BHAIRAHAWA, Jan 7: Rohit Kumar Pasi, 37, from Siyari Rural Municipality-4 spends most of time at farm taking care of bananas. When he shifted to banana farming from vegetables last year, he was not sure if it was worthwhile. But even within a year, he finds it more profitable than vegetable farming.

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Minister for Information and Communications, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, has said that the digital ticketing system (box office) would help make the film industry profitable. The box office system has been implemented to make the sale and distribution of films systematic and transparent, he added.

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.

PARBAT, Aug 7: Nar Bahadur Paija of Baskharka, Parbat district, spent his five precious years in Malaysia and Qatar as a laborer. Unable to make enough money, he returned to the country and started orange farming. Now, he is earning more than Rs 700,000 every year. He has around 200 orange trees in his field.

CHITWAN, Nov 20: Energy Minister Janardan Sharma on Sunday directed the employees of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to make the authority a profitable business.

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Newly appointed Minister for Energy Janardan Sharma has vowed to turn Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) into a profit-making entity.