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The paddy production decreased in Rautahat district this year compared to last year. 

Acting Chief of District Agriculture Knowledge Centre Surendra Prasad Kurmi said that paddy production witnessed a decline of 21,578 metric tons in the district this year.  

The incessant rainfall occurred during the harvesting season in the first week of the last October resulted in reduced paddy production.

Acting Chief of Office Kurmi shared that the district produced 95,130 metric tons of paddy this year, while the paddy production was 116,708 metric tonnes last year. 

According to Kurmi, paddy farming was done in 31,500 hectares of land in the district and the production was 3.02 metric tons per hectare. 

The flooding in Bakaiya and Bagmati rivers had caused damage to the paddy farms, which were almost ready for harvesting in more than 17,600 hectares.  

The paddy farmers in Rajdevi, Paroha, Rajpur, Madhav Narayan, Gadhimai, Ishnath, Maulapur and Durga Bhagawati areas suffered due to the rainfall and flood occurred in the first week of October.

The Tharu community living in the Kathmandu Valley is going to celebrate the Maghi festival in Tundikhel, Kathmandu. In coordination with the Tharu Welfare Society and jointly organized by various Tharu associations. The festival will be celebrated on Jan 14-15.

Tharu National Maghi Festival Coordinator Premi Lal Chaudhary informed that the two-day festival is being celebrated for the Tharu language, culture and public awareness.

The organizers have stated that Prime Minister Sushila Karki will inaugurate the Maghi festival. Chaudhary said that before the main program, Tharu culture, costumes, and musical instruments will gather in Basantapur on Jan 15 and participate in Tundikhel by touring various places.

The Maghi Festival, which is being organized with the main slogan of “Our mission to preserve and promote Tharu art and culture, our mission to preserve and promote it,” will feature more than 100 stalls featuring Tharu cuisine, exhibitions and sales, Tharu skills and handicrafts, and book exhibitions.

Similarly, the festival will feature Tharu cultural dances and songs such as Maghauta, Sakhiya, Hurdaganwa, Jhumra, Chokra, Dinnachuwa, Ragani, Badonacha, Hori, Jharra, Lathhawa, and Mugranhawa, according to the organizers.

Three persons died on the spot in a jeep accident at Sadighati of Patan municipality-8 in Baitadi district this morning.

Identities of the deceased have not been established yet, said Spokesperson of Baitadi Police, Police Inspector Suraj Singh.

The accident took place when a jeep (Ma 1 Ja 224) heading towards Dadeldhura from Motinagar fell 300 meters down the road.

"We are unable to ascertain the number of people on board the jeep at the time of accident," added Singh. Details of the incident are awaited.

Khanchikot Hill Station, located in Khanchikot, Arghakhanchi, has become a center of attraction for domestic and foreign tourists in recent years. Locals said that the attraction of tourists has started increasing as the Annapurna Himalayas, Dhaulagiri, Machhapuchhre and other mountains, as well as the surrounding villages and gorges, can be viewed from one place from this place.

Mules are used to carry water to build a drinking water tank targeting tourists reaching Khanchi Hill Station. The Lumbini Provincial Government has allocated a budget of Rs 2m to transport the drinking water originating in Panchase to the Khanchi Hill Station located above it, said Ward Chairperson of Sandhikharka 7, Chura Bahadur KC.

In Chorlek, where the main source is Panchase and the construction of the tank has started from that place, 7 mules carry water 5 times a day. A mule carries 70 liters at a time. The construction work of the drinking water tank is being carried out at a cost of Rs 5,000 per mule per day, said Duk Bahadur Khatri, chairperson of the Drinking Water Consumers Committee.

In this way, it costs about Rs 10 per liter of water. The Khanchikot area is also considered a place of ancient historical and cultural importance. It is expected that Arghakhanchi will be promoted as a new tourist destination as it becomes easier to reach the hill station.

Sandhikharka Municipality, Lumbini Province Government and tourism-related bodies are planning to develop Khanchikot systematically. Sandhikharka Municipality Mayor Krishna Prasad Shrestha said that the municipality believes that tourism development will increase employment and directly benefit the local economy. Mayor Shrestha said that various structures are being built targeting tourists visiting Supa Deurali. Khanchikot, which combines natural beauty, geographical diversity and cultural heritage, is expected to become the identity of Arghakhanchi district in the coming days