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The Supreme Court has issued an interim order directing the Kathmandu Metropolitan City to collect the garbage of the Singha Durbar and the President’s residence within three days. A single bench of Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut issued the order today. Advocate Padam Bahadur Shrestha had filed a writ petition at the apex court against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City for not collecting waste from Singh Durbar. He had demanded that the garbage of the Singha Durbar and the President's office be collected at the earliest. The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and KMC Mayor Balen Shah were made the defendants. The Court has ordered the Kathmandu Metropolitan City to collect the waste as soon as possible and dispose at the landfill site. Following the directive of Mayor Shah, the waste of Singha Durbar, President’s office and Prime Minister’s residence have not been collected since April 7.

Nepal reported 106 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Friday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 581 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 64 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 302 people underwent antigen tests, of which 42 were tested positive. The Ministry said that 46 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 414 active cases in the country.

A 13-year-old boy, who sustained critical burn injuries while trying to bring the fire that broke out at a community forest in Dhurkot Rural Municipality-3 of Gulmi under control on Thursday, died during the course of treatment on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Dipak Mukhiya. He breathed his last while receiving treatment at the Mission Hospital in Palpa district this morning. He was rushed to Gulmi Hospital for treatment last night and then was referred to Palpa for further treatment. Likewise, 55-year-old Dhan Bahadur Jogi Kunwar sustained serious burn injuries in the accident. Kunwar has been sent to Butwal from Palpa for further treatment. Meanwhile, two houses and three cowsheds were destroyed in the fire that occurred at Isma Rural Municipality in Gulmi district on Thursday. The District Police Office, Gulmi, said the houses and cowsheds of Shivalal Kumal and Rudra Bahadur Kumal of Damar village were destroyed in the fire that broke out in a nearby community forest. The district has recorded several cases of bushfire in recent days amid the dry season.  

Local residents of Baitadi district have asked Chief Minister of Sudurpachim Province Kamal Bahadur Shah to immediately operate flights at the Patan Airport. The local residents on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister asking to operate flights at the airport. Likewise, the locals submitted an 11-point memorandum for the overall development of Patan Municipality, Baitadi. They have demanded budget allocation to carry out repair works of Patan-Lorkha road section and run a project for agriculture and fruits production in ward 5 and 6 of the municipality, adding that Patan Municipality has immense potential for agricultural productions. Most of the demands of the local residents include development of the agriculture sector and road projects. Chairman of Siddheswor Drinking Water Consumers Committee Mohan Singh Bista said budget has been sought from the provincial government for the promotion of religious sites in the municipality including Rameshwordham, Pipaldham, Maharudradham, Bishwanath Banarasidham, Patal Bhuwaneshwordham and others. Chief Minister Shah has arrived in the district along with provincial assembly members Shivaraj Bhatta and Bikram Singh Dhami.