Nepal records 111 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death on Sunday
Nepal logged 111 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Sunday.
With this, the country's active caseload mounted to 1,116,191. Similarly, the death toll has climbed to 11,935.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 6, 484 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 94 returned positive. Likewise, 324 people underwent antigen tests, of which 17 tested positive.
The Ministry said that 415 infected people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.
The Ministry said that 8, 285 people are staying in home isolation while 232 are in institutionalized isolation.
One arrested for trying to break ATM machine
Police have arrested a man while he was trying to break an ATM machine of the NIC Asia Bank on Saturday.
A team deployed from the Metropolitan Police Range, Maligaun caught Akash Tamang (21) from Dhulikhel red handed last night from the ATM booth at the Sagarmatha Insurance Building, Naxal Bhagawati Bahal of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-1.
Police believed that the accused was attempting to steal cash from the machine and were alerted about this with the help of the Bank’s siren system. The team also seized a pair of instruments that Tamang used in his failed attempt to damage the machine. RSS
Male rhino found dead at CNP
A male rhinoceros has been found dead along the inner area of Kudauli range post of Chitwan National Park.
The animal was believed to have died in a fight with another rhino.
According to CNP information officer, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, the horn and hooves of the animal are intact. The dead animal is about 18-20 years of age. Prior to this, a baby rhino of five-six months was killed by a tiger at Khoriya on February 21.
So far in the current fiscal year, 27 animals have died of natural causes and two due to poaching. RSS
Actor Paul Shah turns himself in
Actor Paul Shah, who has been accused of raping a minor girl, turned himself in to police on Sunday.
He surrendered himself at the District Police Office, Tanahun this afternoon.
Yubaraj Khatiwada, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Tanahun said that Shah is under police control.
Earlier this morning, he wrote a status on social media that he would present himself before the police today itself.
Singer Samikshya Adhikari (17) had filed a rape against Shah in the District Police Office, Tanahaun a few days ago.
Based on the complaint, the District Police Office, Tanahun taking the permission from the District Court issued an arrest warrant against actor Shah.
Shah had been absconding after the police issued the arrest warrant against him.
