Advantages Of Reading

Reading is a cognitive act that relies largely on memory, comprehension and attention. And it is often the most effective way to learn a new skill, topic or subject. When we read, we constantly take in words and interpret their meanings to better understand what is being written. And it is a daily act, one that we do almost involuntarily.

Absorbing Narrative Of A Rebel Woman

This interesting work reviewed in this ubiquitous column of this esteemed daily is a lucidly written memoir interspersed with a racy account of a many hued facets of the life of Hisila Yami- a popular woman leader who has participated and executed some crucial roles in shaping up the contemporary political events of Nepal. John Whelpton, a historian and widely acclaimed author of books on Nepal , extols the work as an interesting and important autobiography particularly because of the many roles...

Four Teams In Race For Title

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'We have expanded health services'

Adanchuli Rural Municipality is a small and remote rural municipality in Humla district. Dal Phadera of the then CPN (UML) was elected chairman of the rural municipality in 2017. During the election, he had promised to work for the development of health, education and infrastructure and work to draft and enact local laws. Our Humla correspondent Rajan Rawat has talked to him about how many of these promises he has fulfilled. Excerpts: 

Japan aims to bring back soil samples from Mars moon by 2029

Japan’s space agency plans to bring soil samples back from the Mars region ahead of the U.S. and Chinese missions now operating on Mars, in hopes of finding clues to the planet’s origin and traces of possible life.

Government recommends Sharma for Army Chief

The government Thursday decided to recommend to the President for the promotion of Lieutenant General and Acting Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) Prabhu Ram Sharma to the post of General before his appointment as the Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS), the four-star general of Nepali Army.

Open drains preventing residents to utilise postal road in Morang

The contracting company handed over the Kanepokhari-Rangeli Postal Road to the people of Morang on March 31. The road was handed over 21 months after the stipulated deadline but still, the people were happy as 25.40-kilometre road was finally complete. Being the oldest road of the district, it holds a lot of sentimental value for the people of Morang and with the latest constructions under the Postal Highway Project, they were excited that the road would provide a direct connection between Letang...

Women workers paid less than men for same work

Bir Bahadur Biswokarma, a local of Golanjor Rural Municipality-7, and his wife Chanmaya Biswokarma have been working as agriculture wage labourers for their living. Working in the farm of others is their daily routine. Their working hours are also the same. However, Chanmaya still doesn’t get wages at par with her husband and other male counterparts despite doing the same work. According to her, she is paid Rs. 600 per day for her work while her husband receives Rs. 1,000 for the same work.

Construction of 216 MW Upper Trisuli-1 hydel project starts

The construction of the 216 MW Upper Trisuli-1 Hydropower Project, which is being constructed in Rasuwa with foreign direct investment, has started. The construction of the project has started as soon as the work of the ventilation tunnel for going to the underground power house started on Tuesday. The first blast was made on Tuesday to remove a rock for the construction of a 246-meter ventilation tunnel. Construction of main entrance tunnel, cable tunnel, main tunnel and other structures has been...

Celebrate festivals without making crowds: DAO

The District Administration Office, Kathmandu, Thursday appealed to the general public to celebrate Janapurnima, Rishitarpani and Gaijatra and other festivals in a symbolic way without generating crowds.