Ensure humane treatment of dogs: Stop poor breeding practices In Nepal we have the second day of Tihar as the ‘Day of the dogs’, to worship canines all over the country. The festival is practised to appease the Hindu god of death, Yama, as dogs are considered his messengers. Opinion 25 Feb, 2025
NDDB recommends halting import of powdered milk Kathmandu, July 4 National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) — the regulatory body of country’s dairy industry — has stressed on the need to stop import of powdered milk (dried milk) for a certain time to address surplus production of milk within... 05 Jul, 2018
�Soda� scam hits demand for packaged milk Kathmandu, June 21 Dairy entrepreneurs have claimed that sales of pasteurised milk have come down since the past week following the recent ‘soda scam’. An inspection carried out in the dairy firms by the Department of Food Technology and... 22 Jun, 2018
WB provides 440 million USD concessional loan KATHMANDU: The World Bank has agreed to provide 440 million US dollars concessional loan assistance for the implementation of three projects in the country. The concessional loan is said to be utilized in Enhanced Vocational Education and Training... Travel 21 Jan, 2018
Meat production fails to keep pace with demand Kathmandu, January 11 As the consumption of meat has been growing rapidly among the urban population, the country has been importing processed meat, live animals and frozen meat from different countries, especially from India and Tibet.... 12 Jan, 2018
MoF yet to release budget to reconstruct bridges Kathmandu, December 8 The Department of Roads (DoR) is yet to start the reconstruction of bridges that were damaged by the floods and landslides triggered by the heavy monsoon rains in July and August this year across the country. The floods and... 09 Dec, 2017
International Buffalo Symposium 2017 to be held in Chitwan CHITWAN: An International Buffalo Symposium 2017 is going to be held at Sauraha of Chitwan from November 15, where scientists of different countries working in the field of buffalo rearing and its commercial production are taking part. The... Travel 05 Nov, 2017
Livestock development programme in limbo KATHMANDU: A budget of Rs 3.41 billion released by the Ministry of Livestock Development (MoLD) for the commercial development of livestock in 744 local levels has not been properly used. The targets of the public spending have not been reached in... Travel 27 Oct, 2017
Poultry and Livestock International Expo KATHMANDU: Nepal Poultry Federation along with Media Space Solutions, and Futurex Trade Fair and Events, will be organising ‘Nepal Poultry and Livestock International Expo 2017’ from November 3 to 5 at Chitwan Expo Centre, Bharatpur. More than... 27 Oct, 2017
Government appoints Regmi as Chief Secretary KATHMANDU: The government has decided to appoint Secretary Lok Darshan Regmi as the Chief Secretary. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM), Singha Durbar today promoted Home... Travel 23 Oct, 2017
PM Deuba reshuffles cabinet, Maoist Ministers without portfolios KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday has reshuffled his cabinet. PM Deuba, who exerted pressure on CPN-Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to ask resignation from his ministers, adjusted them without any portfolios in... Travel 17 Oct, 2017
Compensation for flood-affected only after PDNA Kathmandu, October 9 Flood-affected people across the country would be able to get the compensation amount from the government only after National Planning Commission (NPC) — the apex planning body of the government — finalises Post-Disaster... Travel 10 Oct, 2017
