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The United Nations has released the World Happiness Report.

According to the report released on Friday, Nepal is ranked 85th in South Asian countries, which is the best ranking in the region. Bangladesh is ranked 99th and Pakistan 103rd while Sri Lanka is 126th, India is ranked 136th in the list of countries in South Asia.

According to the list, neighbouring China is ranked 82nd, three places above Nepal. The report portrays Afghanistan as the unhappiest country in the world in the 146th position.

Meanwhile, Finland has been listed as the happiest country this year as well. The country has been on the list of happiest nations for five consecutive years.

Finland is followed by Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Israel, New Zealand and Austria in the list as the happiest nations. RSS

The National Examination Board (NEB) has decided to conduct grade 12 examinations from May 30.

A meeting of the board held on Friday made the decision to this effect, NEB Chairman Mahashram Sharma said.

"Today's meeting decided to conduct examinations from May 30. Preparations are being made to publish the  exams routine," he said.

Earlier, the NEB had decided to conduct the examinations from June 1.

The Board is preparing to send the question papers of grade 12 online this year also.

Mere construction of hydropower projects is not sufficient. Equally important is the construction of the transmission line substation. 

Only after the placement of the transmission system, power produced from the hydropower project reaches out to the households and industries via substation. 

Lately, the government has equally emphasized the construction of transmission systems and hydropower projects. The government has been effortful to push for the consumption of country-produced power within the boundary. 

The 400-KV capacity Dhalkebar Substation has come into operation after its construction. Likewise, another second big substation of the country is to be inaugurated on Saturday. 

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to inaugurate the substation on Saturday, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said. 

The NEA has named the substation as a New Khimti. The substation was constructed at Manthali municipality-13, Devitar in Ramechhap. The transmission line of double circuit 220 KV brought from Gangar of Dolakha has been connected with the Dhalkebar transmission line.

 Likewise, the capacity of 132-KV power has been connected with Kathmandu through a substation. 

The transformer of 100 MVA capacity has been installed at the sustention. The power supply is being made to Dhalkebar of Dhanusha via the substation. 

According to the NEA, three substations having capacity of 132, 220 and 400 KVs are in operation in Dhalkebar. 

Electrical Engineer of New Khimti Substation, Pradeep Dahal, preparation has been made for the programme wherein Prime Minister Deuba is set to inaugurate the substation. 

The construction of the Substation that began in 2018 had completed in June 2021. The preliminary cost of the project construction was Rs 1.50 billion. 

The power produced by the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project having 456 MW has been connected with the New Khimti Substation. RSS

The government has distributed land ownership certificates to 23 landless squatters at ward 6 and 8 of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality in Bhaktapur district on Friday.

During a programme organized by the Survey Office, Bhaktapur, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation distributed the certificates to them. 

On the occasion, Minister Shrestha said that around 15,000 landless squatters have been provided with land ownership certificates since the government initiated a campaign from Mahottari district some four months ago.

The government aims to provide land ownership certificates to all the landless squatters within next year. 

Minister Shrestha said that the government is going to make arrangements of employment to the family members of martyrs, Haliyas, Kamlahari as well as marginalized communities making an arrangement of survey training from this week. 

She further said that the Land-related Act is in the final phase for the implementation in order to provide land to landless squatters and to manage unsystematic settlement. 

Saying that the incumbent government has been working in favor of the people, Bagmati province Assembly member Pratima Shrestha shared that the landless of the area got land ownership after years. 

Secretary Ram Prasad Thapaliya, said that land ownership certificate distribution would be made effective, saying employees should help to make the government's campaign a success. 

Deputy Director General of Survey Department Sushil Dangol shared that land ownership certificates would be distributed to 456 people in Bhaktapur. 

Chief District Officer of Bhaktapur Rudra Devi Sharma, Deputy Mayor of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality, Anjana Devi Madhikarmi, Chief of Survey Office, Bhaktapur, Magnu Dutta, among others also floated their views.