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A massive fire has occurred since last night in Nakchung community forest near Tenzing Hillary Airport in Lukla, Solukhumbu. The local residents said controlling the fire was a difficult task for them as the area is steep cliff.

Acting Chair of the Khumbu Pasang Lhyamu Rural Municipality Tasi Lhyamu Sherpa said a helicopter is called to douse the inferno adding that mobilising people there was not likely due to tough geography.

It is said that a helicopter has already flown to Lukla to extinguish the fire.

The Lukla Airport had to halt its service for an hour this morning because of smoke coming out from the massive fire taking place in the forest, Station Manager of Civil Aviation Authority Nepal Office in Lukla Dwarika Achhami said. Now, the regular flights have resumed.

Nepal logged 88 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Monday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 6,145 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 66 returned positive. Likewise, 2,493 people underwent antigen tests, of which 22 tested positive.

The Ministry said that 376 infected people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.

As of today, there are 6, 150 active cases in the country. 

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 1.55 points to close at 2,544.94 points on Monday.

Similarly, the sensitive index plunged by 2.41 points to close at 492.53 points.

Meanwhile, a total 5,315,292 unit shares of 230 companies were traded for Rs 2. 60 billion.

Meanwhile, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Company Limited was the top gainer today, with its price surging by 5. 89 percent. Panchthar Power Company Limited was the top loser as its price fell by 6. 90 percent.

China’s friendship with Russia is “rock solid” and the prospects for cooperation are very broad, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday, Reuters reported.

Cooperation between the two countries brings benefits and well-being to the two peoples, he told his annual news conference on the sidelines of China’s annual meeting of parliament, according to Reuters.

Bird flu has been detected in the Bhaktapur district. Three poultry farms at Suryabinayak Municipality-10 in the district recorded the bird flu.

Paila Agricultural Farm, Shikhar Poultry Farm and Ajima Poultry Farm suffered the avian flu.

The Animal Disease Investigation Laboratory, Tripureshwor confirmed the bird flu in the Bhaktapur farms. The Laboratory further said sub-type F5F1 virus of HP1 was detected in the chicken.

With the detection of the bird flu, the security committee meeting held at the district administration officials decided to destroy the poultries and poultry products.

Assistant Chief District Officer and Information Officer Madhav Prasad Sharma informed that the meeting decided to destroy the fowls, eggs, waste, and feed inside the demarcated area– Ajima Brick Factory en route to the Araniko Highway, roadway near Shikhar Poultry Farm in the north, the northern border of the Araniko Highway in the south, and the way en route to Panityanki in the north.

The Information Officer also said the vigilance would be upped on the transport of chicken and poultry products in the Kathmandu Valley including Bhaktapur with the cooperation of local levels, Livestock Service Experts Center, Lalitpur, and Livestock Service Department. RSS

CPN (Maoist Centre) has added 97 central members.

A Central Committee meeting held on Monday endorsed the names of 97 persons added by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Chairman Dahal submitted the names of 55 persons from the open category and 42 from the proportional category.

With the addition, the Maoist Central Committee has 343 members.

Earlier, the 8th general convention held in December had selected 246 central members.

Central member Raju Khadka said that the Central Committee has also resolved the issue of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

The Central Committee has decided to discuss the $500 million grant compact after the local level elections.

Five persons of a single family were found dead at Nallu in Konjyosom of Lalitpur on Monday.

Police said that four persons were found dead in the house and one died during the course of treatment.

Kaili Syangden (55), Ashish Syangden (9), Sushma Syangden (23) and Ashma Syangden (7) were found dead in the house. 

Police said that two-day-old baby died in the course of treatment.

Police said that they are looking into the case.

Lawmakers have demanded removal of office bearers of the Medical Education Commission.

During a meeting of the Education and Health Committee of the Parliament, the lawmakers have demanded action against the office bearers of the Commission for not addressing the demands of the students.

Prof Dr Shree Krishna Giri of the Commission said that the Nobel Medical College has been threatening the students.

"The college has been threatening the students that it would take action against them if they did not stay in the hostel," Giri said, adding, "Later, representatives of the college, commission and Ministry of Education held a meeting and agreed to resolve this issue by Wednesday."

Hari Lamsal, Secretary at the Education Ministry, said that action would be taken if the college did it address the demands of students.