The rural municipality has assigned five veterinarians to provide the service, which started on July 30, in all six wards.

Shipments could reach the annual export figure in a few weeks the way warehouses are being emptied, traders say.

The accident occurred when a bus heading to Banepa from Kathmandu veered off the road and fell some 25 meters at Sanga in Suryabinayak Municipality at around 3:15 pm.

Police say the jeep skidded off the road and fell some 200 metres after a brake failure.

Young farmers say they need training programmes to begin commercial animal husbandry.

The victim, a ward member of Namobuddha Municipality-11, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment. She had sustained serious injuries to her head and body.

According to Khanikhola Rural Municipality, farmers have been cultivating coffee commercially for the past two years in most of the villages.

Kayastha, who passed away on Wednesday, had been in a vegetative state for the past 17 years after suffering a gunshot wound to his temple on April 9, 2006. He was 14 years then.

A preliminary investigation has revealed that the accident occurred after the brakes of the bus failed resulting in the accident, police say.

Kavre Development Association of the Deaf organises skill development programmes with the goal of making deaf individuals self-reliant.

An eight-year-old girl died on the spot after she was knocked down by a bus.

At least 17 people died and several others were injured in the bus accident at Bethanchok Rural Municipality in Kavre.

The families obstructed vehicular movement along the Thado Bato road section of Panauti district.

Ageing plants and poor maintenance of orchards are major causes for the reduced output, agri experts say.

Twenty-one passengers have been rescued and they are receiving treatment at various hospitals, police say.