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Nepal reported 271 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 485 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 224 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 435 people underwent antigen tests, of which 47 were tested positive. The Ministry said that 175 infected people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. As of today, there are 3, 194 active cases in the country.

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has directed the Bhrikutimandap-based Kathmandu Fun Park to pay tax dues within 24 hours. Sending a letter on Wednesday, the KMC directed the park to pay the tax within 24 hours. The Metropolitan City said that the fun park was served 24-hour ultimatum to pay the tax along with fine after it ignored the city’s repeated request to pay the amount. The fun park has not been paying business tax, entertainment tax and advertising tax among others to the KMC for the past many years. According to the KMC, the fun park will be sealed if it did not pay the tax within the given timeframe.

Two women died and 12 others were injured when a lightning struck a group of women celebrating Teej festival at Gurau in Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-12 of Dang on Tuesday. The incident occurred when the women were celebrating Teej festival last night, said DSP Rajan Gautam, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Dang, said. Further details about the incident are yet to come.  

Vehicular movement along the Narayangarh-Muglin road section has been obstructed following a landslide at Kerabari in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-29. Two-way traffic has been disrupted due to the landslide, DSP Narahari Adhikari of the District Police Office, Chitwan said. Efforts are being made to clear the mudslide, he said. Officials have been facing difficulties to remove the debris due to torrential rainfall.