Minister Shrestha inspects Durbar High School   

Minister for Education, Science and Technology Krishna Gopal Shrestha inspected the newly constructed Durbar High School on Friday. The school destroyed by the 2015 Gurkha Earthquake was reconstructed with the assistance of Chinese government.    

‘Phul Butte Sari’ reminds Madan Krishna of his wife

Veteran comedian and actor Madan Krishna Shrestha has lent his voice to the legendary version of the popular song "Phul Butte Sari". Rajan Raj Siwakoti's popular song 'Phul Butte Sari' has already been released in different versions.

Amber Gurung’s 83rd birth anniversary marked

Nepal Academy of Music and Drama has observed the 83rd birth anniversary of popular musician and first Chancellor of the Academy Amber Gurung on Thursday by organising a musical programme on the premises of the Academy in Baluwatar, Kathmandu.

One door information system for farmers in the offing

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is all set to establish a one-door system to manage agriculture-related information through the Farmers’ Centre (Kisan Centre) and facilitate in technology transfer.

School lunch campaign lures children to formal education

At Pokhara’s Kalika Secondary School, young children do not mind attending classes regularly. Thanks to several community schools’ lunch campaigns, students are happy over the prospect of going to school every morning.

Himalayan gorals sighted in Shuklaphanta

Several Himalayan gorals (Naemorhedus goral) have been sighted for the first time at Shuklaphanta National park (SNP), in Sudurpaschim Province. Famous for swamp deer and Barasingha, the park marks a slight increase in the number of mammal species with this recent spotting along the Krishnasara Protected Area stretching from Hirapur Maidan to North Chure.

House session recommended for March 7

The government has decided to recommend to President Bidya Devi Bhandari to summon the House session on March 7. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar this evening took this decision.

Civic Activism Of Civil Society

Civil society groups in Nepal constitute a bewildering array of institutions, networks and movements of citizens formed to defend their collective values, interests and culture.  One critical point made in the recent declaration of civil society is that of the domination of partiocracy on every sphere of public life.

Genetics Influence Your Resilience To Cold

Some people just aren’t bothered by the cold, no matter how low the temperature dips. And the reason for this may be in a person’s genes. Our new research shows that a common genetic variant in the skeletal muscle gene, ACTN3, makes people more resilient to cold temperatures.

Not Voiceless, Just Unheard

The famous Indian author Arundhati Roy once said that no one was truly voiceless. People are either silenced or unheard but not voiceless. Acknowledging that she might have said in a different context to mean a different thing, this statement, or “quote” to put it romantically, is particularly poignant to journalists around the world.