गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Supreme Court orders to shut brick kilns operating in Panchkhal Nepal Supreme Court orders to shut brick kilns operating in Panchkhal KathmanduPati April 16, 2025 File Photo KATHMANDU – The Supreme Court has issued an order to close the brick kilns operating in Panchkhal municipality. The apex court has ordered the closure of brick kilns, citing its serious impacts on the environment and public health. The locals had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court on 30 December 2019, making Panchkhal Municipality, Ministry of Forest and Environment, Ministry of Education and Department of Archaeology as defendants. At present, eight brick kilns are in operation in Panchkhal. Meanwhile, Panchkhal Municipality has adopted a policy to promote industries, including brick kilns, in a corrective manner by formulating an environmental policy, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. Write your comments RELATED NEWS South Korea pledges continued flood recovery support Central Bank introduces re-designed 50-rupee bank note Army continues search, rescue after Bhotekoshi flood Government expands domestic jobs to reduce migration NCC bill proposes voluntary Military Service Training WHO Regional Director seeks support for top post 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 Arrival lounge of TIA-domestic to be expanded Huawei Opens Its Largest Global Cyber Security and Privacy Protection Transparency Center in China Supreme Court forms constitutional bench to settle Bamdev Gautam’s appointment case Nepal Constitution Day observed in the UK for three days Grade 12 results published China to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the world at reasonable price: spokesperson Wenbin Police in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province kill 25 terrorists in past 24 hours Consensus and collaboration needed for protection of nationality, democracy: PM Deuba