Nepali Architecture History And Unique Features

Excavations conducted at various sites inside Kathmandu Valley have proved that there were evidences of man-made structures since the beginning of the Christian era. The excavations carried out during the decades of 70’s and 80’ have revealed that the early settlers of the valley knew how to use burnt bricks. Stones were mainly used for art works such as making sculptures. The discovery of stone statue of King Jaya Verma dated 185 AD or 2nd century AD, the bricks with inscribed name of King...

Managing Waste During Pandemic

The COVID-19, first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019, is characterised by respiratory infection, which can progress to pneumonia, severe lung damage and death. According to WHO, the virus can survive for up to 72 hours on plastic and steel surfaces, and 24 hours on cardboard, Some can even hang around for up to 28 days in low temperatures. WHO has indicated that there is no evidence of dissemination of COVID-19 by direct contamination to the unprotected waste collectors or workers. The...

Humble Words Of Success

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Interplay Of Language And Civilisation

When I am set to penning some words about the relation between language and civilisation, Orwell's views echo in my mind. He (1946) expressed his anxiety about the decline of English language when he said, "Our civilisation is decadent and our language-- so the argument runs- must inevitably share in the general collapse". He further said, "It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts." This...

Of Parent-Child Relationship

Life is a beautiful journey, full of experiences, exploration and choices to make. Every human after birth is destined to live his/her own life. They carry their own identity, personality, power of analysing, and way of thinking which makes them different from each other. No two humans are genetically identical. A human from his/her birth to death crosses over several stages that teach them to survive and move forward. If a human does not encounter premature death then, s/he passes through phases...

No Encroachment From China Side

The recent media reports that China has built buildings in Nepal's northern territory have been found to be baseless after the Nepali and Chinese authorities rejected the reports outright. As per the Nepali authority, the Chinese-constructed buildings are well within a kilometre of the Chinese side from the Nepal-China border. This claim from both the countries has, for the moment, laid to rest the issue of border encroachment. The alleged border encroachment by China surfaced af

Widening The Communication Arc

There is no doubt that language is the most effective way to conduct human communication. However, language has been, mostly, understood as merely the verbal signal system. Animal communication lacks flexibility and creativity because they don't have a verbal language. Their communication tradition is acquired genetically and not through learning. Thus, verbal communication has been taken as a condition of the existence of human society. But, non-verbal and written communications are equally important....

Case For Multilateralism Is Greater Than Ever

In its history of three quarters of a century, the United Nations (UN) has seen many ups and downs. Commentators hold diverse opinions regarding the UN’s achievements. Heads of State from its Member States would have assembled in New York to meet in person and approve the Declaration marking the global body’s 75th anniversary, were it not for the pandemic. World leaders have been participating in general debate through videoconferencing, the first time in the UN’s records. The birth of the...

A Nasty Craze For Son

Having a single child, that, too, a daughter, my parents are always asked if they never wanted a son to continue the family legacy. My father’s consistent reply is, “She is both my daughter and son, and we are satisfied with it”. Whenever I hear him, I am forced to remember all the Asian girls and women who are the target of the patriarchal society’s craze for a son. The situation that existed a hundred years ago has remained the same. And alas, our inability to change and move on is more...

Death of inmate Jaiswal natural: Officials

The Central Jail, Jagannath Dewal, Sundhara, and Bir Hospital, Wednesday refuted media reports and clarified that the death of jailbird Ramlakhan Jaiswal was natural. Issuing a press statement after a press briefing organised at the Ministry of Home Affairs this evening, the hospital and the central jail officials jointly defended that the jail had first taken him to a hospital located inside the central jail after he experienced severe respiratory problem at 9:45 p.m. on September 19. When the...