गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Junk food prohibited at schools nationwide Nepal Junk food prohibited at schools nationwide KathmanduPati February 16, 2021 File Photo BHAKTAPUR – The government has directed all the community schools across the country not to feed junk food to the students as their mid-day meal. The Centre for Education and Human Resource Development, Sanothimi, on Monday released a manual on school mid-day meal management with a provision to restrict the use of junk food at schools. The Centre has published the manual by including 60 types of food items with priority to the locally available foods as the mid-day meal to the students. As stated, the government has already released Rs 7.72 billion to the schools to support the mid-day meal programme. Under this programme, a total of 2.94 million students across the country have been provided with mid-day meal for free at schools. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Kathmandu’s air quality slightly improves but still unhealthy KMC’s skill fair gets 10,000 plus applications for vocational training Nepal-India border in Siraha to be closed for Loksabha polls Kathmandu again ranked world’s most polluted city with AQI 162 ‘Nepal will lend full-fledged support to enable UN’ Lalitpur forest fire: Another injured also dies Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA3 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident4 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar5 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million6 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities7 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis