Surakshya regrets for doing copied short film

Actress Surakshya Panta has expressed regret after it was revealed that her short film “Man Bar” was a copy of a Hindi short film “Naamard”.

Prohibitory order reduces waste generation by 50 per cent in capital

According to Hari Shrestha, Chief of the Environment Department of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), prior to the prohibitory order, the waste generated on an average day was approximately 1000 to 1200 metric tonnes. But now the waste generated has plummeted to only 400 to 500 metric tonnes per day.

NEPSE posts marginal gain of 6.37 points

The NEPSE index increased by 6.37 points to close at 2,787.1 points on Thursday due to an increase in the share prices of the banks and financial institutions.

COVID-19, How Effective Is Remdesivir?

Now, we're going to look at what comes next following the second wave of the coronavirus that has gripped our nation. The world has reported millions of cases of the coronavirus and the WHO has come up with the largest single-day count of cases. Fewer places can say they are past the peak and some localities are already experiencing a bounce-back of fresh cases. Yet we have been in this pandemic long enough to

Combatting Pandemic's Second Wave

The year 2020 was remembered for and identified with the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, quarantines and isolations. However, the year 2020 was mainly remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic that caused many problems, namely loss of human life, social and economic disruption, increase in poverty, increase in the number of layoff and unemployment. COVID-19 also became fuel to racism, m

Applying Buddha's Teachings In Life

Nowadays, people all over the world are increasingly becoming inquisitive to Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy. A beginner, when starting to learn, faces many problems in understanding the philosophy. They wonder where to start and how to understand. Today's Internet generation may wish if Buddha were in this age, he could have delivered a TED talk on his philosophy. Then they could understand his philosoph

Journey Through Los Angeles

Travel diaries, travelogues, travel memoirs are always very precious. They hold all the complicated and simplified feelings of a traveller when s/he has to come out of their comfort zone to materialize his passion. Travelogues are the collections of unforgettable moments described and patterned into words so that the memoirs are cherished forever, passing on to the generations. One must not forget the notable travelogue Jung B

101 Biographies Of First Nepali Women

"First Nepali Women", the title of the freshly unveiled edition of the book by Nirmal Kumar Acharya, tells a lot about women. In our country, which is believed to be built and grown with patriarchal values, woman trail-blazers of society either go unnoticed or they only get less proportionate credit for their work. The good feature about this book is the author is with proof for showing merits of work performed by such women, who showed all the talent and audacity defying ill-attitude towards them...

Of Herbs And Home Remedies

Nepalis have a deep faith in herbs, and home remedy constitutes an essential part of our folk health tradition. Ichchha, the wish, a poem by Bal Krishna Sama, shows the depth of our faith in what we call jadi-buti. One of the touching lines of the poem is, “I wish the herbs of Nepal Himalaya be in my mouth, while I fall in bed counting my last days.” Himalayan herbs often get special mention while speaking of Nepal's glorious traditions.

Biden hails Israel-Hamas cease-fire, sees ‘opportunity’

President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, saying he sees a “genuine opportunity” toward the larger goal of building a lasting peace in the Middle East.