangers to critical services such as food safety and veterans' healthcare. The decision, granted by Judge Susan Illston in May, halts execution of Trump's February edict and requires the reinstatement of affected employees, Xinhua reported.
The administration now seeks Supreme Court intervention.
