President Paudel offers worship to cow

November 13, 2023 15:00 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: President Ram Chandra Paudel has offered worship to the cow today on the third day of the five-day Tihar festival. The cow which symbolizes Laxmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, is worshiped on the third day of Tihar festival, the second biggest festival of Nepali Hindus.

Gai Tihar being observed

November 13, 2023 08:45 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Gai or Cow Puja is being observed throughout the country today on the third day of the five-day-long Tihar festival celebrated by the Hindus in the country. The cow is worshipped as per the religious belief that we get love from her like a mother. The day today is also locally called Gai Tihar. The cow is garlanded and fed various delicacies.

KATHMANDU, Sep1: Following a public outcry, the government has formed a committee to probe the curious death of 35 cows apparently after falling from cliffs in Surkhet district on Friday.

Hundred cows sent back to Nepalgunj

August 31, 2019 14:55 pm

SURKHET, Aug 31: Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan city has received one hundred cows back on Friday night which were left stranded in Birendranagar.

DOTI, Aug 11: His happiness knew no bounds when Dil Bahadur Kathayat, a farmer from Kumalikot village of Dipayal Silgadhi Municipality, received a jersey cow for free on July 24. He was one among the 20 farmers to make it to the list of beneficiaries as the municipality was distributing cows for free.

Three held for ‘butchering cows’

January 29, 2019 19:12 pm

MAKWANPUR, Jan 29: Police have arrested three people for their involvement in butchering cows and made them public on Tuesday.

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2 held for butchering cow in Gorkha

June 25, 2018 16:40 pm

GORKHA, June 25: Gopal Kunwar, 35, of Barpak Sulikot rural municipality has been arrested for butchering a cow.

Holy cow

March 31, 2018 01:02 am

It will be a national disgrace if laws are framed to allow cow slaughter. It could invite huge uproar, conflict and even bloodshed

Four held for cow slaughter

March 25, 2018 12:19 pm

KAPILVASTU, Mar 25: Police have taken four people under control from Jyotinagar, Bijayapur Rural Municipality-4 in Kapilbastu district on the charge of cow slaughter.

Four held for butchering cow

January 1, 2018 14:50 pm

MAKAWANPUR, Jan 1: Police have arrested four people on the charge of butchering a cow.

Cow farming project in Jumla collapses

December 30, 2017 09:41 am

JUMLA, Dec 29: A farmer from Chandan Nath Municipality of Jumla, Til Bahadur Giri, had set up a cow farming industry in collaboration with few other people six years ago. But his hopes of earning a handsome share of money from the business have gone in vain.

CHITWAN, Dec 23: Hari Prasad Neupane of Rajhar Ward 13 of Debchuli Municipality-Nawalpur used to keep a sizeable herd of cows at his farm. Also a known politician in the area, Neupane wanted to earn money through cow farming. But instead of making profits, he made losses.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: The election campaign was a proof to show the extent leaders went to lure voters. From milking a cow to bowing down on a woman’s feet, candidates applied everything at their disposal.

PARBAT, Nov 6: Cow farming is working wonders for a local representative here. Subash Chandra Paudel, chairperson to Ward no 7 of the Kushma Municipality, performs his duties at the ward office during office hours and spends rest of time in his cow farm.

NEW YORK, Oct 23: New York City police wrangled a cow on the loose in a Brooklyn Park on Tuesday after the animal became a spectacle for tourists and New Yorkers alike when it was spotted roaming the streets and enjoying the park facilities.

NAWALPARASI, Sept 6: Police have arrested two men on the charge of slaughtering and selling beef, from the district. Cow is Nepal's national animal, and slaughtering cow, and selling beef are punishable according to the new constitution.

Five arrested for slaughtering cow

March 8, 2017 08:01 am

PHALEBASH (PARBAT), March 8: A district court has extended the custody of as many as five persons  detained in accusation of slaughtering a cow – Nepal's national animal.

RPP picks cow as poll symbol

March 3, 2017 16:20 pm

KATHMANDU, March 3: Settling the month-long row over the party's election symbol, the newly-unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) finally decided cow as its election symbol on Friday.

Three held on charge of slaughtering cow

September 24, 2016 22:10 pm

KANCHANPUR, Sept 24: Police arrested three persons for allegedly butchering national animal cow for flesh from Punarbas Municipality-15 in Kanchanpur on Saturday.

Cow vigilantes

August 22, 2016 00:30 am

If Dalits allow rotting cow carcasses to pile up around the country, perhaps the stink will finally overwhelm it

Two held on charge of cow slaughter

July 31, 2016 21:20 pm

GORKHA, July 31: Police in Gorkha has arrested two people on the charge of slaughtering a cow. The arrested are Bhagwan Kami, 25, and Som Bahadur Nepali, 17, of Kepung from Kharibot VDC-2. They were detained Friday along with cow meat, the police said.