Agriculture & Animal Archives - Digital Khabar

Leopard found dead in Parbat

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

01 September, Kathmandu: A leopard was found dead at Ramja Deurali village of Modi Rural Municipality-7 in Parbat district. The leopard was found dead this morning in farmland near a temple in the village. The police personnel and officials of the Division Forest Office buried the dead leopard at the premises of Division Forest Office. Chief of Office, Nabaraj Baral,... Read More

No shortage of chemical fertilizers in Madhes province

July 2, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

02Jul, Kathmandu: Farmers of Madhes province have been assured that there will be no problem with fertilizers this year. Agricultural Inputs Company Limited, Madhes Province Regional Office, Birgunj, Parsa has said that this year fertilizer as needed for the month of Asar is in stock while more is coming. Head of the Provincial Office, Chandra Prasad Chamlagain said currently 6,000... Read More

220 rhinos die in CNP in eight years

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

04 May, Chitwan : A total of 220 rhinos died in Chitwan National Park (CNP) and its vicinity in eight years. The CNP shared that among the casualties, 64 rhinos died of aging and falling off cliffs; and 19 died in morass and floods. Information officer at CNP, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, informed that 51 pachyderms died while fighting each other.... Read More

Nepali Tea now with barcodes

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

28 April, Kathmandu: A Traceability System has been implemented in Nepali Orthodox tea from today. Accordingly, the tea products on sale now must have a barcode attached that provides the customers all the necessary information about the product. Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Dr Beduram Bhusal and Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Ramesh Rijal launched the system at... Read More

Extinction of vultures affecting ecosystem

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 Digital Desk Digital Desk

28 December, Kathmandu: Until ten-fifteen years ago, vultures used to live near high simal trees and village houses to feed on dead livestock. Bhola Gupta, a bird lover of Lumbini Cultural Municipality-9 Mahilwar, said that due to systematic disposal of carcasses the vultures started disappearing as it affected their food supply. Vulture is an endangered bird that is considered very... Read More

Cucumber farmers making good income

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Digital Desk Digital Desk

20 December, Jukepani: The farmers at Jukepani of Hupsekot Rural Municipality-1 in Nawalparasi Purba are now busy in collecting cucumbers from the field. Jukepani is known as the pocket area of agriculture. Thisma Rana who used to work in the houses of commercial farmers is now herself making huge income from cucumber farming. She had made an investment of only... Read More

Sustainable Development in Nepal : Hindrances and way outs

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 Digital Khabar

Experts have recommended ways to tackle existing challenges for sustainable development in Nepal. 04 December, KATHMANDU : Despite economic growth in recent years, Nepal faces challenges in its road to achieve sustainable development which has further been hindered by natural disasters, epidemics and continued inflation. Disaster risk reduction is a major issue to tackle when executing developmental works in Nepal.... Read More

Two killed in wild animal attack

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Digital Desk Digital Desk

Kathmandu, August 15 Two people from Surkhet Gerwani of Veriganga Municipality-5 have died due to attack by wild animals. Information Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police Suraj Karki informed that 48-year-old Gerwani residents Ram Bahadur Chand and 67-year-old Kavi Wali, who went to cut grass in the buffer zone (intermediate area) forest near Bardia National Park, were attacked by wild... Read More

Rhino swept by Narayani river found dead in Gandak Barrage

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 Digital Desk Digital Desk

Chitwan, August 11 A rhino has been found dead in the Gandak Barrage on Wednesday. A national park official says the 25-year-old male was swept away by a swollen Narayani river on July 28. A postmortem was done on it by officials from Chitwan National Park and Valmiki Tiger Reserve (India) and has been buried in India. The wild beast’s... Read More

Four arrested with tiger skin and bones

August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 Digital Desk Digital Desk

Kathmandu, August 6 today, the police arrested four people with tiger skin and bones from the road section near the water tank in Godavari municipality-2 in Kailali. Police said that, Rajendrasingh Bhandari from Baitadi, Dilasaini rural municipality, jeep driver, Samir Oli from Jorayal rural municipality in Doti, Tek Bahadur Rawat and Dhirendra Rawat from Chure rural municipality in Kailali were... Read More