New vegetable market opens at Kalanki

The Agriculture and Vegetable Market of Kalanki, Kathmandu, came into operation from Friday. Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Padma Kumari Aryal inaugurated the market amidst a function today.

Good sculptures of clay fetching good money

Craftsmen in Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan City have been earning a decent amount of money by making various sculptures of gods and goddesses. Ram Kishor Ram, 32, of Baraiya Tole in Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan City-7, said, “By moving to the urban areas, we have been making a good income by selling idols of Saraswoti, Bishwakarma, Durga, and Ganesh among others according to the season.”

Japan hands over BP Highway

The government of Japan has handed over the reconstructed BP Highway to the Nepali government amidst a virtual programme on Thursday. Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Masamichi Saigo, handed over the reconstructed BP Highway to Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Basanta Kumar Nembang, virtually.

Shortcomings Of Patrimonial Regime

The deception of citizens with “optical illusion,” fashioning their promises appear and disappear often find no solace in scapegoats. Hit by a lack of statesmanship, Nepalis have forsaken to rely on their promise of turning Nepal into a galloping progress, began to place doubt and woke up from the illusion of their insight.  Reforms are needed in removing its patrimonial traits: run into action without sincerely debating on consequences, atrophy of civic virtue, that is, the life of political...

COVID-19 And The Doomsday Clock

Last January, my fellow Elders Mary Robinson and Ban Ki-moon participated in the unveiling of the Doomsday Clock, the annual indicator of global catastrophic risk published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. In 2020, the clock’s hands moved closer to “midnight” than they hav

Population of migratory waterbirds declines

The number of winter migratory waterbirds has declined throughout the country this year as compared to last year, a preliminary finding of the ‘Asian Water Bird Census 2021’ showed. The census was conducted across Nepal from January 2 to 18.

Japan hands over BP Highway

Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Masamichi Saigo, handed over the reconstructed BP Highway to Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Basanta Kumar Nembang, virtually.

Replacing thatch roof with tin unfulfilled dream

On grounds of replacing all the straw roofs with zinc, civil servants from the local level had gone from village to village keeping records and assessing the needs of the inhabitants. “Government employees came here, took pictures of our houses while also advising against straw roofs,” said Surja Oud of Budhiganga Municipality-8. Since straw increases the risk of catching fire and also doesn’t provide much protection from downpour and cold, the local government had promised to install zinc...

Maths made compulsory in high school

Keshab Prasad Dahal, director general of the Curriculum Development Centre, informed that the decision was based on an order issued by the Supreme Court which had directed the government to reconsider the categorisation of maths as an optional subject.

Three books including journalist Karki's book, Aama, released

Penned by journalist Karki,  Aama describes the importance of mother and motherland in a person's life and it motivates the reader to work for one's motherland as the mother and motherland are, according to the Sanskrit saying, greater than heaven.