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Nepal reported 257 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1, 458 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 143 returned positive. Likewise, 2, 463 people underwent antigen tests, of which 114 were tested positive. The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours and 232 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 3, 146 active cases in the country.

Jazeera Airways, a Kuwaiti airline, is set to operate flights at Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) on a daily basis from September 16, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). The airways has been conducting flights at the airport three days a week (Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays) since it started direct commercial flights between Nepal and Kuwait in May. For this, the airline has completed the due process, said CAAN Spokesperson Jagannath Niraula. Flights have been added, thanks to increasing occupancy rates, according to the airline. The airline company is operating flights to and from Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Europe. At present, only the airline has got permission to operate flights at the airport that came into operation commercially since May 16, said Niraula, adding that other airlines have also showed their interest to operate flights at the airport. Wizz Air, a Hungarian airline, is also scheduled to operate flights at the airport from October 30, he said. The flights will take place between Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates and Nepal three days a week. At present, 26 airlines including three Nepali ones have been conducting international flights at the Tribhuvan International Airport, one of the two operating international airports in Nepal. Before COVID-19, over 30 airlines were operating international flights, said Niraula. However, Nepal has got its international flights that were marred by global COVID-19 gradually returning to normalcy. Now, there are 70 percent occupancy rates under international flights, he said.

The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office has taken action against 3,116 drivers for flouting the traffic rules in various places of Kathmandu on Monday. Among them, 176 faced the music for drunk driving, 117 for breaching the driving lane, 230 for not obeying the red light signal, 312 for blowing horn at no-horn areas, 68 for keeping unclear number plate or changing its shape and size and 2,213 for miscellaneous offenses, police said. The Office has urged one and all to obey the traffic rules.

Three women died after being struck by a lightning at Malahi in Garuda Municipality-3, Rautahat on Tuesday. Police identified the deceased as Sudmiya Devi (39), wife of Rup Narayan Shahi, daughter Jagiya Kumari (17) and local Satya Narayan Sahani’s daughter Manisha Kumari (18). Critically injured in the incident, they were rushed to the City Hospital but breathed their last during the course of treatment. The tragedy occurred while they were working in the paddy field of Saroj Sahani at around 7: 30 am today. Satya Narayan’s wife Saheli Devi (40) was injured in the incident. Police said that she is undergoing treatment at the City Hospital.