Nepal logs 620 new Covid-19 cases, one death on Sunday
Nepal reported 620 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Sunday.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 651 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 496 returned positive. Likewise, 3, 195 people underwent antigen tests, of which 124 were tested positive.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 11, 967 have lost their lives to the virus so far.
As of today, there are 4, 567 active cases in the country.
Baitadi reports 189 missing cases in three years
A total of 189 people have gone missing from Baitadi that shares its border with India.
According to the district police spokesperson inspector Lokraj Joshi, police reported 189 cases of people missing in the past three years, and of them, 130 were found.
As he said, the number of missing was 45 in the fiscal year 2076-77 BS (2019-20), 60 in the following FY followed by 84 in the last FY. Of those vanishing, most were women and girls.
According to the Police Chief Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ramesh Pal, missing cases of women and girls are on the rise in the district in recent years. Domestic violence is one of the causes behind the increasing missing cases, it is said.
Gautam Shree Cooperative Company operators pocket billions, go out of contact
The operators of Gautam Shree Cooperative Company Limited in Kuleshwor, Kathmandu have absconded by pocketing billions of rupees of the depositors.
On Sunday, the depositors jointly filed a complaint at the Department of Cooperative saying that the operators of the cooperative fled Kathmandu by accumulating their money.
Though they were told that the office will be closed for a week, the owners went out of contact by not returning their money, the victims said.
Victim Bijay Kumar Ranjit said that they filed the complaint as the operators embezzled around Rs 5 billion of the depositors.
The victims said that the Everest Bank pasted a notice at the office of the cooperative after the owners absconded by misappropriating billions of the rupees.
It has been learnt that the Department has already written to the Crime Investigation Division of the Nepal Police to look into the incident.
Rain forecast until Tuesday
Rainfall is likely to continue in most parts of the country until Tuesday due to active monsoon system, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology shared.
There is a chance of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning in many parts of the country till next Tuesday, said Meteorologist at Department of Hydrology and Meteorology Heera Bhattarai.
According to Bhattarai, there is possibility of heavy rain in one or two places of Province 1, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini. Monsoon is likely to become more active in the east for the next three days.
At present, there is partial to moderate rain in few places of Province 1 with light to moderate rain with thunder/lightning in Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces.
During the night, it will be normal to full cloudy in the mountainous areas of the country, partial to normal cloudy in the rest of the country.
Furthermore, there will be light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning in few places of the hilly areas of the country and heavy rain in one or two places of Madhes province.
