Caricature exhibition begins virtually

A 10-day virtual caricature exhibition about personalities contributing to different sectors of society has begun. KK Karmacharya, Vice-Chancellor of Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, inaugurated the Nepali Caricature 077 workshop, competition and exhibition conducted through online gallery Nepal.com on Friday. Subodh Pokharel came first, Bishwa Thapa second and Prakash Thapa third in the competition. They received Rs. 15,000, Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 5,000 respectively. Organised by the Department of Architecture...

Sculptors plan to make Makwanpur art hub

A stone sculpture workshop-2077 is being held at Jyoti Secondary School, Bhalukhola, Harnamad, in Hetauda Sub Metropolitan City -18. In the workshop, 10 artists have created tangible and intangible sculptures on 11 stones.

Famous Spots Reopen

After a considerable fall in the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in Nepal lately, the government has begun reopening temples, monasteries and mosques gradually. The Pashupatinath Temple, one of the most sacred Hindu temples in the world, has reopened since

Eschew Demeaning Language

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Nepal's Preparation For Vaccines

Vaccines against COVID-19 have been developed by some pharmaceutical companies and some countries have even administered them to their people. Many more vaccines are in the trial phase as well. These developments hold out hope for the world as a whole that the disease will come to an end sooner or later. Nepal is also preparing to acquire vaccines. For this, in November a committee of secretaries of Finance, Home, Health and Foreign Affairs Ministries

Technology Eases Life

We cannot imagine today’s world without technology. Imagine what happens when there is no vehicle, television, mobile, computer and other modern gadgets. Technology is the set of knowledge, skills, experiences and techniques through which humans change, transform and use the environment in order to create tools, machines, products and services that meet human needs and desires. It has given us a different device like mobil

NC to stage protests in provinces, local levels

Nepali Congress has announced further protest programme against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HOR), growing corruption, failure of the government to control the COVID-19 pandemic and bad governance. A Central Working Committee meeting of the party on Sunday decided to protest against the dissolution of the House of Representatives by the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) government led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli terming it ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘undemocratic’.

100 MW more power can now be imported from India

The capacity of the country's largest Dhalkebar substation in Dhanusha has been increased. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has added 220/132, 315 MVA capacity power transformer in Dhalkebar under the grid substation capacity enhancement project with the investment of the government. NEA's Acting Executive Director Hitendra Dev Shakya informed that an additional 315 MVA power transformer connected to the substation was charged Sunday night. At present, two 220/132 kV transformers are in operation...

Prachanda-Nepal faction of NCP prepares for nationwide agitation

Standing Committee meeting of the Prachanda-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has decided to prepare for its month-long second phase nationwide agitation against the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

Rains, snow affect life in mountains

Normal life in various mountainous districts as well as in low-lying areas has been affected by snowfall and fog since Sunday. Westerly winds have caused snowfall in mountainous districts, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM). The weather turned generally hazy and cloudy in most parts of the country on Monday due to the influence of the westerly wind, meteorologists said. Senior meteorologist at DHM, Min Kumar Aryal said that...