Photo Story: Boudha's unique Ghonai Jatra In the bustling heart of Kathmandu, amidst the lively community of Boudha, a time-honoured tradition thrives, deeply cherished by the local Tamang community. Photo Gallery 17 Sep, 2023
Sarus crane facing threat to existence, warn conservationists Participating conservationists and guests put their hands together when the bird festival organised by the Lumbini Development Trust on 26 November 2018 declared the sarus crane (grus antigone) as the ‘city bird’ of Lumbini. Nepal 08 Sep, 2022
Farmers start planting paddy despite shortage of chemical fertiliser Farmers here are worried about the shortage of chemical fertiliser. They have, however, started rice plantation despite the fact that chemical fertilisers have not arrived. Nepal 03 Jul, 2022
Paddy plantation update Favourable monsoon has accelerated paddy plantation across the country this year, with plantation carried out on over 64 per cent of arable land. The latest paddy plantation data unveiled by Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and... 18 Jul, 2018
Paddy plantation update Paddy plantation has been carried out on 671,914 hectares of land, out of the 1,552,469 hectares of cultivable land as of July 9, as per Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives. The figures translate to paddy plantation... 12 Jul, 2018
LETTERS: Private emails and phones Apropos of the news story “1,800 containers pile up at Vizag” (THT, July 5, Page 13), Nepali traders and public servants are notorious for show-casing their inept and shady characteristics wherever they go. Therefore, it is no surprise that... 06 Jul, 2018
Paddy plantation completed on 10.5 % of arable land Kathmandu, June 29 Paddy plantation has been carried out on 10.5 per cent of 1.55 million hectares of arable land across the country as of today. According to Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives (MoALMC), commercial... 30 Jun, 2018
NC cadres plant rice saplings on muddy road Dolakha, June 29 Nepali Congress cadres planted rice saplings on the road to protest the inordinate delay in upgradation of the Lamosandhu-Giri road in Dolakha today. With the view to upgrading a stretch of the Araniko Highway from... Travel 30 Jun, 2018
Modernise agriculture, says Minister Lama Hetauda, June 29 Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City observed the 15th National Paddy Day by planting rice saplings at Newarpani in Makawanpur today. At a programme organised to mark the day, Province 3 Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperative... Travel 30 Jun, 2018
Agriculture Ministry and IRRI sign agreement KATHMANDU: An agreement to help make Nepal self-reliant in rice production has been reached between the Ministry of Agriculture and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), today. Agriculture Minister Chakra Pani Khanal and IRRI Director... 25 Jun, 2018
Rice plantation Farmers plant rice saplings on paddy fields in Sindhuli district, August 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters
