Minister Bhusal instructs to complete Tanahu hydro in time

Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal inspected the 140 MW Tanahu Hydropower Project under construction in Tanahun district Monday. While inspecting the project, she directed to complete the works of the reservoir hydropower project in time without any delay. According to a press statement of Tanahun Hydropower Company, she has inspected the construction site of the first package including river dam, underground power house, tailrace, tunnel and other structures.

Preparations for Bibaha Panchami start

As Bibaha Panchami nears, preparations for the weeklong festival have started at Janaki Temple in Janakpurdham, Dhanusha. The workers are working till late night to decorate the main gates and pitch the tents for the festival ceremony. Among the several festivals celebrated in Mithila, Bibaha Panchami is marked in the grandest manner.

‘Govt developing action plan to implement UPR recommendations’

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers is working on a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) implementation action plan which will outline the main recommendation activities, responsible agencies, supporting agencies, time frame and monitoring indicators.

Threat Of Omicron

The entire world is once again worried about the emergence of Omicron, a newer strain of SARS-CoV-2. Classified as B.1.1.529, Omicron is considered to be more transmissible than its previous variants. What is more worrying is that the variant, which was first detected in South Africa on November 24, has already been found transmitted to several countries, including Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Germany, Israel and India. Hong Kong has also reported two cases related to this variant. No sooner had...

Promoting FDI Flow In Nepal

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a category of cross-border investment. It has the potential to stimulate and complement domestic resource mobilisation, especially in developing countries. Additionally, it may introduce new tec

COP26: Where We Stand?

As the global environment worsened beyond imagination, the Paris Agreement of 2015 came as a beacon of light to bring order out of chaos. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement is the legally binding international treaty on climate change. As per the deal, more than 190 nations had committed to limit the global temperature to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius above the

Humane Solutions

As has been obvious in media reporting for many years, wars, crises and natural disasters force people to leave their homes in many parts of the world. Whether migration is forced or voluntary, can be very hard to tell. People’s decisions are normally driven by more than one cause. When a country is strife-torn lik

Musahars reluctant to receive COVID-19 jabs

Rampari Majhi of Babarganj in Chandranagar Rural Municipality of Sarlahi, already received the vaccine against COVID-19. However, many family members of the Musahar Community have not shown any interest in receiving the vaccine. “Many people are reluctant to get vaccinated, they think they would die if they received the vaccine,” said Majhi. It is difficult to raise awareness among the Musahars about the importance of vaccines, she added.

US based dancing and singing reality shows begin

Two reality shows from the US, Mero Dance Cup USA-4’ and ‘Mero Voice Cup USA-2’ were jointly inaugurated at Beldangi Refugee Camp in Damak, Jhapa, on Saturday.

Lama give Police first victory

A lone goal from substitute Suman Lama helped Nepal Police Club register their first victory at Martyr’s Memorial A Division League following their 1-0 win over Jawalakhel Youth Club 1-0 at Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu on Sunday.