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Nepal reported 32 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 304 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which eight returned positive. Likewise, 1, 660 people underwent antigen tests, of which 24 returned positive. The Ministry said that no one died of the virus in the last 24 hours and 12 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 133 active cases in the country.

Police have arrested 10 Indian nationals who acquired Nepali citizenship by submitting false information. They were apprehended from the various places of Kathmandu, police said. Manoj KC, Chief at the Crime Investigation Office of the Valley said that they had obtained citizenship from Tarai districts by submitting fake documents at various times. Nepali citizenship, voter identity cards, passports and Indian Adhar Cards among others were recovered from the possession. The arrestees have been identified as Bharat Prasad Gupta (55), Rahul Gupta (30), Gyanmati Devi Gupta (50) and Gopal Gupta (50) of Bihar, India and currently residing at Sankhamul. Similarly, other detainees have been identified as Ram Sundar Gupta (44) of  Bihar and presently living at Lagankhel, Ram Prabesh Gupta (43) of Gongabu, Bharat Gupta (46) of Kalanki, Snehalata Gupta (42), Mindevi Gupta (49), and Rajesh Kumar Gupta (52). Police said that they had acquired the citizenship issued from the District Administration Office Rupandehi, Bara and Parsa among others. Police said that their names have been on the Indian Voter ID card since 2021 till now.  

Two boys drowned while bathing in a pond at Basahiya of Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City-24, Dhanusha district on Saturday. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bed Prasad Gautam of District Police Office, Dhanusha, the deceased have been identified as Mohammad Alkama Ansari (9) and Mohammad Abdul Ansari (9). The boys were sent to the Provincial Hospital in Janakpurdham immediately after the incident but died while receiving treatment, according to DSP Gautam.    

The weather across the country is likely to remain generally fair across the country today, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. The Department said that there will be partly cloudy in the hilly areas and partly cloudy to mainly fair in other parts of the country. Brief rain and thundershowers are likely to take place at a few places in the hilly region of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Karnali provinces and at one or two parts of hilly regions. Tonight, there will be partly cloudy in the hilly areas of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali provinces and partly cloudy to mainly fair in other parts of the country.