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Gauri Singh Rawal, Mayor, Patan Municipality and Shri Avinash Kumar Singh, First Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu laid the foundation stone for the construction of Shree Bhumeshwor Secondary School Building at Patan Municipality-4, Baitadi District, Nepal.

It is being built with Government of India’s financial assistance at the tendered cost of Rs 31.05 million under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’.

Political representatives, government officials, social workers, representatives of the school management, teachers, parents and students were also present on this occasion, reads a statement issued by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu.

The Government of India grant under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ is being utilized for the construction of double storied school building Block-A and Block-C with other facilities for this school.  

The project is taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), under an Agreement between Government of India and Government of Nepal.

This project is being implemented through Patan Municipality, Baitadi. 

The project is an important example of the robust development partnership between India and Nepal.

Mayor Rawal in his remarks appreciated the continued developmental support of the Government of India in upliftment of the people of Nepal in priority sectors.       

The new school buildings would be useful in providing better education facilities to students of Shree Bhumeshwor Secondary School in Patan Municipality, Baitadi and would create an improved environment for learning as well as contribute to the development of the education in this area. 

Since 2003, Government of India has taken up over 551 HICDPs in Nepal in various sectors and has completed 490 projects.

Amongst these, 40 projects are in Sudurpashchim Province in various sectors, including 2 projects in Baitadi.

In addition to these, the Government of India has gifted 1009 ambulances and 300 school buses to various hospitals, health posts and educational institutions in Nepal on the occasion of Independence Day and Republic Day of India.

Amongst these, 68 ambulances and 29 school buses have been gifted in Sudurpashchim Province, including 5 ambulances provided in Baitadi District.

As close neighbors, India and Nepal share wide-ranging and multi-sectoral cooperation.                  

The implementation of HICDPs reflects the continued support of the Government of India in bolstering the efforts of the Government of Nepal in upliftment of its people, augmenting infrastructure in the field of priority sectors, especially in the education sector in Nepal.

The European Union (EU) said that it would help Nepal bring in investment.

EU Ambassador to Nepal Veronique Lorenzo informed that the 'EU-Nepal Trade Forum' is taking place in Kathmandu next week to bring European investment to Nepal.

In her address to a reception organized on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and the European Union, Ambassador Lorenzo said that the second meeting of the forum would be held in Kathmandu on May 15-16 to address Nepal's foreign investment deficit.

She said companies from EU countries would participate in the meeting to discuss the potential areas of investment in Nepal.

The Ambassador further said that Nepal was moving ahead with the goal of upgrading from the list of least developed countries in 2026 and it was necessary to create economic development and employment opportunities for the same.

Police have arrested two persons in possession of undeclared Rs 9.8 million Durbarmarg on Thursday.

Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office chief senior SP Sanuram Bhattarai informed that two persons were apprehended with undeclared Rs 9. 8 million from Durbarmarg last night.

He said that the detailed information about the case will be made public by organizing a press conference today.

As many as 21 rhinos died in and around Chitwan National Park area in the past 10 months of the current fiscal year.

Two of the rhinos were killed by poachers while the other 19 were found dead due to natural causes.

Public Information Officer at the national park, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari said the dead rhinos included seven male, seven female and seven unidentified.

The rare species are dying due to several reasons, including being stuck in swamps, in-fighting, aging, tiger attack, poaching, human activities, and electrocution.

"Managing grasslands and wetlands will help in rhino conservation," he said. The park is managing new wetlands, repairing old ones and managing grasslands for rhino conservation, he said.

It was shared that 13 male, seven female and one unidentified rhino died in the last fiscal year. Presently, there are 694 rhinos in the park.

The CNP has shifted some rhinos to the eastern region for habitat management with the rise in the number of rhinos in the western part of the park, which is considered a suitable habitat for rare one-horned rhinos.