गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Business ∕ Bird Flu Confirmed in Bhaktapur Poultry Farms Business Bird Flu Confirmed in Bhaktapur Poultry Farms KathmanduPati June 25, 2026 Bhaktapur– Authorities have culled thousands of chickens in Bhaktapur district following the confirmation of bird flu outbreaks in poultry farms located in Changunarayan and Suryabinayak municipalities. According to Dr. Amik Shrestha, a livestock veterinarian at the Livestock Service Office, a total of 38,795 chickens have been destroyed in wards 2, 8 and 9 of Changunarayan Municipality after the disease was detected. Similarly, 9,378 chickens were culled in wards 1, 4 and 8 of Suryabinayak Municipality as part of containment measures. Dr. Shrestha said the culling was carried out following laboratory confirmation of bird flu infections in poultry farms across the affected areas of Bhaktapur district. Authorities have intensified surveillance and biosecurity measures to prevent the further spread of the disease. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal MP questions ambassador vacancies ahead of PM’s US trip NRB calls for bids to collect deposits Government forms panel to probe Bhotekoshi flood origin Indian Ambassador Srivastava holds farewell meeting with Foreign Minister US pledges continued support for Nepal flood recovery Nepal thanks India for swift flood relief support Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Five hand sanitizers manufacturers using hazardous chemical to face action Green recovery: An urgency International Sign Language Day: three headways of Nepali Sign Language in State-1 Indian Army Chief General Naravane to visit Nepal in November Dhakal elected FNCCI senior Vice-chair Confusion in Nepali Congress: who will become the party’s president?
