Sadhus arrive at Pashupatinath temple to celebrate Maha Shivaratri (Photo Feature)

Upon the various specialties of Maha Shivaratri, the existence of sadhu (Hermit) is one of them.   This year The Pashupati Area Development Trust  has not officially invited hermits because of which the number of hermits visiting the temple have gone down.

Chinese workers to arrive by March to complete Pokhara airport works

As the deadline to complete construction approaches, work on the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) has started to pick up pace. Almost 80 per cent of the equipment required to complete the airport have been brought and the technical manpower to install them will come from China before the end of March. According to the airport’s project chief Binish Munakarmi, the equipment are very sensitive and require experienced and expert workers to install them. “So, for the purpose, workers...

Women should be fighter, not to play women card: Rekha

Terminologies like injustice, inequality, exclusion and discrimination have been in use for a long time. The society is changing with time. Even the Constitution has embraced the concept of equality and inclusion and has kept all citizens within the ambit of equality.

Envoy Kwatra lays foundation stone for Kumari Chhen, Kumari Niwas in Patan

Ambassador of India to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for reconstruction and development of Kumari Chhen and Kumari Niwas in Patan, Lalitpur. The conservation and development work of Kumari Chhen and Kumari Niwas is the second of the 28 cultural heritage conservation and restoration projects being undertaken with Government of India reconstruction grant of Rs. 5800 million in eight districts of Nepal.

Muskan conferred with IWOC award by US first lady

United States Department of State has awarded Nepali rights activist Muskan Khatun with the International Women of Courage (IWOC) award on Monday.

Mishra, Dhungana appointed deputy governors

The Government has appointed Bam Bahadur Mishra and Nilam Dhungana to the vacant post of the deputy governors of Nepal Rastra Bank.

Vaccination: Winning Battle Against Virus

After administering COVID-19 vaccines on nearly 430,000 people in the first phase of the crucial inoculation campaign, the government launched its second vaccination campaign on March 7. In the first phase, frontline workers including health workers, wom

Pandemic Exacerbates Gender Inequality

On March 8 this year, I was pleasantly surprised by my next door 6-year old neighbour who visited me with her father with a card she had made for me. On it, she wrote “happy women’s day aunty - women are strong”. Her father also brought a gift for me – a bag with

Biplav’s Entry Into Mainstream Politics

The government was finally able to bring the Netra Bikram Chand Biplav-led Nepal Communist Party (NCP) into mainstream politics on March 5 with the signing of a three-point agreement. In accordance with the agreement, the government will lift the ban on the Biplav outfit, release its cadres and leaders from jail and withdraw all pending criminal cases against them. On the other hand, the Biplav outfit will shun violence and join mainstream politics in a peaceful manner.

Equality For Women

Like each year, the world celebrated International Women's Day on March 8. The United Nations (UN) creates a theme for Women's Day every year and this year it is "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world." It is certainly opportune to the current scenario. The pandemic has highlighted the stark reality of gender inequality and the prevalent discrimination against women. As the global economy stalls, women have either lost their jobs or have been confined to unpaid jobs with...