Tourism activities to resume from mid-November: Minister Bhattarai

According to the Minister, the Kangeldanda Airport would come into operation again from mid-November. At least one flight would be operated from and to the airport in a week in coordination with the local units.

Farmers throng FMTC depots to sell paddy

The state-owned Food Management and Trading Company (FMTC) has started buying paddy from farmers. The company is buying 60,000 tonnes of paddy this year. The company has started purchasing paddy from October 29, said Srimani Raj Khanal, divisional chief of FMTC. Stating that paddy procurement has started from Rajapur in Banke and Tikapur in Kailali districts, he said that the company has planned to purchase paddy from 11 districts of the Terai region. He said that the company had purchased around...

Tea farmers in mood of quitting tea farming   

Tea farmers in Ilam district are in mood of quitting the tea farming due to price dispute and lack of workers. Hundreds of farmers have come to this stage for lack of government support at the tea sector.    

Tarakhola becoming hydropower ‘hub’; four small projects to be added 

Hydropower projects are being constructed in Tarakhola rural municipality of Baglung district in a speedy manner.

Orange farming brings juicy results

Orange farming as a cash crop is flourishing in East Nawalparasi this year and its production is also expected to increases significantly. Bhim Bahadur Sunari Magar, an orange farmer of Dadanjheri, said that the orange trees in East Nawalparasi have produced good yield this year due to good rains during the flowering season. According to farmer Jaya Bahadur Birkatta, the production would be better this year due to the favourable weather.

     Helambu to revitalize identify as a hub of apples 

Local residents have joined their hands to develop Sindhupalchowk’s popular tourism town, Helambu, as a hub of apples after a hiatus of around 37 years. All the apple trees were cleaned up when they did not yield since 1983.    

Taplejung farmers return to millet farming

Farmers in most parts of Taplejung have started cultivating millet. The farmers who had stopped cultivating millet have now started cultivating it again. They had stopped the cultivation of millet due to lack of manpower and being unable to recover the investment of labour. Lately, the farmers have been attracted to millet production after realising that it can be consumed as a food and they can make good income by selling the millet.

Payment of COVID insurance within a week

The insurance committee is agreed to establish hot line telephone and help desk services to study complains regarding the delay of insurance payment to the claimers. Minister Poudel also directed the concerned bodies to pay the insurance amount immediate following the process.

Immediate supplies of chemical fertilizer from Bangladesh unlikely

Though the heads of the governments held telephone talks over the issue some two months ago, a formal agreement to this end is not made so far.

Petroleum exploration in Dailekh delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, petroleum exploration in Shrishtan Navisthan and other areas in Dailekh has been delayed.

Qatar Prince’s team attempting Mt. Amadablam

Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah of Qatar has reached the base camp to climb Mt. Amadablam (6,812m) in Solukhumbu. A 14-member team including Prince Sheikh Mohammad, who arrived in Nepal a few days ago, has reached the base camp of Amadablam peak. Ishwori Poudel, managing director of Himalayan Guides Nepal, said that a team of Americans and Canadians, including the Prince of Qatar, had reached the base camp to climb Amadablam, which is considered to be the most beautiful mountain of the world...

Sahani makes a living by fishing in Mohana River

It has been a long time since Bali Sahani, 58, has sacrificed his sleep in the morning. He goes out to fish in the Mohana River every morning at around 3 am. As long as it is bright, the glow of happiness on Sahani's face comes only if he catches enough fish. "If I can't catch enough fish, I can't make a living," he said. "I am raising my family by selling fish caught in this river." Sahani from Sarlahi has been fishing in Kailali for two decades. He has been making a living by fishing in the Mohana...

Central Bank to issue development bond worth Rs 20 billion

Issuing a press statement Monday, the central bank said that the interest rate would also be determined through competitive bidding process.

Commerical Kalij pheasant rearing starts with Rs. 50 million investment in Palpa

The Kalij pheasant rearing has started commercially in Palpa for the first time.

Panch Pokhari, one of nine high altitude wetland areas of world, becoming tourists choice (Photo Feature)

One of the nine high altitude wetland areas of the world, Panch Pokhari, located at an altitude of about 4,100 meter in Sindhupalchowk district, has in recent days become a choice for tourists.

Govt. working by being accountable, Minister Bhatta says

At a programme organised for the establishment of Daiji-Chhela Industrial Estate in Bedkot of Kanchanpur district on Sunday, Bhatta argued that the government was working responsibility in tackling the coronavirus pandemic despite the country’s poor economy.

Kodo millet: awareness of its nutrient value raised, demand increased, Bajura farmers attracted to production

But now, the farmers are attracted to it, thanks to Agriculture Knowledge Center that marketed organic Kodo millet, Paspalum scrobiculatum, grown here across the country, which in turn increased its demand and the monetary value.

Domestic tourists flock in Pokhara to fly, fare for paragliding halved (photo feature)

Fair for paragliding in the past was Rs. 7,500 per persons whereas it has been slashed by more than half to Rs. 3,500 now.

Attraction towards commercial farming of kiwifruit  

The farmers in Bhojpur district are taking up commercial kiwi farming as the produces yield handsome income than other traditional farming of potato and maize.  

Solar energy sets distributed  

One hundred and twenty households who are still deprived of power supply received solar energy sets.