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An unmarried mother Niharika Rajput, who has been demanding action against her rapist, tried to immolate herself by pouring petrol on herself outside the President’s office in Maharajgunj on Friday.

In the meantime, police took her under control. She has been taken to a hospital.

DSP Angur GC of the Metropolitan Police Circle, Maharajgunj said that her condition is normal.

Rajput has been saying that Shivaraj Shrestha of Janapur had raped her by offering her food laced with sedatives when she was 17-year-old.

Sher had staged a hunger strike at Maitighar in Kathmandu a few months ago.

The government had signed a five-point agreement with her then.

The government officials had said that they would initiate the process to test the DNA of Shivaram Shrestha and Rajput’s son and also vowed to address all her demands.

Joint Secretary Shivaram Pokharel, Under Secretary Basanta Bhattarai, Niharaik Rajpur, Sabitri Subedi, Sunita Gautam and Logeshwori Kunwar had signed the agreement.

Rajput tried to kill herself today after the government did not implement the agreement signed with her.

The government has decided to administer Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 to the children of 50 districts under the second phase.

The Ministry of Health and Population has decided to administer the vaccine to children between five and 15 years.

The Ministry said that the first dose of vaccine will be administered from August 21 to 27 and second dose from September 12 to 17.

The vaccine will be administered in Bhojpur, Dhankuta, Khotang, Okhaldhunga, Panchthar, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Taplejung, Tehrathum and Udayapur of Province 1, Bara, Rautahat and Sarlahi of Madhesh Province and Ramechhap, Dolakha, Dhanding, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchok of Bagmati Province.

Similarly, the children of Baglung Gorkha, Lamjung, Manang, Mustang, Myagdi, Parbat, Syangja of Gandaki Province, Kapilvastu, Argakhanchi, Gulmi, Palpa, Pyuthan, Rolpa of Tanahun and Lumbini Provinces and also in the East Rukum will also be administered the vaccine against Covid-19.

The Ministry said that the vaccine will also be administered in West Rukum, Salyan, Dolpa, Humla, Jumla, Kalikot, Mugu, Dailekh, Jajarkot of Karnali Province and Achham, Doti, Bajhang, Bajura, Baitadi and Darchula of Sudurpaschim Province.

Nepal recorded 781 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Friday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 290 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 419 returned positive. Likewise, 2, 422 people underwent antigen tests, of which 362 tested positive.

The Ministry said that 511 infected people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.

As of today, there are 5, 775 active cases in the country.

Two children of the same village died while swimming in the Kankai Canal in Jhapa on Thursday.

The deceased have been identified as Anjila Sundas (11) and Dhruba Rai (12) of Aitabare, Shivasatachhi Municipality-9, DSP Basanta Pathak of the District Police Office, Jhapa said.

According to police, Sundas and Rai had gone to the canal of the Kankai Irrigation Project to swim at around 4 pm yesterday.

The families of the two had started a search after the duo did not return home till late evening. During the search, the families had recovered the children's clothes and slippers on the side of the Kankai canal.

Later, a police team reached the incident site after the families and neighbors informed the Area Police Office, Jhiljhil.

The bodies have been sent to a hospital, police said.

The Area Police Office, Jhiljhil is investigating the case.