Rukum (west), Dec. 21 -- Four students from Rajapani Basic School in Musikot Municipality Ward No. 1 received a goat each on Wednesday.

Amid the school assembly, Sandeep Roka of grade two; Purushottam Devkota of grade three; Bhawanai Badi of grade four; and Bimala Khatri of grade five were each given a goat. The goats were not provided as a grant but were actually lent by four other students from the same school.

The school coordinated the give-and-take, handed over by Musikot Municipality Mayor Devilal Gautam. The four students were provided with the goats for 'maintaining academic excellence', as they had scored the best in their respective grades.

But this is not the first instance where students with good academic performance were ...