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Nepal logged 135 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Sunday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1, 473 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 114 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 568 people underwent antigen tests, of which 21 tested positive.

So far, 11, 953 people have lost their lives due to Covid-19 in Nepal.

The Ministry said that 59 infected people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.

As of today, there are 1, 439 active cases in the country, the Ministry said.

Chandragiri Municipality has pledged to further support and collaborate with Kathmandu Metropolitan City on the issue of solid waste management.

In this connection, the chiefs of two larger municipalities of the Kathmandu Valley held mutual dialogue for the first time. It may be noted that KMC has announced its initiative to collect biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste under its solid waste management bid from July 17.KMC sources shared that it would collect biodegradable waste on Sunday and Wednesday and non-biodegradable waste on Monday and Friday under its campaign for 'Segregating waste at source'. In a bid to take the public into confidence for the campaign, KMC has continued its doorstep visit programme.

At a meeting held between Chandragiri Mayor Ghanashyam Giri and KMC Mayor Balendra Shah at Chandragiri Municipality today, matters related to collaboration in various other areas, including waste management, were discussed.

"As waste management is a shared problem, Chandragiri Municipality is ever committed to supporting and collaborating with KMC in its policy and initiative for the same. We have adopted a policy of managing the waste generated within the municipal territory," Mayor Giri said.

Informing that the municipality has been incentivising the private sector to transform perishable waste into compost fertiliser, he stressed the need of integrated policy and collaboration among municipalities in Kathmandu valley to deal with the waste management issue.

Two motorable bridges over the Karnali river have been constructed to link Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces, benefiting thousands of people from both the provinces.

Development of the two bridges has ensured better services to the locals besides promotion of trade and business in the provinces.

The bridges constructed would link Panchapuri Municipality and Chaukune Rural Municipality in Surkhet district and Mohanyal Rural Municipality-7 in Kailali district.

With the construction of this bridge, people have started their journey along the Kuyine-Chisapani road section.

Chairman of Panchapuri Municipality-11 in Surkhet Hari Prasad Dhakal said the bridges have facilitated the journey of residents from Dailekh, Achham, Kalikot, Humla and Jumla districts.

The 550 metres long bridge over the Karnali river connecting Mohanyal Rural Municipality-7 and Chaukune Rural Municipality-10 has eight spans and was constructed at the investment of Rs 620 million.

The next bridge is being constructed at Kuyineghat links Mohanyal Rural Municipality-7 in Kailali and Panchapuri Municipality-11 in Surkhet. Construction works of this bridge are at the final stage and the bridge would be brought into operation within some days, it is said. The estimated cost of the bridge is Rs 320 million.

Both the bridges are constructed under the Bridge Project of the Department of Roads of the Government of Nepal.

The government has given continuity to the ban on various 10 items.

The government, which had imposed a ban on these items till mid-July, has extended the ban till August 30.

Publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply imposed a ban on Kurkure, Kurmure, cigarettes, diamonds, color televisions, smart phones worth more than USD 300, jeep, car and van among others.

The government had imposed a ban on different items till the end of the current fiscal year by publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette on April 26.

Earlier, the government had restricted people from bringing phones worth more than USD 600.

Similarly, the government had imposed a ban on motorbikes and scooters with a capacity more than 250 CC.