Comedy Champion season-2 from March 5

After the success of the first season, the team of 'Comedy Champion' is preparing for the second season. The show will be aired on Kantipur TV every Friday and Saturday from 9 pm to 10 pm from March 5.

TIA to cut daily operation hours from March

Because of the significant decline in the number of flights, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) will be shortening its daily operation hours from March 28. Currently, the country’s sole international airport operates for 21 hours from 6 am to 3 am daily. But the airport administration has now decided to shorten that time to 18 and a half hours and only stay open till 12.30 am. “The number of international flights decreased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and has not really picked up...

45% health workers develop COVID-19 antibodies: Study

More than 45 per cent frontliners working at various hospitals across the Kathmandu Valley had developed COVID-19 antibodies by December, according to a Sero-epidemiology study carried out by the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC).

FNCCI, NBA reach deal to protect enterprises

he Federations of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and Nepal Bankers Association (NBA) have entered an agreement to protect and promote micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

NC not to support any NCP faction immediately

At a time when both rival factions of the Nepal Communist Party are in race to woo the Nepali Congress leaders with an offer of power sharing in the new political development, the Nepali Congress has decided not join any of the faction until their legal status becomes clear.

Government signs carbon deal with World Bank

Ministry of Finance signed an agreement with the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). According to the agreement, the World Bank will provide up to US$45 million to support Nepal to decrease carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through 2025. With this Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) in place, Nepal is expected to reduce 9 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions in the Terai Arc Landscape.

Digital Soil Mapping

Nepal has made a ground-breaking technological achievement in the nationwide digital soil mapping. With the official launch of the Digital Soil Map (DSM), users now find it easier to have access to location-specific information about soil properties and its mineral contents including soil texture, soil pH, organic matter, nitrogen, available phosphorus and potassium, and micronutrients zinc and boron. Developed by the National Soil Science Research Centre under the Nepal

Prospects Of Social Media

As the widespread fear of COVID-19 is gradually declining across the globe, people are returning to their new normal. The availability of vaccines has been instrumental to bring back the social and economic activities to their earlier forms gradually. However, in the global context, the upcoming days are still not considered safe. Thus, the new media, which is convenient mainly in terms of dissemination of contents, will continuously be considered as the potential media for a wider extent of human...

Global Warming Is Counterintuitive

Climate science has established a strong link between human-induced carbon emissions and rising temperatures. This month’s brutal winter storm in the South Central region of the United States, particularly Texas, has glaringly demonstrated how vulnerab

A Deceitful Act

Everyone has his/her own interest and they are driven by it. So, any individual and group working on meeting their needs should motivate and mobilise others through their perceived benefits. While this can be an important tip and track for field of study like organisational behaviour, many political parties are found using this as a tool of propaganda today. The only difference is that the motivating benefits are in the form of deceit. After Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had decided to dissolve the...