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Nepal reported 19 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 3, 565 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 18 returned positive. Likewise, 632 people underwent antigen tests, of which one was tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 18 infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 149 active cases in the country.

Voting is taking place today at nine polling centres of five local levels in which the local level elections were postponed on May 13.

The Election Commission said election is being held today at two polling centres at the Shreeram Secondary School polling station in Panchkhal Municipality-13, Kavrepalanchok; at two polling centres at Nawajyoti Secondary School voting station, Panchadewal Binayak Municipality-5, Achham district; at three centres at Thakurdevi Secondary School of Shahidbhumi rural municipality, Dhankuta; at one centre at Bijay Secondary School of Punarbas Municipality, Kanchanpur and at one centre based in Peace Creative Academy of Budhinanda Municipality, Bajura.

Similarly, election is taking place on May 18 at the two polling booths at the Gabisa Bhawan polling station of Byasnagar municipality in Tanahun district; at two polling centres at the Primary School Laxmipur, Gadhimai Municipality-3 and at two polling centres of the Prabi Adarsha Secondary School polling station at Ward no 6 of Gadhimai Municipality, Rautahat district.

The voting was postponed due to political and other disputes. On May 13, the voting could not take place at 85 centres of 44 polling stations of 28 local levels in 17 districts and the fixation of a fresh poll date and the voting are going on.

Two persons were electrocuted and 15 others were injured when a moving bus came in contact with a live wire in Salyan. 

The deceased have been identified as Lokendra Rana of Kumakh-1 and Gopal Budhathoki of Korti-1.

DSP Sumit Khadka of the District Police Office, Salyan said that the incident occurred when bus carrying the cadres of Nepali Congress and CPN-UML were heading towards Kumakh Rural Municipality of the district to take part in. victory rally.

The injured have been taken to the Mission Hospital for treatment.

The 2566th birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha- Buddha Jayanti- is being observed across the country by commemorating his contribution to the establishment of world peace.

Buddha, regarded as the ninth incarnation of Lord Bishnu, was born on Shukla purnima of Baisakh month in the lunar calendar. There is a coincidence that the dates (lunar calendar) the Buddha got birth, wisdom, and mahaparinirvan (passing away) fall the same. The Buddhist communities in the world including Nepal observe the Day with much reverence.

The birth anniversary of Buddha, the apostle of non-violence and peace, is being observed with spiritual leaders and gurus at monasteries. The government has appealed to all people to observe the Buddha Jayanti with illumination at homes.

Grand programmes are being held at Lumbini, Swayambhu, and Bauddha on Buddha Jayanti.  

Buddha born in the royal family of King Suddhodhan and Queen Mayadevi had left his palace at the age of 29 for penance. He is regarded also as the 'Light of Asia'.

Buddhist philosophy is taught in the internationally acclaimed universities like Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard. There are also MA level programmes on Buddhist philosophy at Tribhuvan University, Nepal Sanskrit University, Lumbini Bauddha University in Nepal.

The teaching and sermons given by Lord Buddha during his lifetime of 80 years are collected in 'binaya', 'sutta', 'abhidhamma' and 'tripitak'.