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Nepal reported 41 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 445 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 39 returned positive. Likewise, 805 people underwent antigen tests, of which two were tested positive. The Ministry said that no one died of the virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 59 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 696 active cases in the country.

The Nepali Army (NA)'s contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping missions is memorable. The NA has been contributing to the UN peacekeeping missions since 1958 and it has strongly proved its role in the establishment of peace in the war-hit countries. The Nepali blue helmets have also been playing a commendable role in the areas of education, health and other humanitarian sectors in the UN peacekeeping mission where they are deployed. It is said so far 60 contributors to the world peacekeeping missions from Nepal have attained martyrdom while on duty and 66 have got serious injuries. The professionalism of NA personnel has played a role in establishing Nepal's deeper ties with many nations in the world and citizens there, Nepal's foreign relations experts say. At present, Nepal holds the third position in terms of the number of troops it is sending to the peacekeeping missions at the call of the UN, according to NA. In a 64-year journey to the UN efforts to keep world peace intact, 140,366 blue helmets have contributed to 43 missions. Participants of a program on need of work efficiency in the UN peacekeeping mission and a future organized on the occasion of the UN Day said the NA's role it played under the umbrella of UN peace operations were commendable. Government's Chief Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi was of the view that Nepal's support, cooperation and contribution to the UN peace campaign was incomparable. "The NA has been abiding by UN genuine instructions during the crisis in the war-hit countries," he said, adding that it deserves the same role in the future, too. Chief of Army Staff Prabhu Ram Sharma said the NA was efficiently doing its role for the peace establishment given to it in the highly sensitive zone. The NA deputes a disciplined, professional and brave workforce in the management of multidimensional conflict seen lately in the world," the NA Chief said. On the occasion, General Birame Diop, Military Adviser in the Department of Peace Operations (DPO), UN released a coffee table book 'Nepali Army: Strengthening Global Peace and Security' with pictures of the activities of the Nepali Peacekeeping Force. The NA received a message of appreciation from the UN in recognition of its support in the world peace efforts, wishing for the success of today's program. At the moment, 5,568 soldiers are deployed for peacekeeping in 12 zones in 11 countries of the world. Similarly, 42 Nepal Police personnel and 194 Armed Police Force personnel are deputed to various countries at the call of the UN. It is said. The presence of Nepali security forces in such countries has largely contributed to the creation and cultivation of the military-civic relations. The UN has so far allocated the responsibility of force commander to nine high-level officers At the call of the UN, blue helmets get training at the Birendra Peace Training Center based in Panchkhal of Kavrepalanchok. Nepal has already committed to the United Nations that it is capable of sending around 10,000 peacekeepers if necessary. The UN founded on October 24, 1945 has won the Nobel Prize for its significant contribution to world peace.

Two persons were killed and two sustained injuries in a tractor accident at Ullani, Shailyashikhar Municipality-6 of Darchula district on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as tractor driver 45-year-old Panchu Rana of Laljhadi Rural Municipality-5, Kanchanpur district, and Santosh Singh Daga of Shailyashikhar -5, said Inspector Rajesh Shahi at the District Police Office, Darchula. The tractor (Su Pa Pra 02001 Ta 1467) was heading towards Gokuleshwor from the district headquarters, Khalanga when the incident occurred last evening. The tractor fell some 150 metres down the road. The injured are undergoing treatment at the Gokuleshwor Hospital, police said.    

The 171-megawatt Dudhkoshi-6 Hydroelectricity Project is to be constructed at Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality-3 in Solukhumbu. The river-based project is being developed by the private sector's Sagarmatha Hydropower.  The district is lately becoming a hub of hydropower projects. A diversion ware, under sluice, gravel trap, settling, basin, headrace pipe, headrace tunnel, surge tank and audit tunnel will be built as major structures under the project. The project is capable of producing 984 Gigawatt annually. The route to reach the project will go along the Dudhkoshi river bank.  The net head of the project will be 367 meters. It will have an underground power house. The power to be generated from the project will be connected to the Nepal Electricity Authority's Naya Khimti substation via the 63-kilometer 220 KV transmission line. The total cost of the project is Rs 30.80 billion. The environmental impact assessment report of the project has been already prepared. Releasing the report, the Ministry of Forestry and Environment has urged the concerned agencies or the residents of the affected zones for submissions. The project will have to acquire 8.3 hectares of land. During the project implementation phase, 550 will be directly employed. The project has allocated Rs 137.59 for the reduction of biological environmental impact.