- Thursday, 28 May 2026
The Rising Nepal
51 cooperatives in Kavre receive Rs. 29.2 million grant on dairy
Fifty-one cooperatives producing and distributing milk in Kavrepalanchowk district have received grant from the Bagmati Provincial government. Around Rs. 29.2 million has been provided to the milk producers, agriculture and multi-purpose cooperatives operating in the district. According to the Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Service Expert Centre Kavre, 51 cooperatives in the district have received the subsidy based on milk production in the fiscal year 2021/22.
JEMC completes textbooks printing
Janak Education Materials’ Centre (JEMC) stated that it has completed the printing of textbooks for the new academic session as it had estimated. According to JEMC it has printed 18,000,000 textbooks for this academic session which is 10 per cent higher than last academic session. Though the JEMC has stated that it has completed the printing of required textbooks, some schools from across the country are still complaining that they have been facing trouble in teaching and learning in lack of textbooks.
On Transitional Justice
Nepal’s delayed transitional justice process is now heading towards a right direction at the initiative of the coalition government. As the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has swung into action to conclude the process, the conflict victims have become optimistic that they will soon get justice and learn about the fate of their loved ones who were forcefully disappeared or killed during the decade-long Maoist insurgency. Providing justice to the conflict victims is one of the major objectives of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the then government and CPN-Maoist in November 2006. It has envisioned creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission for Investigation on Enforced Disappearance as part of resolving conflict based on humanitarian law and human rights principles. As per the CPA, the perpetrators of abuse would be punished, victims granted justice and society would be taken toward the path of progress through a stable democracy. With truth coming to light, people concerned would be able to live in reconciliation and peace.
Cost Of Johnson’s Cavalier Cast
Britain’s Prime Minister three years, Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday after an ugly, humiliating turn of events of his own making. His party, however, sits pretty much with a comfortable majority of 80 seats in the 650-member parliament. Hence the search for next candidate for the top job at London’s 10 Downing Street, even as the outgoing premier expects to retain his lame duck position until autumn with a promise not to take any major decisions of significance during the interim period.
Shun Negative Thoughts
Negative thinking creeps into our mind and disrupts its working. If one is positive, the effect on others may or may not be positive and the environment may not necessarily become positive. But when a person is negative, the effect definitely rubs on others and the environment becomes negative. Each one of us is negative or positive at some point in our life. How can we control negativity? It all starts again with the mind. Once mind is under control, all is well. Basically, we need to train our mind to think positively. We can tune our minds and repeatedly think positively to break free of the negativity and its vicious circle. Letting go of negative people doesn’t mean we hate them, it just means that we care about our own wellbeing. Every time we subtract negative from our life, we make room for more positive thinking. The mind is neutral energy.
Once a centre of development, Taksar Bazaar of Bhojpur now loses its lustre
Situated in Ward No. 12 of Bhojpur Municipality, Taksar Bazaar is an area with great industrial, historical and cultural importance. Taksar began its industrial journey in 1870 B.S. after mines of copper and iron were found in Sirise and Dhodlekhani in the west and Khanikhola in the east. Taksar was the centre of processing the mined metals. Soon, Taksar didn’t only process metals mined from the nearby areas. It even processed metals brought from areas up to Bahadur River in the west, Mechi River in the east, Himalaya region in the north and the Indian border in the south.
14 Jumla locals awarded with best farmer award
Fourteen farmers from Jumla have been feted with Karnali Chief Minister’s Best Farmer award. Agriculture Development Office and Livestock Service and Veterinary Hospital of Jumla provided the award to the farmers amid a programme on Friday. Jumla’s Chief District Officer Bijaya Kumari Prasai and District Coordination Committee chief Gaurinanda Acharya handed over certificates and cash to the awarded farmers. “Seven farmers have been feted for their contribution and achievements in agriculture while seven others were feted for animal husbandry and poultry,” said Ganesh Adhikari, chief at Jumla’s Agriculture Development Office.
Occupation of Thabai in jeopardy
Members of the Thabai community have, for generations, been making manual grinders. The caste group, categorised as endangered by the government of Nepal, make Jaanto and Silauto out of the stone and sell in the market to earn a living. But now, thanks to the availability of modern appliances, their livelihood is in crisis.
GBIA runs into financial troubles
It has only been a month and a half since Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa began operation but it has already run into financial troubles. Only one international airline – Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways – flies to and from the airport which is far too less to cover the expenses of the running and maintaining it. This has started making things difficult for GBIA management, said General Manager Govinda Prasad Dahal who added that the aerodrome needed at least five international airlines to make enough to sustain itself.
Climate extremes affecting Chitwan's tourism, farming
A climate service study project conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Chitwan found that extreme weather event in the form of floods had biggest impacts on tourism business. Home to charismatic one-horned rhino and Royal Bengal tiger, Chitwan attracts tourists for jungle safari, wildlife watch, nature walk and bird study.
GBS area sees steady rise in population of Great Slaty Woodpecker
Ghodaghodi Bird Sanctuary (GBS), in Kailali, has seen an increase in Great Slaty Woodpecker, called Rajlahache in Nepali, one of the world’s rarest birds. The good news comes at a time when the number of the bird is declining sharply in the world. In 2014, for the first time, a pair of the bird was spotted in the then Ghodaghodi wetland area, now a Bird Sanctuary.
Renaming hospital complicates land dispute
After the name change of one of the oldest government hospital in Lahan, from Ram Kumar Uma Prasad Memorial Hospital to Provincial Hospital Lahan, dispute about the land ownership has gotten more complicated.
Longest, tallest bridge of Syangja opened
The longest and tallest suspension bridge in Syangja district has been built over Andhikhola River to connect Pelakot and Chiuri of Galyang Municipality. The 368-metre long single-span suspension bridge connects Ward No. 7 with Ward No. 8 of Galyang Municipality, drastically reducing the travel time from one village to another to reach the Siddhartha Highway.
Vyas, Bhimad provide assistance to locals, differently abled
Vyas Municipality has provided equipment assistance to its locals, while Bhimad Municipality mother goats to the disabled for easy livelihood. Both municipalities are in Tanahun district. Bishal Dhakal, Vyas Information and Technology Officer, said that the municipality had provided chowmin mixture and machine, leaf plate machine, hand tractor and sewing machine as per the demand of the entrepreneurs on Friday. Mayor Baikuntha Neupane, Deputy Mayor Indira Darai and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Dilliram Sigdel jointly handed over the equipment.
Growing market of movies in Nepal
Most young viewers in Nepal prefer watching Hollywood films over Nepali movies. Asha Sharma, a ticketer at the QFX cinema in Labim Mall, revealed that QFX data shows English movies have the most number of viewers, followed by Indian films, both SouthIndian and Bollywood ones.
