Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID cases

Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday.

‘Jamna Galekham’ highlights Galekhamkot Durbar of Tanahun

A music video has been made public to identify Tanahun’s Galekhamkot Durbar. The song Jamna Galekham composed by Galekhamkot Bhairavi Tourism Development Committee with the financial support of Byas Municipality has been made public. The song was made public on YouTube by Baikuntha Neupane, Mayor of Byas Municipality, in Damauli on Sunday.

Jyapu Samaj Yala celebrates ‘Yomari Punhi’

Jyapu Samaj Yala celebrated, ‘Yomari Punhi’, the popular festival of Newar communities with various cultural programmes on Sunday. Yomari Punhi is a Newari festival marking the end of the rice harvest.

Teaser of ‘Kabaddi 4 The Final Match’ releases

Official teaser of Kabaddi 4 The Final Match was released in internet on Monday. Directed by Ram Bahadur Gurung, the film is scheduled to be released on May 6 next year. Presented by Basuri Films in association with Sushma Films Production, the film is done by Dayahang Rai, Saugat Malla, Miruna Magar, Gaumaya Gurung, Buddhi Tamang, Bijay Baral, Kamal Mani Nepal, Puskar Gurung, Kabita Ale, Jayananda Lama, Prakash Ghimire, Maotse Gurung, Sarada Adhikari, Lal Shobha Gurung, Prakash Ghimire, Chinimaya...

Temple being constructed in Khaptad

Construction of a model temple of Khaptad area has begun at Ghodadaun of Patan, the main tourism site of Sudurpaschim Province. Khaptad Chhanna Rural Municipality has begun the construction of Bhawani Mai temple in Pagoda style at the entry point of Khaptad. The construction work has begun with an intention to show that a beautiful structure could be built even in a small investment at a time when rampant corruption has resulted in the construction of weak structures despite a huge investment from...

Construction of Gateway to Buddhism in final stage

Construction of Bhairahawa Gateway has reached the final stage. Construction of the tourist gate reflecting Buddhism had begun at a cost of about Rs. 70 million. Siddharthnagar Municipality has stated that the construction of the attractive gate, which is being built at the entrance of Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, has reached the final stage. The gate is being constructed in an area of one kilometre near Danda Bridge from Belahiya, on the Nepal-India border. Jeevan Aryal, senior engineer...

Live concert in Damauli to raise donation for Lions Cloth Bank

A mega live concert is being organised in Tanahun on the occasion of the New Year, 2022 to raise donation for Lions Cloth Bank. After the cloth bank went through scarcity of clothes, the Lions Club of Tanahun, Damauli decided to organise a concert on New Year's Eve on December 31. Raju Rana, chairman of the Lions Club of Tanahun, said, "As the demand for warm clothes is high in winters, we are organising a concert to raise funds to procure warm clothes for the poor." Organising a press meet...

Udayapur Cement Industry sets production, sales record

Udayapur Cement Industry, the state-owned cement industry in the country, has been producing more than the target. The Udayapur-based industry produced 1,510 tonnes of clinker in the month of November-December (Mangsir). This production is the highest in the current fiscal year, said Gopi Neupane, general manager of the industry. The industry had produced 9,500 tonnes of clinker in the first month of the current fiscal year July-August, 12,010 tonnes in August-September, 6,420 tonnes in September-October...

Dhangadhi airport will be upgraded: Minister Ale

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale has expressed his desire to make Dhangadhi Airport of international standard. “We want to fly to America from Dhangadhi Airport and not merely to Kathmandu,” he said, informing that the airport could become an international aerodrome if it had a runway of 2,500 metres. Speaking at the inauguration of Nepal Tourism Board’s Sudurpashchim provincial office in Dhangadhi on Monday, Minister Ale said that the ministry would arrange...

Schools use therapy-based programs for 'overwhelmed' kids

On a windy December morning in rural southwest Michigan, an American flag flapped at half-staff outside Paw Paw Early Elementary School. A social worker with a miniature therapy dog named Trixie offered comfort at the entry doors. Children wearing face masks scampered off buses into the morning chill, some stooping to pet the shaggy pup before ambling inside.