Balefi Hydro starts testing project

Testing of Upper Balefi ‘A’ Hydroelectricity Project in the district has started by filling water in its dam. Umesh Kasaju of the project said that the water is reserved in the dam to test whether there were any problems in the operation of the 36-Megawatt project developed in Balefi River. “All the equipment are installed so the project is being tested by filling the water in it. It will take about a couple of weeks for the complete test of the hydropower plant,” he said. After the...

35 NC central members elected, Shashank secures highest votes

The Nepali Congress Central Election Committee on Sunday concluded the vote counting of its Central Working Committee members of the open category. The NCCEC informed that 35 candidates secured the victory in the elections held under the open category. Altogether 99 leaders were in fray for the 35 seats. Of the 99 candidates vying for the post of central members, Dr. Shashank Koirala is elected securing the highest votes at 3,836 followed by NP Saud, who garnered 2,937 votes. Likewise, Home...

Complete construction swiftly: Jhakri

Minister for Urban Development Ram Kumari Jhakri has directed the concerned authorities to complete the construction of the regional prison and Bheri Hospital buildings as soon as possible. Minister Jhakri, who is now touring Banke, on Sunday inspected the construction sites of the buildings and instructed the officials to complete the construction of the two projects as soon as possible. Jhakri directed to complete the construction of the jail by mid-April. The prison building, the largest one...

Seven students with excellent marks honoured

Seven students from the families of the cooperative members who obtained high marks in the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) of the year were honoured at the 15th general assembly of Gorkhapatra Employee Multipurpose Cooperative Limited on Saturday.

Air Pollution Hazards

The winter is a cruel period. The people, animals and plants are subjected to live in harsh climatic conditions. Cold-related ailments pester them, making their life miserable. This is natural phenomenon whose consequences can be minimised but not entirely avoided. This severity of winter is known to all ordinary people who take all necessary precautions and measures to beat it. But there is another harsh reality of winter – it also deteriorates the quality of air. Scientists have f

From Vantage Point Of History

Albert Camus is credited to having observed: “If you have to be persuaded, pressured, reminded, lied to, incentivised, coerced, bullied, socially shamed, guilt-tripped, threatened, punished and criminalised ... you can be absolutely certain that what is being promoted is not in your best interest.” Currency of democracy has created a devastating dent on faith in democracy on account of some powers applying double standards to foreign governments, elected or otherwise. Animus against opposing...

Promoting Green Mountain Economy

There is an enormous potential for promoting green economy in mountain regions of Nepal by adopting green and low carbon growth. Wise and sustainable use of diverse types of ecosystem goods and services offered by country’s rich biodiversity and ecosystems spread over different agro-ecological zones enable to enhance the green economy. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD, 2020) defines it as enabling component of the overarching goal of sustainable development. UNEP (2011)...

Tiger Conservation

Tiger, Panthera tigris, is the largest member of the cat family Felidae. It is well-known for its dark vertical stripes on orange-brown fur with a lighter underside. It is listed as endangered species on the IUCN red list category. According to the 2015 data, the global wild tiger population was estimated to be between 3,062 and 3,948, with most of their remaining population occurring in small pockets isolated from each other. Major reasons for their declining numbers are habitat destruction, habitat...

Tourists flock to Madi River in Tanahun for rafting

Rafting on the Madi River has attracted a large number of tourists. A large number of people gather at Damauli in Tanahun district on the occasion of the Damauli Patan Cultural and Tourism Festival. Amar Thapa, president of Patan Youth Club, the organiser of the festival, informed that the biggest crowd for rafting was seen on Saturday. According to Thapa, 5,200 people went for rafting on the River on Saturday alone.

Electricity demand increases by about 300 MW on average

The demand for electricity has increased significantly in the recent days owing to the steps taken to increase electricity consumption and falling mercury. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the peak demand for electricity has increased by 300 MW on average this year as compared to last year. Work is being done accordingly with the policy of increasing the use of electric and electronic equipment and supplying the required amount of electricity to the industries to increase the...