Experts have expressed their concerns over the impact of climate change on the agricultural sector in Karnali. Stating that Karnali is suffering from food security problem, they on Wednesday stressed the importance of commercial farming and said that agriculture sector is facing growing risk of disease outbreak due to changing climate. In a provincial level agricultural technical working group meeting, director of Surkhet Directorate of Agricultural Development Chitra Bahadur Rokaya said that due to the climate change, there had been a problem of orange seeds bursting in Dailekh, Jajarkot and Surkhet districts. Farmers in these places have faced problems during a pick season of plucking ripe fruits. Not only seed bursting, farmers have faced other problems like moths in maize and yams, stem dryness of rice plant, seed rotting of tomatoes, crops and fruits.
Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0 on Saturday, likely ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s chances of ever winning soccer’s biggest prize. Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in the 42nd minute to continue Morocco’s improbable run that has generated an outpouring of pride in the Arab world during the first World Cup to be staged in the Middle East.
The CPN (UML) on Sunday finalized the names of 34 members of House of Representatives (HoR) under the proportional representation (PR) system.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has vowed to promptly deliver justice to conflict survivors by effectively addressing their demands.
The CPN (Maoist Centre) finalized the names of 14 candidates for the member of House of Representatives (HoR) under the proportional representation (PR) system.
The CPN (Unified Socialist) has finalized the names of its province assembly members under the Proportional Representative (PR) system.
CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that sport is a medium to strengthen people-to-people relations in society.
Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun asserted that Nepal possesses a huge potential in mountain tourism. Vice President Pun said it while inaugurating the 7th Mountain Festival organized by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) at the International Mountain Museum in Pokhara today on the occasion of International Mountain Day that falls today.
In 403 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, one person was found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Saturday. Whereas, no positive case was found in 696 Antigen testing in the last 24 hours.
People belonging to the Sunuwar tribe performed Chandi Nach at the Tundukhel on Saturday. On the first Saturday of the Udhauli festival, Chandi Nach has been performed.
Chairperson of the CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has said the country, at present, is for a common consensus and unity for it.
The Dhaulagiri Hospital has successfully completed the targeted free uterus surgery of 36 women by adding the needed financial support itself.
The number of women visiting hospitals for safe abortions has increased compared to previously. Likewise, the number of safe abortions is increasing every year in the Seti Provincial Hospital, which is considered to be the most service facility in the Sudurpaschim Province.
Khadga Bahadur Khadka of the Tribhuvan Army Club has bagged the title under the eighth edition of the 'Dhara Nepalgunj Marathon'.
The local administration in Karnali Province has demanded to implement online tickets for air services stating that there was no easy air service in the Province. Chief District Officer (CDO) of Mugu, Rom Bahadur Mahat, shared that a request was made with the Ministry of Home Affairs and other agencies to take necessary initiatives to solve the problem of air transport for the people in remote areas in the Province.