Leech therapy effective for treatment of different diseases

The leech therapy includes healing the infected wound by making the leeche suck the contaminated blood and pus," said Kaini, adding "Specially in the summer season, the wounds tend to get infected, through the leech therapy.

Tradition of making puffed rice in Ghonsar getting extinct in Terai

With the decline in the use of different kinds of Ghonsar, a traditional earthen pot used to make puffed rice, the availability of tasty puffed rice in the Terai region has been decreasing.

Lumbini Sugar Mill owner Agrawal arrested in Birgunj

Ganga Pant, Superintendent of Police (SP) in the District Police Office, Parsa, said that Agrawal was presented at the District Police Office, Parsa, as per the order and preparations were underway to send Agrawal to Nawalparasi.

First rock inscription of Licchavi era found in Nagarjun

The rock inscriptions with the Licchavi era scripts were found at the premises of Sat Kanya Mai and Pancha Kanya temples of Lupang of Nagarjun Municipality, said Shyam Sundar Rajbanshi, an archeologist and specialist of Nepali ancient scripts.

Letter removing CM Rai from leader of parliamentary party registered

Rai, who is also the Chief Minister of Province 1, was removed from the position of the leader of the parliamentary party after a vote of no confidence was registered against him, thereby proposing Bhim Prasad Acharya as the Chief Minister of Province 1.

China gives conditional approval to Sinopharm COVID vaccine

Chinese health regulators said Thursday that they have given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm. The inactivated, two-dose vaccine is the first one approved for general use in China. The go-ahead comes as the country carries out a campaign to vaccinate 50 million people before a major holiday for the Lunar New Year in February.

Snags On Foreign Jobs

Despite being rich in natural resources, Nepal has been unable to grow its economy and distribute national wealth to its citizens by tapping them. Agriculture and industry are two vital sectors whose growth is essential for the overall development of the nation. These sector

Reconciliation Day B.P. Koirala Was Ahead Of His Time

Forty-four years ago, on this day, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, popularly addressed as B.P., issued an appeal for ‘national unity and reconciliation’ to the countrymen on the eve of returning home after eight years of political exile in India. There were seven serious charges of treason and se

Listening To Great Minds

When I was young, I remember my grandfather taking me to listen to great minds. I was about seven years old, and a bit fidgety, but the power and passion with which the speakers spoke enthralled me. On the way home, my grandfather would explain the key points to me in simpler language. I remember with great pleasure an evening when poems by Tagore were read out. Listening to those beautiful words, with those rich images flying through my mind, and repeating some lines over and over and savouring...

195,214 Nepalis rescued in 7 months from 60 countries

COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre (CCMC) has still been conducting rescue flights for stranded Nepali nationals, including migrant workers, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, from different countries. According to CCMC’s Coordinator and Secretary at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Mahendra Guragain, the government has not stopped rescuing Nepalis stranded in different countries, especially from the Gulf, European, African and south Asian countries.