Foreign-returnee makes good income from poultry business

Local chickens are considered good for meat and eggs. Especially in the villages, chickens are raised to serve guests, feed pregnant women and the sick, and they are also used as offering during worship.

Cut the debt of poor countries, Pope tells IMF, World Bank

Pope Francis has told world financial chiefs that poor countries hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus need to have their debt burden reduced and be given a greater say in global decision making.

Revenue office destroys 72 tonnes inedible sugar

The Revenue Investigation Office (RIO) of Pathalaiya has destroyed 72 tonnes of sugar after the Food Technology and Quality Control Office (FTQCO) declared it unfit for consumption.

'We are all aviators': Australian air force replaces term 'airmen'

Australian air force personnel will now be known as aviators rather than airmen, the force said on Thursday, in an apparent acknowledgement of the increasing diversity of its members.

World Bank warns against 'high' global tax minimum

The head of the World Bank has warned world leaders against setting a global minimum tax rate for companies that is too high.

Mushroom farming learnt from YouTube pays off

Sharing her knowledge on the skill, she said: “Soak undecomposed hay in clean cold water for 24 hours before boiling it for one-and-a-half hours. Then place the mushroom seeds at four-inch gaps and put the hay in a plastic bag. Hay packs should be kept in a clean, lightproof room or a mushroom house. Watering the plant time and again as required, the seed start giving yields after a month.”

A nursery in Humla produces 85,000 seedlings of apple, walnuts

A fruit nursery firm of Humla has grown 85 thousand seedlings. Two youths from Humla have started to grow seedling in the district. Before this, it was being purchased from outside the district. 

Nepal and Qatar to collaborate for tourism promotion   

CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr Dhananjay Regmi and Qatari Ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Alhail held a meeting on Monday at the former’s office and discussed prospects of collaboration between the two countries for tourism promotion.  

Investment Summit to be held in Butwal

The Provincial Government of Lumbini is set to host the investment summit on May 21 and 22 in Rupandehi.

Under Construction Bridge costing Rs 21 crore collapses

A concrete bridge under construction over the Trishuli River connecting Thimura of Bharatpur Metropolitan City -1 and Devghat Rural Municipality of Tanahu has collapsed at 4 am this morning.

Chitwan farmers test four-wheeler paddy transplanter successfully

Farmers in Chitwan are now making efforts to increase production and productivity of paddy by using modern farming tools. Farmers here are confident that the use of modern agricultural tools and techniques in commercial farming will help them resolve the problem of manpower shortage and increase their savings. Farmers of Bachhauli of Ratnanagar and Mumroz of Khairhani municipalities of the district have planted rice by using a four-wheeler machine for the first time.

Manakamana cable car service to shut for six days

Manakamana cable car service will remain closed for six days starting coming Wednesday as part of its upgradation, said the cable car management committee.

Commercial strawberry farming begins in Pyuthan

Commercial strawberry farming has started for the first time in the district with the initiation of Sishir GC of Maranthana, Pyuthan Municipality-9.

119,200 tonnes of potatoes produced in Bara this year

About 119,200 tonnes of potatoes have produced in the district this year.

Commercial banks' profit soars above Rs 42 billion

According to the Nepal Rastra Bank, the existing 27 Commercial Banks have made Rs 41.9 billion profit by the end of Mid-March. The profit was Rs 35.9 billion until the end of Mid-February.

NTB commits to uplift the capacity of the hoteliers

Nepal tourism board has made an announcement to lend a full hand in a bid to enhance the quality of the hotels and the capacity of the hoteliers of the country on the ending of the two days tourism-related training program organized in the co-ordination of the NTB and Federation of the Hotel Entrepreneur (FHE).

Training to prepare vegan foods begins

Sneha's Care in coordination with World Vegan Association Nepal and Utpala Cafe has begun a four-day vegan chef training in Kathmandu since Sunday. The training is being organised to promote vegan dishes and to create vegan food options for vegans in different restaurants of Kathmandu, said a press statement issued by Sneha’s Care. The training aims at ensuring that meat and milk and their products are not used during the preparation of dishes.

Remaining work of Fast Track Project to begin from Nijgadh

The second phase construction work of Kathmandu-Terai/Madhes Fast Track (Expressway) Project under the management of the Nepali Army is almost certain to begin from Nijgadh section until land compensation disputes seen in Khokana are resolved.

'Mahuwa' collection season begins

Locals have started collecting Mahuwa, which is found in abundance in the Basanta Corridor of Kailali. The seeds collection begins in June and continues until mid-July with a peak season between 15th June and 30th June.

Substandard equipment 'making mountaineering riskier'

The mountain guides have appealed to the government to put concern on the protection of the mountain climbers as the risk of fatalities is high for lack of the prior management of rules and regulation for mountain climbers.