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Nepal recorded 1, 090 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 958 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 560 returned positive. Likewise, 3, 342 people underwent antigen tests, of which 530 tested positive.

The Ministry said that 438 infected people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.

As of today, there are 5, 806 active cases in the country.

The Placement Cell of Kathmandu University is organizing the KU SOM Job and Internship Fair (KJIF) on August 22-23.

KU SOM Job and Internship Fair (KJIF) is an annual flagship event which acts as a bridge between students of KUSOM and Corporate houses. It gives students not only a platform to connect with the company of their choice but also provides employers an opportunity to explore the talent pool of KUSOM. The event aims to derive maximum benefits and provide a win-win solution to both parties.

In the year 2021, KJIF, which was conducted virtually considering the COVID-19 pandemic, witnessed the participation of a total of 60 companies (making it the highest till now).

This year 64 companies have confirmed their participation.

Some of the companies who have confirmed their participation for this year are Laxmi Group, Standard Chartered, Chaudhary Group, IME Group, Leapfrog, E-Sewa, Unilever Nepal, Goldstar, Daraz and Hongfu among others.

Along with the company participation, the organizer is also expecting a maximum participation of 200 students from BBA, BBIS, and MBA of KUSOM.

Since its establishment in 2011, the event has been receiving overwhelming responses from the leading national and multinational companies every year.

The event has been able to achieve its mission of establishing right connections with the industry which is being reflected in the success rate of placements and feedback given by companies about the event along with the students.

An unidentified group vandalized 14 tippers carrying garbage, two dozers and an excavator in Banchare Danda, Nuwakot on Monday.

Inspector Laxmi Khadka of the District Police Office, Nuwakot, said that the group vandalized the vehicles which had gone to dump the garbage.

She said that the incident occurred at around 11 pm yesterday.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, police said.

The National Information Commission (NIC) has punished chiefs of 33 offices for denying imparting information to the seekers.

They faced music for violating the Right to Information (RTI) guaranteed by the Constitution.

According to the Commission which was established in 2065 BS has for far exercised its rights given by the Clause 32 of RTI ACT, 2065 BS against such a number of office chiefs.

According to information officer Ratna Prasad Mainali, among those facing action for failure to implement the RTI, mostly are from the Tribhuvan University subordinate bodies. They include seven controllers of examination, four TU Service Commission employees, one TU rector, four chiefs of local levels, six school principals and campus chiefs and 11 others.