- Wednesday, 10 September 2025
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487 cooperatives inoperative in Koshi Province
As many as 487 cooperatives have been found inoperative in Koshi Province. Most of these cooperatives under the jurisdiction of the province government are from Jhapa, 131, while Morang has 67, Sunsari 62, Ilam 47, and Udayapur and Tehrathum 26 each.
Existing coalition government continues: Deuba
Talking to media at Biratnagar Airport this morning, the former Prime Minister and the parliamentary leader of the major coalition government partner echoed the need for a broader wider consensus with a two-thirds majority to amend the Constitution.
Jute farming declines
Jute farming in Morang district is witnessing a steady decline as farmers lose interest due to the absence of modern agricultural technology and the withdrawal of government support and subsidies.
Rs 638 million mountaineering revenue collected
Number of mountain climbers has been increasing in recent period. According to the Department of Tourism, a total of Rs 638 million in revenue was collected from mountaineering expeditions climbing different mountains and peaks from March 1-April 21 (spring climbing season) of the current fiscal year.
38 gates of Saptakoshi barrage opened
According to Yograj Khatiwada, police spokesperson at the District Police Office, Sunsari, the water current was measured at 273, 925 cusecs per second in the Saptakoshi River at 10 PM on Monday.
Fire breaks out Chulachuli, Ilam: Damage worth over Rs 300,000
A fire broke out in a single-storey house with a tin roof and tin bars of Chandra Bahadur Bista of Toribari, Chulachuli Rural Municipality-6, at around 10 pm.
Women Entrepreneurs' Gallery serves a good platform for entrepreneurs in Morang
Biratnagar, Sept 2: The Women Entrepreneurs' Gallery, established by the women entrepreneurs from Morang district, has become a beacon of hope for struggling women entrepreneurs since it has created a platform to further flourish their creativity and enterprises. In the past two years, the gallery has opened up market for women entrepreneurs to empower women and promote tourism too. The Gallery is full of artistically produced goods by the women entrepreneurs from the Koshi Province.The Vice Chair of the Morang Chapter of the Women Entrepreneurs Association Kriti Shrestha Upadhyay shared that the gallery has served as a platform for continuous exhibition of the goods produced by the women entrepreneurs.The gallery comprises handicrafts, goods produced by the reuse of different materials, goods for decoration and local cuisines, among others. The goods showcased there are produced by the women entrepreneurs from Morang, Sundari, Banke, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Dhankuta and other districts too and some 50 types of goods have been kept in the gallery. The gallery has bridged the gap of goods exchange and marketing, according to Shrestha. The main purpose of the gallery is to promote the products while showcasing the women entrepreneurs' products, not only being focused on the direct sale of the goods. The gallery has created more opportunities, financial confidence and timely payment through direct sale of the goods by accepting orders. She shared, "We have offered space to all entrepreneurs including students, startups and small business holders." The gallery is a 'live case study' which ensures sustainable productions and promotion of women entrepreneurs, according to Shrestha. (RSS)
Young Kerabari farmers drawn to commercial strawberry farming
Young farmers from Kerabari Rural Municiplaity-3, Bhogateni of Morang, who do not produce enough to eat throughout the year from traditional crops, are now engaged in commercial strawberry farming.
Excavators and tipper washed away by Kabeli River
Information Officer and Police Inspector Bivek Basnet said that two excavators and two tippers have been swept away by the river.
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Agricultural products of Rs 1.32 billion exported from Kakarbhitta in a month
The Office of the Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre in Kakarbhitta shared that the major exported goods include black cardamom, tea, ply, ginger, broom grass and others.
As water level rises, 31 gates of Saptakoshi barrage opened
According to Yograj Khatiwada, police spokesperson at the District Police Office, Sunsari, the water current was measured at 226,560 cusecs per second in the Saptakoshi River at 10 PM on Sunday evening
CM Karki pledges support to farmers to increase black cardamom production
Koshi Province Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki assured to provide support to promote the production and business of black cardamom. Addressing the 5th general convention of the Federation of Cardamom Entrepreneurs at Birtamod, Jhapa, on Saturday, CM Karki pledged policy intervention to provide adequate resources, thereby bolstering the production and export of black cardamom.
Man drowns in swimming pool in Birtamod
Prakash Prasai, aged 33, of Birtamod-3, and Keshab Shiwakoti, aged 33, of Birtamod-10, had gone for swimming in the swimming pool at 3 PM on Friday.
