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More than 10,000 cattle have been infected with lumpy skin disease in a year in the district. 

In recent months, 142 infected cattle have died. According to Shital Bhattarai, chief of Veterinary Hospital and Animal Service Technical Center, Jhapa, vaccination campaigns are going on in all 15 local levels in the district to control the disease. 

So far, 58,000 animals have been vaccinated in the district.  She also shared that the highest cases were recorded in Mechinagar Municipality and Bahradashi Rural Municipality.  

Chief Bhattarai mentioned that the infection of Lumpy Skin Disease was spreading with the rise in temperature. "The disease spreads due to the bites of mosquitoes, flies, fleas, and other insects," she added, "We are conducting a free vaccination campaign reaching every farmer's shed for disease control."

Moreover, 77,500 doses of vaccine have arrived in the district from the Department of Livestock and Fishery Development. The affected cattle show the symptoms as fever, lumps in various parts of the body and internal layers, fluid emanating from the lumps, and abscess formation. 

The Center Chief Bhattarai further shared that this problem was not observed in the cattle that were vaccinated in the past. So, the risk is only significant in the newly born calves and imported cattle. In the current fiscal year 2081/82, they conducted observations at 72 farms in the district to address infertility issues in cattle by organizing integrated camps. 

During the period, 13 households claimed damages to livestock due to natural disasters. Based on those claims, the office has been providing relief amounts ranging from Rs 6,000 to 78,000.

The Senate meeting of the Tribhuvan University has approved the 63rd grace list of 89,191 students for upcoming convocation.

The meeting held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister and TU Chancellor KP Sharma Oli at his official residence in Baluwatar today passed the grace list presented by Registrar Prof Dr Kedar Prasad Rijal.

Similarly, TU's budget and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2025/26 was also presented in the meeting.

On the occasion, Chancellor Oli urged to establish TU as a competitive and capable university suitable for the 21st century.

Similarly, TU Pro-chancellor and Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Raghuji Pant, stressed that the education sector has a significant role to materialize the national aspiration of 'Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali' and the University should work accordingly.

Newly appointed Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Deepak Aryal also attended the meeting.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has reached a preliminary conclusion that Tuesday’s devastating flood from the Lhende Stream in Rasuwa was caused by a supraglacial lake outburst in China.

According to satellite data, the flood was likely triggered by the bursting of a supraglacial lake (a lake formed on top of a glacier), located about 36 kilometers north from the Nepal-China border at Rasuwagadhi (latitude 28.4043, longitude 85.6469), at an altitude of around 5,150 meters.

Before the incident, the lake covered approximately 0.74 square kilometers. After the flood, its area was found to have decreased to around 0.60 square kilometers. This change in size indicates a significant release of water, supporting the conclusion that a lake outburst caused the flood in the Lhende Stream.

Flood expert Binod Parajuli from the Department stated that further information is expected from China and upcoming satellite images will help clarify the details of the incident. The Department will continue its study of the event.

The International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has earlier also suggested that the flood was caused by the outburst of the glacier lake.

A child drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel in Birgunj on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as nine-year-old Bajrangi Rauniyar of Ranighat, Birgunj Metropolitan-11, District Police Office Chief Gautam Mishra said.

The child, who fell unconscious after drowning in the swimming pool on the third floor of the hotel, was rushed to the Narayani Hospital, where he breathed his last during the course of treatment.

"Investigation into the incident is underway,” Mishra said.