China to provide more COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal

China is ready to take this as a beginning to further promote the vaccine cooperation between our two countries, and will provide Nepal more vaccines through different channels to help Nepal win the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic at an early date and build a community of health for China and Nepal"

Westerly low pressure area causes light rain and snowfall

Nepal has witnessed the light to moderate rain across the country on Saturday. Similarly, incidents of snowfall have been recorded in some mid hills and mostly mountainous areas.

99 new cases of COVID-19, 248 recoveries in 24 hours

With 99 new cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed on Saturday, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 271,806.

A teacher turned entrepreneur

Prem Chaudhary from Chhoti Paliya, Kailari Rural Municipality-5, Kailali, who is a teacher by profession, has started poultry farming with the aim of making good use of time outside School and increasing income.

Thir confirms his affairs with Anju

Singer Anju Panta and lyricist Thir Koirala have confirmed their love affairs and hinted that they were going to tie nuptial knot soon. For some time now, media reports are full of stories about their affairs and marriage plan.

Country experiences snow, light rainfalls

Weather changed across the country on Friday due to the influence of westerly wind. There will be partial to moderate rainfall in most parts of the country from Friday to Saturday, predicted the meteorologists.

Border restriction still on at Gaur-Bairgania point

Even though the Nepal-India border, which was closed by the government 10 months ago to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, has opened, cross-border movement is still restricted. Vehicles, both two-wheelers and four-wheelers, are still not allowed to pass through Gaur-Bairgania border, causing great inconvenience to the people.

Decades on, Lumbini Master Plan nowhere near complete

The Lumbini Master Plan was conceived in 1978 with the sole intent to facilitate and promote the historically significant birthplace of Gautam Buddha. Forty-three years hence, the ambitious project still has about 20 per cent of the work that remains to be completed.

Earthenware still preferred in Tharu community

Despite the availability of tin and plastic baskets, the traditional earthenware Dehari is still the preferred container to store grains in in the Tharu community. “Dehari is as important to us today as it was to our parents and grandparents yesterday,” Sunita Chaudhary, a resident of Kailari Rural Municipality-7, Kailali said. “It is an absolute necessity for storing grains.” Sunita shared that because of its utility, Dehari still remained as popular as ever in the Tharu households.

TU agrees to resolve part time teachers’ problem

Tribhuvan University (TU) has agreed to resolve the problems faced by its part time teachers. TU and its Part Time Lecturers' Association recently inked an agreement to this effect.