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An international tea festival is to be organized in Ilam which is known by the moniker 'the tea capital' of Nepal. The event will be held from June 8 to 10 in Ilam Bazar.

Mayor of Ilam Municipality Kedar Thapa said the international tea festival is being organized to publicize the quality of Nepali tea to the world. He added that the event will have the participation of tea industrialists, tea farmers, entrepreneurs and international tea enthusiasts.

"We are organizing the international tea festival under the municipality's leadership in a bid to address the complaints of tea farmers and traders," Mayor Thapa said, adding that tea could be a major source of earning foreign currency if the export of Nepal-grown tea could be increased to foreign countries.

According to him, the festival is organized with the objective of marketing tea and encouraging farmers towards tea cultivation. Mayor Thapa expressed that the festival will help in marketing Nepali tea in the international market.

A total of 374 small-scale industries have been closed in 10 months of the current fiscal year 2023/24 in Makawanpur district due to the economic crisis.

According to the Office of the Cottage and Small Industries, Makawanpur, 167 enterprises towards industry and 207 towards commerce were closed during the period.

Similarly, 283 industries were closed in the district in fiscal year 2022/23. Office Chief Ram Prasad Bhusal said the number of industries closing their services has increased in lack of loans from banks and financial institutions, and also shortage of capital.

A total of 614 new industries—323 towards industry and 291 towards commerce have been registered at the office in 10 months of the current fiscal year.

The office had collected Rs 26.32 million revenue from different headings including registration and renewal of the industries during the period, added Bhusal.

The victims of cooperatives staged a demonstration in the Capital on Friday saying that the government was not serious towards addressing their demands.

They staged a demonstration at Maitighar in the Capital this afternoon demanding that the agreement signed between the government and victims of cooperatives be implemented at the earliest.

Bachatkarta Sangrakchyan Rastriya Abhiyan Mahasangh Chairman Kushalab KC said that they were forced to announce the third phase of protest after the government did not implement the agreement signed with them.

He warned that they would intensify the protest across the country until their demands of the victims of cooperatives are met.

All the arriving and departing flights have been put on hold after a pothole was seen on the runway of the Tribhuvan International Airport.

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal spokesperson Subash Jha said that all the domestic and international flights have been affected after a crack was discovered on the runway.