‘We lost Greenville’: Wildfire decimates California town

A 3-week-old wildfire engulfed a tiny Northern California mountain town, leveling most of its historic downtown and leaving blocks of homes in ashes, while a new wind-whipped blaze destroyed homes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames Thursday amid dangerous weather.

Locals around Pokhara lakes want land transactions cleared

People living around the small lakes of Pokhara have asked for their land to be freed up for financial transactions. The government froze almost 400 Ropanis of private land around the Dipang, Khaste, Maidi and Neurenil lakes 14 years ago in order to protect them. As a result, the owners have not been able to perform any business deals based on the land for nearly one and a half decades. Now, they are demanding that their land be opened up and have begun meeting with authorities and stakeholders...

Report on COVID third wave submitted

A committee designated to study the possibility of the COVID-19’s third wave, post-CCVID-19 and its management in Banke district has submitted a detailed report outlining its findings and recommendations to the District COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre (DCCMC).

Check Virus Spread

It is a matter of concern that the number of COVID-19 infections has been rising again at an alarming rate nationwide with the relaxation of restrictions. Government hospitals and other health institutions in the Kathmandu Valley as well as other parts of the country have lately witnessed more patients suffering from the virus. According to the latest information updates of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), the country reported as many as 4,107 new infections on Wednesday a

Communication For Vaccine Acceptance

Effective and appropriate communication is a must to make any social campaign a success. Communication is one of the crucial variables for the accomplishment of human endeavour. It has been instrumental in enhancing public trust in vaccination against COV

Abolishing Nuclear Weapons

August 6 marks the 76th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing when the world experienced the consequences of the first atomic weapons dropped on the city during World War II. Then, 140,000 people were killed. The US, being a part of war alliance opposed

Art Of Presentation

When given a presentation assignment to a class, every student is found following a unique approach to creating it and its delivery. It has become an important part of our daily life. Not just limited to students, professionals are also required to give presentations as part of their business assignments. So, learning the art of presentation is crucial. But what exactly is the art of presenting? Presentation makers have two kinds of mindset. One is really meticulous. This group has the mentality...

Ghantakarna festival today

The Newars of the Kathmandu Valley will be observing the Ghanta Karna festival on Friday to commemorate the age old tale of the good triumphing over evil. The colourful ritual celebrates the defeat of a mythical demon known as Ghanta Karna. According to popular legend, a demon named Ghantakarna (translates to bell-ears) once roamed the ancient streets of Kathmandu Valley terrorising the inhabitants. He wore a pair of bells on his ears and they jingled everytime he walked across the streets, announcing...

‘Regional solidarity essential to build lasting peace’

ctivists, academicians and policy makers of South Asian countries have highlighted the need for regional solidarity to accelerate the implementation of the Security Council Resolution on women, peace and security (WPS) agenda in those countries. Speaking at the South Asian Conference titled “Solidarity for advancing Women Peace and Security Agenda”, jointly hosted by Parliamentary Support Project/UNDP and Media Advocacy Group (MAG) here on Thursday, they shared that a regional solidarity and...

Climatic, human factors behind Melamchi disaster: Report

By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, Aug. 6: The Melamchi disaster of June15 and the subsequent days was the result of multiple man-made and climatic factors, concluded a recent report of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). It attributed factors including weather condition, snowmelt and erosion of glacial deposits, glacial lake outburst, landslide and river damming, new landslide, riverbank erosion and debris deposition to the disaster which killed five and swept away...