Reconstruction of 587 temples complete

Reconstruction and repairing works on 587 of the 920 temples damaged in the 2015 earthquake have been completed as of July. Of them, 116 are in the World Heritage Site (WHS). Likewise, reconstruction of 241 temples in the Kathmandu Valley, and 230 outside of it have been finished. The devastating earthquake had ravaged 920 big and small temples, shrines and rest houses across the country, including 406 temples in three ancient cities of the valley and 344 temples in 29 of the 31 districts. At...

PM Deuba performs puja at Kumbheshwar

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has performed a puja at the Kumbheshwar Mahadev Temple in Lalitpur to mark the completion of its reconstruction. The Prime Minister, along with his wife Arzu Rana Deuba, performed a puja of the temple’s pinnacle at the auspicious time of 11 am on Friday to ceremonially signal the completion of the temple’s renovation. He also unveiled an inscription marking the same.

GIBL launches healthy women initiative

Global IME Bank Limited has launched a ‘Meri Unilai: Swasthya Nari Pahal’ campaign, an initiative to promote women health. Issuing a statement on Friday, the bank said that the campaign was launched as per its Corporate Social Responsibility to empower women in the country.

FM Sharma urges BFIs to increase investment in Karnali

Finance Minister (FM) Janardan Sharma has urged the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) to increase their investment in Karnali Province, where the rate of multi-dimensional poverty is highest among the seven provinces. He said that the country would not be developed without curbing poverty rate in Karnali and other provinces.

Share market will be corrected soon: Sharma

Minister for Finance Janardan Sharma Friday committed to improving the share market as the involvement of high profile officials for unfair trading in the market was criticised. Responding to the queries of lawmakers on the matter in the meeting of Finance Committee of the House of Representatives today, Minister Sharma said that the government was committed to protecting people’s investment in share market. “An investigation is underway, individual and organisational clarifications have already...

TU's Bachelor's engineering exam in September

Prohibited from conducting in-person examinations, the Institute of Engineering (IOE) of Tribhuvan University (TU) has decided to conduct the examinations of Bachelor of Engineering (BE) through alternative methods.

Balancing Human Nature

Human nature as a concept is the subject of philosophy. It denotes the common constellation, disposition, temperament and traits derived from biological constitution of human beings that shapes their thinking, feeling and acting. The nurturing is a conscious cultural and edu

Need To Improve Learning Outcome

The Government of Nepal is attempting to improve students' learning outcomes through its successive policies and plans over the years. The ongoing School Sector Development Programme (2016 to 2023) focuses on making teaching and learning processes in the classroom effective by various means. In fact, the teaching and learning process that takes place in the classroom is directly related to improving students' learning outcome. Realising this, the government has a system of de

Country sees above normal monsoon rainfall

Most of the rainfall gauging stations across the country have already received above normal rains although the monsoon has only reached its halfway. Monsoon entered Nepal this year on June 11, two days earlier than the normal onset date, and is expected to remain for at least 112 days before retreating, according to senior meteorologist Mean Kumar Aryal. The onset and withdrawal date of monsoon in Nepal is set for June 13 and October 2 respectively.

Audit report reveals Rs. 44.39 billion arrears of Federal Govt. in last FY

Expenses of 699 local levels, 1019 offices of provincial governments, and 3079 offices and agencies of the Federal Government were audited last year, according to the report.