- Tuesday, 2 June 2026
The Rising Nepal
Women entrepreneurs' special village to be built in Panchkhal
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, June 8: The government has decided to convert the industrial village located in Panchkhal Municipality of Kavrepalanchowk district into a special industrial village for women entrepreneurs.A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Wednesday at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers decided to convert the industrial village in Panchkhal Municipality of Kavrepalanchok district into a special industrial village for women entrepreneurs. For this, the Panchkhal Municipality in Kavrepalanchowk district had prepared a detailed project report to build a women's industrial village.According to Panchkhal Municipality, the country's first-ever industrial village was built in Panchkhal Municipality-7 with a focus on women and agriculture. The government announced plans to build industrial villages in five local levels across five districts in the fiscal year 2076/77 BS. During the time, the government announced to set up industrial villages in three local governments of Kavrepalanchowk and one each in Makawanpur, Dolakha and Chitwan. Speaking after the Cabinet meeting, Minister for Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma said that it has been decided to appoint Joint Secretary Madan Bhujel as the chairman of the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Committee.The meeting has decided to issue an order prohibiting strikes in essential services in accordance with sub-section 1 of section 3 of the Essential Services Operation Act 1957 and to publish the notice in the Nepal Gazette.The Cabinet has decided to allow Upper Mailung River Hydropower Limited to use the national forest area of Rasuwa and Nuwakot for the project's right-of-way to extend the transmission line. For that, it has also decided to approve the removal of the trees in the forest area.Minister Sharma said that the government had also endorsed the visit of Kathmandu Metropolitan City's Mayor Balendra Shah to participate in the 14th 'Metropolis World Congress and Brussels Urban Summit 2023' to be held in Brussels, Belgium from June 12 to June 15. Similarly, Minister Sharma said that the Council of Ministers had given approval to submit the bill on electricity trade to the Federal Parliament.
Boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanishes, frantic phone call helped untangle the mystery
The wind had whipped the waves to nearly three times the woman's height when her panicked voice crackled over the phone. “Our boat has sunk!” Setera Begum shouted, as a storm threatened to spill her and around 180 others into the inky black sea south of Bangladesh. “Only half of it is still afloat!”
Rawa Besi Palika starts monthly widower allowance
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Church Boys United win maiden A Division League title
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Madhes Province presents policy, programmes
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National exhibition of fine arts brings talented artists together
With the slogan of 'I, My Country and My Creation,' the national exhibition of Fine Arts has been going on at the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and the Nepal Art Council since May 29.
South Asia A New Strategic Fulcrum
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Life Skills Form Key Elements Of Education
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Climate Vulnerability
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Social Media Vs Reality
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Chandrapur Municipality takes action to reclaim public land registered in individual's name
The Chandrapur Municipality of Rautahat has launched an initiative to reclaim the public land of the ecologically diverse and touristic area of Mardhar wetlands, which had been registered in an individual's name.
Prince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accuses of blighting his life
Prince Harry entered a courtroom witness box Tuesday, swearing to tell the truth in testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping.
Flour mills seek inclusion in agricultural industry
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Selling cliff-bee honey to pay teachers’ salary
Ward No. 8 of Raghuganga Rural Municipality, in Myagdi district, has been selling honey collected from hives on cliffs to pay the salaries of the teachers of Ritung Secondary School.
Govt attorneys complete pleadings on fake refugee case
Government attorneys have completed their pleading on behalf of complainants on fake Bhutanese refugee case at the Kathmandu District Court.
