Gorillas Face Threat

The COVID-19 pandemic has kept panicking the entire humanity since its emergence. Despite fears and uncertainties, we have mostly adapted to a new normal. The vaccination drive launched in several countries across the world has created a lot of rays of hope among people globally. Yet, it seems we have forgotten about the other species present in the environment and the nature as a whole. While COVID-19 can be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy one through close contacts and respiratory...

197 border outposts ready, 24 more in offing

Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal, the paramilitary force of the country, has set up 76 new border outposts (BoPs) as of the second quarter of the current fiscal year. APF has expedited setting up new BoPs from the last fiscal year 2019/20 after the Cabinet meeting held in May decided to establish additional 100 new BoPs to existing 121 till the end of the current fiscal year. With the establishment of 76 new BoPs, the total number of border outposts of APF in the border points connected with India...

Excessive pollution in Kathmandu raises concerns

Nepali diaspora are worried about air pollution in Kathmandu. Last week on Monday and Tuesday, the Air Quality Index in Kathmandu hit 500 mark, making it the most polluted city worldwide. The bad news worried the diaspora worldwide and an organisation based in Germany called Nepali Samaj Germany reacted promptly to host a discussion programme on the topic. A 90-minute online programme was held by the Samaj on Saturday. Environmentalist Bhusan Tuladhar from Kathmandu, Dr. Maheshwar Rupakheti, environmental...

23rd National Earthquake Safety Day today, PM Oli to attend function in Bhaktapur

This year's National Earthquake Safety Day will be observed on the Kumari Temple premises, a historical and religious site of Bode in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality, on Friday. According to Padam Kumar Mainali, coordinator of the 23rd Earthquake Safety Day Publicity Sub-committee and Acting Director General of the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction, the government is eyeing to mark the Day with some special events.

Job fair kicks off at Soaltee Crowne Plaza

The three-day ‘Nepal Job Fair 2021’ has kicked off at Soaltee Crowne Plaza in Kathmandu on Thursday. Aspire Jobs is organising the event that will also be opened virtually to the job aspirants, with the aim of making interaction between the educated or skilled youth and employers that are in search of human resources that fit in their requirement.

Gyawali in Delhi, to meet Jaishankar today

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali Thursday reached New Delhi on a three-day visit for the sixth meeting of Nepal-India Joint Commission. He is visiting the southern neighbour at the invitation of his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar. This is the first top-level visit from Nepal to India since the bilateral ties were disturbed after India unilaterally published a map including Nepal’s Kalapani, Lipulek and Limpiyadhura in its map on November 2, 2019 and developed a road to Lipulek...

Yoga keeps our mind calm, creative: PM

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that yoga is essential to keep one’s mind calm and creative. Addressing the 6th National Yoga Day event at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar on Thursday, Prime Minister Oli said that yoga started in Nepal about 15,000 years ago. He said that yoga gurus had an important role to make Nepal a land of yoga.

Archaeologists find world's oldest animal cave painting

Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known animal cave painting in Indonesia - a wild pig - believed to be drawn 45,500 years ago.

India's Kumbh Mela festival begins amid Covid concerns

Hindus believe bathing will help them attain "moksha", setting them free from the cycle of birth and death. The mela (meaning "fair" in Hindi) is being held in the northern holy town of Haridwar in Uttarakhand state.

Promising future of RCEP

RCEP members are committed to opening their markets to each other and implementing regional economic integration. If RCEP is signed successfully, it will cover about 3.5 billion people, nearly half of the world's population