- Friday, 29 August 2025
Kathmandu, July 28: The country recorded almost 79 per cent of paddy seedlings transplantation until Sunday, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development shared. Last year, paddy seedlings transplantation was done in 92.6 per cent during the same period.
As per the reports collected by the Ministry on Sunday, paddy transplantation is still taking place in some parts of the country.
Among the provinces, Sudurpaschim is leading with 98.94 percent of its target already completed, while paddy transplantation is completed in 91.38 percent of the target in the Karnali Province, according to the Ministry.
Paddy transplantation is completed in 80.39 per cent in the Koshi Province, 87.19 per cent in the Bagmati Province, 85.3 per cent in the Gandaki Province and 92 per cent in the Lumbini Province.
However, the Madhes Province, the key area for paddy production in the country, recorded just 51.83 per cent of its target in the paddy seedlings transplantation due to the longstanding drought this year.
Tarai region is the most fertile and produces about 70 per cent of the country’s total paddy, while the hilly regions contribute the remaining 30 per cent.
During the previous Fiscal Year 2081/82, the country had witnessed a total rice production of 5.724 million metric tonnes. Unfavorable weather conditions, natural disasters, excessive rainfall, and droughts create adversities for paddy seedlings transplantation, deferring the schedule in some areas.
According to the ministry, a 10 percent change in rice production can lead to about a 1 percent change in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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Thousands of Bolbam pilgrims throng Sundarijal
Kathmandu, July 28: Thousands of Bolbam pilgrims have thronged Sundarijal early morning today, the second Monday of Shrawan month, for the Bolbam yatra.
The Bolbam devotees bring the sacred water from Sundarijal and offer it at the Pashupathinath Temple in the month of Shrawan every year.
Bolbam Kanwariya Association and Sanatan Yuwa Manch have organized the Bolbam yatra from Sundarijal to Pashupati today.
Likewise, arrangements have been made for Bolbam devotees to offer water at the Pashupati Area too.
As high as 10,000 devotees are expected to participate in today’s Bolbam yatra, according to the Nepal Police Range at Sundarijal.
Member Secretary of Pashupati Area Development Trust Suvashchandra Joshi said that all four doors of the Pashupatinath Temple have been opened from 3:00 am today for the devotees.
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Heavy rain forecast in some places of Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini
provinces
Kathmandu, July 28: The monsoon wind has its influence throughout the country at present with the monsoon low pressure trough to its average position, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said. Currently, a rainfall is happening in the Kathmandu Valley and the adjoining districts.
The weather today will be generally cloudy throughout the country, with a possibility of moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning at some places in the hilly areas of the country and at a few places in the Tarai.
According to the Division, there is also a possibility of heavy rainfall at one or two places of Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces.
The Division stated that the weather will continue to remain generally cloudy throughout the country tonight. There is a possibility of moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning at some places in the hilly areas of the country including the Gandaki Province and at some places in the Tarai.
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Suspension bridge over Ninda river
Jhapa, July 28: A suspension bridge was constructed over Ninda river in Mechinagar Municipality-15 in Jhapa district. The suspension bridge was constructed with an investment of Rs 43.8 million.
Initiated by the Urban Development Ministry, the bridge is 350 metres long. The bridge connects the Bircharni bazaar and Heldubari of Mechinagar Municipality.
The people of the areas had to travel for some five kilometres of route for lack of bridge connecting Bicharni and Heldubari areas in the past.Thani Construction Pvt Ltd was awarded the contract bid for the bridge construction some two years ago.
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Deputy Speaker Rana returns from China
Kathmandu, July 28: Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives (HoR) Indira Rana arrived home last night by concluding her six-day official visit to the People’s Republic of China.
Deputy Speaker Rana attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Media and Think Tank Summit held from July 23 to 27 in Henan Province, China.
Addressing the inaugural session of the Summit, Deputy Speaker Rana reaffirmed Nepal’s commitment to the SCO, expressing her hope that SCO would contribute significantly to the prosperity of its member states.
During her visit, Rana held meetings with the Chinese officials from Henan Province and also visited different sites of the province including the Capital City, Zhengzhou.
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Different parts of country receive rainfall
Kathmandu, July 28: Different parts of the country including the Kathmandu Valley received rainfall from early morning today. Some areas have received heavy rain while others have witnessed medium to heavy rain. However, there is no rain in the Tarai region as of now.
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the weather is generally cloudy across the country now.
Meteorologist at the Division, David Dhakal, said slight rainfall has taken place in the northern belt of the Tarai adding chances of rainfall are not likely in the existing weather system.
In the last six hours, Dhankuta’s Machhuwaghat received 42ml of rainfall, 42.2ml in Arughat (Gorkha), 40.8ml in Gamgadhi, Mugu, and 44.8ml in Lampatan, Kaski. This is close to the heavy rainfall.
Likewise, the Kathmandu Valley recorded medium rainfall with 15ml in the past six hours.
Some places of Ilam, Lamjung, Nuwakot and Sindhupalchowk districts recorded heavy rain in the past 12 hours, while Narpugaun in Sindhupalchowk recorded 127.4ml and Triveni in Dhankuta district recorded 112.8ml rainfall in the past 24 hours, the Division said.
The monsoon wind has its influence throughout the country at present with the monsoon low pressure trough slightly to the north from its average position in the east and to its average position in the west, the Division said.
Currently, most of the areas in Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and some places of Koshi, Lumbini and Karnali provinces and one or two places in Madesh and Sudurpaschim provinces have received rainfall.
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