Woman travels from Pokhara to Jumla, Surkhet to help two sisters

Juna Gurung, 58, travelled all the way from Pokhara to Jumla and then to Surkhet with a clay money pot (Khutruke) containing Rs. 50,000. The reason – to provide financial support to sisters Bishnu Maya and Nirmala Budha of Guthichaur Rural Municipality–1 living with severe disability.

Museums of Kathmandu Valley draw crowds

The number of people visiting the three durbar square museums of the Kathmandu Valley has started increasing. They were recently opened after remaining closed for four and a half months. The visitors are also gradually increasing at the Narayanhiti Palace Museum after the government lifted the restriction order imposed to control COVID-19.

Nepal can be attractive destination for Russian tourists, says envoy

The Embassy of Russia is committed to facilitating the arrival of Russian tourists in Nepal. This was the message delivered by the Ambassador of Russia to Nepal Aleksei Novikov to the chief executive officer of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr. Dhananjay Regmi during their meeting on Friday. According to a press release issued by the Tourism Board on Wednesday, the ambassador also expressed his keenness to help Nepal realise its full tourism potential at the meeting held at the Embassy of the Russian...

40% of Valley people fully vaccinated for COVID-19

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has given top priority to control COVID-19 by launching effective vaccination campaign against it. With the vaccination campaign as the first priority of government, 40 per cent of people in the Kathmandu Valley have already received both doses of vaccine.

COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff

One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students’ lunchboxes, telling parents it’s “now hiring.” Elsewhere, principals are filling in as crossing guards, teachers are being offered signing bonuses and schools are moving back to online learning.

Govt satisfied with Arun-III progress

Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal said that the government was satisfied with the progress made by the Arun-III Hydroelectricity Project. After an aerial inspection of the project in Sankhuwasabha district on Wednesday, she commented positively about the largest hydroelectricity project under construction in the country. She inspected the dam site area and tunnels of the 900 Megawatt project being developed by SJVN Arun-3 Power Development Company Pvt. Ltd.

Facilitating FDI Inflow

Nepal is rich in natural resources but it has been unable to tap them in the absence of adequate capital, technology and managerial skills. As a result, its industrialisation process has slowed down. In early 1990s, Nepal adopted liberal economic policy with a view to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) that plays a vital role in building big infrastructure projects through the mobilisation of capital, human and natural resources and technology transfer. The FDI also involves financial and market...

School Education In Disarray

School education in Nepal has been thrown into disarray due to several reasons including, COVID-19. However, the pandemic is not the case involving Nepal alone. It is also a global challenge impacting both the developed and the developing countries. According to a UNESCO report, 1.6 billion children across 191 countries have been severely impacted by the closure of the educational institutions due to COVID-19. In order to mitigate the impact, educational institutions have responded to the COVID-induced...

The Myth Of Green Capitalism

Heat waves, floods, droughts, and wildfires are devastating communities around the world, and they will only grow more severe. While climate-change deniers remain powerful, the need for urgent action is now recognised well beyond activist circles. Governments, international organisations, and even business and finance are bowing to the inevitable – or so it seems. In fact, the world has wasted decades tinkering with carbon trading and “green” financial labelling schemes, and the current vogue...

Old Age: Reality Or Concept ?

Birth and death are two points of life, which apply to all creatures of this planet. Everyday time assigned to all is equal, there is no discrimination. However, even in nature there are differences - hot and cold in temperature, low and high in height and white, yellow or black in colour. There are so many points it can be segregated. The time’s rule is important that needs to be strictly followed. Followers do have their own choices on how to use it.  One common standard is that one can’t...