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Nepal reported 113 new Covid-19 cases on Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 766 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 64 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 044 people underwent antigen tests, of which 49 tested positive. The Ministry said that no one died of the virus in the last 24 hours and 72 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 362 active cases in the country.  

The National Women Commission (NWC) received 42 percent of complaints relating to mental violence in the first nine months of the current fiscal year. NWC Spokesperson Chamila Bhattarai said that a total of 1,467 complaints against women violence were registered in this period and of them, 612 are about mental abuses. According to NWC data, 430 complaints of economic violence, 379 about physical abuse, 46 of sexual violence and 612 of mental violence were registered at the constitutional entity in a period from mid-July to mid-April.  

Nepali security officials deputed as the United Nations peacekeepers in conflict-ridden Sudan are reported to be safe. Two officials of Nepali Army, three of the Nepal Police and one of the Armed Police Force have been sent to Sudan as the peacekeepers, and they all are safe, according to NA Spokesperson Krishna Prasad Bhandari.  

Property worth millions of rupees was destroyed when a fire destroyed five houses at Chiyabari in Kamalamai Municipality-2 of Sindhuli on Sunday. Houses belonging to Santosh Kaji Thapa, Ambika Budhathoki, Sitaram Thapa, Kailash Thapa, Prem Kumari Thapa and Raj Kumar Shrestha were destroyed in the fire that broke out last night. Police said that Rs 1.1 million in cash and various gold ornaments of Kaji Thapa were gutted in the flame while gold ornaments worth around Rs 300, 000 and Rs 60, 000 in cash among others of Kailash Thapa were also engulfed in fire. Similarly, police said that Rs 300, 000 in cash and various gold ornaments of Prem Kumari Thapa were also reduced to cinders. Ambika Thapa’s five tola gold, Rs 100, 000 in cash among others were completely destroyed in the blaze. Local Talak Bikram Thapa said that the fire had started from the house of Ambika Thapa. Mayor Upendra Kumar Pokharel said that the fire victims will be provided relief materials soon. The reason behind the fire is yet to be established.