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The Bagmati Province government has announced plans to provide interest-free loans to citizens in rural areas to encourage livestock rearing.

Addressing the 10th District Assembly of the District Coordination Committee, Rasuwa, on Monday, Bagmati Province Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Prabhat Tamang said the loans will be available for purchasing two buffaloes per household to support local livelihoods.

He added that the government is also prepared to help communities establish dairy enterprises and manage fodder and fertilizer supplies.

During the program, participants expressed concern over the lack of progress review for the Galchhi–Trishuli–Mailung–Syafrubesi–Rasuwa road improvement project.

Chief District Officer Rajesh Panthi said that natural disasters are common in the district, emphasizing the need for cooperation and vigilance from all sides to manage such risks.

The program was presided over by District Coordination Committee Chief Ashok Kumar Ghimire.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bishwo Adhikari has been recommended for promotion to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG).

The Promotion Recommendation Committee endorsed Adhikari for the upgrade. He had been excluded in the previous round of promotions, during which five SSPs were elevated to DIG despite Adhikari being at the top of the merit list.

Adhikari was the chief of Kathmandu District Police Range during the GenZ protests on Sept 8 and 9.

He was later transferred, and SSP Ramesh Thapa was appointed in his place. Meanwhile, Technical SSP Ram Kumar Chaudhary has also been recommended for promotion to technical DIG.

The committee put forward his name on Monday.

Chaudhary is currently working in the Physical Infrastructure Division of the Administration Department at the Nepal Police Headquarters in Naxal. He serves under the engineering subgroup within the technical category.

The resignation of All Nepal National Free Students’ Union (ANNFSU) President Sujan Kadariya has been officially accepted.

A meeting of the office bearers held today endorsed the resignation submitted by Kadariya. Following the decision, newly appointed President Deepak Dhami and other members of the leadership team received congratulations and best wishes from Kadariya.

With his resignation approved, General Secretary Deepak Dhami has been elevated to president, while Vice-president Anjana Shivakoti has been assigned the role of general secretary.

Kadariya had announced his resignation on social media, expressing dissatisfaction after students were killed during the GenZ protest.

In his statement, Kadariya said his “bitter and sweet moments in the student movement have formally come to an end.”

He thanked the ANNFSU leadership for accepting his resignation and expressed gratitude to all seniors and comrades who guided and inspired him.

He also apologized for any mistakes or harsh behavior “committed knowingly or unknowingly” during his tenure.

Kadariya said he is now fully dedicating himself to party work, pledging to serve as a “loyal soldier of the CPN-UML.” “No ending is truly an end—it is merely the beginning of a new journey,” he said.

The Supreme Court has issued an order preventing the removal of five lawmakers from the Madhes Province Assembly.

A single bench of Justice Nityananda Pandey directed Madhes Province Speaker Ram Chandra Mandal not to relieve the five members of their positions for the time being.

Karnali Yaks set a target of 167 runs against Chitwan Rhinos in the second match of the second edition of Nepal Premier League (NPL) on Tuesday.

In the match held at the Tribhuvan International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Karnali, having lost the toss and invited to bat first, scored a total of 166 runs for the loss of three wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Opener Priyank Panchal gave the highest contribution of 90 runs for Karnali. He missed scoring a century by 10 runs.

Playing in the NPL for the first time, Panchal scored the highest 90 runs with the help of seven fours and six sixes off 48 balls. He has become the second player in this edition to score a half-century.

Similarly, for Karnali, Max O'Dowd scored 20 runs hitting one four off 30 balls. Mark Watt scored 16 with a four off 21 balls, Pawan Sarraf remained unbeaten on 27, and Najibullah Zadran remained unbeaten on four runs.

Currently, Chitwan Rhinos are batting in response against Karnali Yaks.

The government still has to recover Rs 275 billion from 30,912 taxpayers till fiscal year 2081/82 BS.

As per the annual progress report of the Inland Revenue Department made public on Monday, the highest amount of dues of Rs 219 billion in income tax arrears should be collected from 193,620 taxpayers.

Similarly, Rs 48.70 billion dues remain to be collected in VAT arrears from 137,253 taxpayers while Rs 4.9 billion dues are yet to be collected from 364 taxpayers under Excise Duty as well as Rs 3.15 billion dues from 1,770 taxpayers under other categories.

The annual target progress set by the Inland Revenue Department in the last fiscal year to raise dues was minimal.

"Only Rs 8.71 billion remaining amount of income tax was collected against the target of collecting Rs 22.76 billion in the last fiscal year. Only 38.29 percent of progress was achieved as compared to the target," reads the annual report.

Similarly, the Department had set a target of raising Rs 16.33 billion dues in VAT arrears, but only 63.28 percent (Rs 10.33 billion) was collected. Towards income tax in arrears adjustment in the last fiscal year, Rs 21.39 billion dues were collected against the target of Rs 27.38 billion.

Likewise, a target had been set to collect 18.17 billion in VAT arrears, 122.63 billion target progress was achieved as compared to previous fiscal year.

The Department had collected Rs 22.29 billion in the last fiscal year.

A meeting of the Central Organization Department of the CPN-UML was held at the party office in Chyasal, Lalitpur on Tuesday.

The meeting held under the chairmanship of Department Chief Kashinath Adhikari discussed the issue of selecting party representatives for the general convention, informed Madhav Dhungel, Secretary of the Organization Department.

According to him, the meeting, which was attended by party Vice President Bishnu Poudel and General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, discussed issues pertaining to the delegates for the upcoming 11th General Convention.

The meeting decided that the election for the selection of representatives must be completed by November 29, whether through a unanimous or voting process, and the details must be sent to the party central office by December 1, Dhungel said.

He said that the members of the Organization Department have been given the responsibility to coordinate for the same.

The 11th General Convention of the UML is being held in Kathmandu from December 13.

The Federal Government has established the Animal Quarantine Office in Pokhara.

The Livestock Service Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development set up the Office at Lamapatan in Pokhara Metropolitan City-15, Pokhara.

Ministry's Joint Secretary Pashupati Dhungana and Department's Director General Dr Ram Nandan Tiwari jointly inaugurated the animal quarantine facility on Monday amid an event. 

Two permanent check posts have been managed under this Office.

Chief of the Animal Quarantine Office, Pokhara, Dr Kiran Pandey said that the check posts are in the Pokhara International Airport and Korola Border Point along the Nepal-China border in Mustang district.

The quarantine office is tasked to regulate the imports of animal products and reduce the risk of infections that could transmit through the animal products, according to Chief of Pokhara Office Pandey.

Likewise, the establishment of the quarantine facility in Pokhara is expected to play a crucial role in promoting national and international trading of animal products.

During the inaugural event, officials from the federal, province and local levels were present.