Baitadi women begin community potato farming

A total of 33 women from Panchakoti Women Group of Dasarathchand Municipality-19, Tirkhadeni started potato farming after the irrigation facility reached the district from the Mahakali River via a lifting system.

NEPSE in bearish trend, index slips by 204 points in three days

The benchmark of the share market index, NEPSE, which declined with the highest points Monday, has further dropped by 70.01 points on Tuesday, the third transaction day of the week.

National Vitamin Program on 24-25 October

The government is going to organise the National Vitamin A program from 24-25 October for children age six months to five years.

1,318 COVID-19 recoveries, 904 new infections in 24 hours

In 11,672 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 904 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday through its regular update.

‘Her Job’, a tale of Women’s liberation

Women are oppressed all around the world, not just in Nepal and other South Asian countries. More oppressed are the uneducated and economically poor women, both at home and at work.

Scandinavian country moves into 'very high' risk category for travel

Norway on Monday moved into the highest-risk category on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of travel advisories for destinations around the world. The Scandinavian country moved up to "Level 4: Covid-19 Very High" just as the country relaxed most of its domestic Covid-related restrictions over the weekend.

North Korea launches missile as diplomat decries US policy

North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea Tuesday at nearly the same moment its U.N. diplomat was decrying the U.S.’s “hostile policy” against it, in an apparent return to its pattern of mixing weapons displays with peace overtures to wrest outside concessions.

Japan set to lift all virus emergency steps nationwide

Japan is set to lift all coronavirus emergency measures when they expire later this week as the infections slow and the nation tries to reactivate its economy. Officials in charge of coronavirus measures got an endorsement from experts at a meeting Tuesday, on the condition easing of restrictions will be gradual.

Why we must be talking about Thaha and Rudane today?   

Today, September 28, is the 'International Day for Universal Access to Information'. UNESCO declared September 28 as the 'International Day for Universal Access to Information' in its General Conference on 17 November 2015 at Paris.     According to the official website of UNESCO, 2021 theme of the celebration is ''to highlight the role of access to information laws and their implementation to build back strong institutions for the public good and sustainable development, as well as to strengthen...

‘Tolfenamic acid’ identified as second vulture-safe veterinary drug

Tolfenamic acid, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used as painkiller in livestock treatment, has been found to be safe to vultures and effective in treating cattle. A systematic safety testing study done in India led by the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has identified tolfenamic acid as the second confirmed vulture-safe NSAID after meloxicam.