Children's Rights

A child is any person under the age of 18. In law, a minor is a person under a certain age, usually the age of majority, which legally divides childhood from adulthood. Every child should have a secure future by which the child should benefit directly from it and should also help that child contribute to the well-being of society. The Children Rights are a subset of human rights with specific attention to the righ

Part-time Jobs: Earning While Studying

In recent years, the part-time job has become a popular fad among students. A part-time job generally describes jobs that one is engaged in between 1 to 34 hours per week. Workers are considered to be part-time when they work fewer than thirty hours per week. Those workers do not receive additional benefits such as health insurance, sick leave, paid holidays, or vacations. A part-time job also can reduce the amount of stress that you’re under b

Importance Of Sindhuli District

The book under review, entitled, “Gaurabmaya Sindhuli” (Glorious Sindhuli) is a collection of essays on Sindhuli, one of the historically famous districts of Nepal. The author of the book is the late Kul Chandra Koirala, who has dozens of books already published to his credit on subjects of literature and culture. Koirala, who himself was born in Sindhuli, had a multi-dimensional personality. Originally, with a background in Sanskrit study and speaking talents, he even performed Saptaha Puran....

Five Attractions Allure Visitors To Barju Lake

Having spanned over 152 Bighas of landmass, Barju lake is probably the biggest lake in the whole of Province No. 1, if not in the whole of Terai plains of Nepal. Barju is not just a lake. It is a lake system. Three parallel lakes spanning over 32 Bigha, 45 Bigha and 75 Bigha jointly become 152 Bigha giving an exact area of the lake system. Barju lake, situated in the southern Sun

Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant.

First basic hospital of Banke comes into operation

The first basic hospital of Banke has come into operation in Kohalpur. Mayor of Kohalpur Municipality Lut Bahadur Rawat said that the 15-bed basic hospital was brought into operation on Thursday to counter the rising threat of the third wave of COVID-19 in the district. Construction of the hospital is far from complete, but the municipality has started providing services from the one building which is finished. “The number of COVID-19 patients has increased again in Kohalpur. So, we hurried...

Rate of fugitive arrests increases by 200%

The data issued by the Nepal Police show that the cases of fugitive arrest increased by 216.89 per cent in the fiscal year 2020/21 compared with the year before. A total of 7,390 fugitives were arrested in 2020/21. That is a figure higher than that of last three years combined. The data shows 2,332 fugitives were arrested in 2019/20; 2,530 in 2018/19; and 2,139 in 2017/18. According to the Nepal Police officers, the number of arrested fugitives shot up in the last fiscal year in the wake of the...

For some women, work mattered more than Teej celebration

The road towards Basantapur Durbar Square from New Road gate was filled with women in red saris as they were outdoors for Teej celebrations on Thursday. Women across the country, including those employed in offices, were celebrating the festival as the government had declared the day a public holiday for women. However, there also were some unexpected exceptions too. Some of the women were attending their regular duty while their peers were visiting temples, singing and dancing.

Strengthening health emergency security systems top priority: WHO

The World Health Organisation and Member countries of South-East Asia Region has discussed further strengthening health emergency security systems to effectively respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future health emergencies.

Boosting Investment

As Nepal is bracing for graduating to a middle-income country and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, the nation now needs to focus on implementing a variety of development projects by mobilising domestic as well as foreign investments. These goals can be met only by making great strides in the economic, social and ecological sectors. No doubt, the country offers a lot of opportunities for investors to invest. Some of the potential areas of investment include energy, communication...