Solu corridor transmission line to come into operation within a month

The construction of Solu corridor 132 kV double circuit transmission line project has been completed. The construction of the project was completed on Saturday after the work of erecting towers and connecting wires ended removing obstruction in Maruwa, Katari Municipality-4 of Udayapur demanding diversion of the route of the transmission line.

Govt charts out plan to deal with cold hazards

Considering the increasing hazards caused by cold wave, snowfall and extreme cold of the current winter season, the government has come up with a precautionary and response plan. Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs informed that it had already coordinated with concerned organisations for the reduction of possible risks caused by cold wave, snowfall and cold in general.

Respect The Seniors

Elderly people, especially aged 60 years and above, are known as senior citizens. In Nepal, senior citizens account for about 8.1 per cent of the total population. This group of people is a repository of experience and wisdom. The aged people’s in-depth knowledge about social and cultural values, beliefs and traditions is quite useful to one and all. The contributions made by them for the overall development of the society and the nation as a whole are immense. With their

What Ails The CPN-UML?

Thrown out of power some six months ago, the main opposition, CPN-UML, under the tutelage of its chair and former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, has engaged in parliament's disruption. The UML and its chair have come under fire from those who maintain that the parliament is the sovereign body of the people. No party can stall its business under any pretence. Despite this, Oli and his party loyalists have a single-point agenda: to give continuity to House disruption, even

Tackling Liquidity Crunch

Banks have been in the grip of a liquidity crunch for the last few months. The problem with liquidity or loanable funds has been seen in the banking sector for the last 10 years. Every year it comes and goes but no effective mechanism has been developed to avert the crisis yet. Some short-term measures are, however, taken but it has proved to be inadequate.

Gender Parity For Common Good

Gender justice is not an issue only women should care about. It concerns society in general. Where women are excluded from – or marginalised in – political life, relevant views are not expressed and the talent pool, from which leaders are recruited, is diminished. Where women do not take part – or only get minor roles – in economic life, productivity is low and too few people generate incomes. Where, by contrast, girls have equal opportunities in education, they normally do at least as well...

Valley likely to witness rain today

City dwellers felt it colder Monday than Sunday as the country is going to witness light to moderate snowfall in the high mountainous region and light to moderate rainfall in the hilly areas including the Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday because of the western disturbance.

Vulture restaurant is a conservation success

DB Chaudhary of Kawasoti Municipality-13 Laukhani of East Nawalparasi was the only man in the village to bring the concept of Jatayu Restaurant to conserve vultures. It has been 15 years since and it has been a complete success now. In those days, people had a different view on vulture conservation. They had various questions like, why protect the dirty birds? What do they give us? It was very difficult to explain. And there were very few who joined the conservation campaign.

APF dethrone Province 1 to lift PM Cup

Armed Police Force (APF) claimed the title of PM Cup National Women’s Cricket Tournament following their seven-wicket thrashing over defending champion Province No. 1 at Falpa Cricket Ground in Dhangadhi on Sunday.

COVID-19 variant disrupts holiday travel but not shopping

The latest COVID-19 variant is upending holiday plans for tens of thousands of travelers — but it didn’t do much damage to holiday shopping. Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Sunday, citing staffing problems tied to COVID-19, as the nation’s travel woes extended beyond Christmas, with no clear indication when normal schedules would resume.