Green Economy In Nepal’s Perspective: Path Ahead

Amid structural, economic and social transition, Nepal holds comparative advantage to orient its economy to a greener path. Nepal remains alarmingly vulnerable to climate change with limited coping capacity against climate induced hazards. With the rapid increase in urbanization, industrial spur and broadening production and consumption base, the shift to greener economy is not only an inevitable alternative for sustainable use of natural resources and consummation patterns, but also achieve the...

Nepal Through Eyes Of Devkota

Laxmi Prasad Devkota needs no introduction to the world of Nepali readers. His poetry and essay occupy an exalted place in Nepali literature. His poetry and essay are filled with gracefully calibrated language and easily strike and arouse the interest of the readers. Some of his essays remain markers and holy relics of my most cherished reading experiences too. Here I am sharing the reading experiences that I have never forgotten. Pretty, Quiet and Great When he wrote Nepal is “pretty, quiet...

Dr Bhatta Talks About Health In Memoir

Are men destined to die by suffering deadly diseases like cancer, AIDS, heart attacks and brain strokes, among others? Not exactly. The causes of deaths are heterogeneous if we look at human mortality figures. Any disease can be deadly if it is not treated in time and properly. The lack of well-equipped health centres and the absence of professional medical staff hampers the quality of medical care, which ultimately takes its toll on people's health. On the broad spectrum, we often hear a lo

Syangja : A Tourist Destination

Bordering the capital of Gandaki Province, Syangja is a district with a high potential for the tourism. Besides, its scenic beautiful places, the district is known for its religious sites. The place is just an hour's drive from Pokhara. Various places and religious sites in Syangja district attracts both internal and external tourists. Here, we have discussed some of the most popular destinations, including religious attractions of Syangja.

10M more doses of vaccines will arrive soon: Minister Khatiwada

Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada has said that the procured 10 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will arrive from the United States of America soon. Minister Khatiwada said that preparations were being made to bring the vaccines for children aged above 12 years. Earlier, US government had provided 120,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines. These vaccines will be provided to immunocompromised people aged above 12 years suffering from renal failure, taking dialysis treatments,...

Nepal’s export relies on goods of imported raw materials

Export trade of Nepal in the first quarter of the current Fiscal Year 2021/22 has gone up by about 110 per cent compared to the same period last year. It exported goods worth Rs. 65.05 billion in the first three months of this year while the export trade last year was worth Rs. 31.04 billion, according to the statistics of the Department of Customs (DoC). This is a significant growth compared to the data of the last several years. The export trade of Nepal had crossed the Rs. 100 billion mark in...

Share market continues to boom

The share market, which has been rising since Sunday, has also posted a double-digit growth on Thursday, the last trading day of the week. The benchmark of share market index, NEPSE, increased by 12.98 points (0.47 per cent) to close at 2,782.12 points today. The index has increased by 225.11 points in the last five trading days of the week. NEPSE index had increased by 27.61 points on Sunday, 87.63 points on Monday, 78.82 points on Tuesday and 18.06 points on Wednesday this week.

Finance Minister, WB officials discuss climate change

A virtual meeting has been held between Finance Minister Janardan Sharma and representatives of the World Bank. In the meeting held on Wednesday, they discussed the development projects implemented in Nepal with the assistance of the World Bank and the impact of climate change, said a press statement of the Ministry of Finance. Addressing the meeting, Minister Sharma expressed the commitment of the government to work expeditiously to speed up the implementation of energy and other infrastructure...

Grade XI, XII students await braille books in Jumla

The unavailability of braille books in the district has impacted the studies of visually-impaired children. Grade XI and XII students of Shree Bhairab Secondary School located in Sinja Rural Municipality in the district are still awaiting braille books.

Biden arrives in Rome as domestic agenda still unfulfilled

President Joe Biden promised to show the world that democracies can work to meet the challenges of the 21st century. As he prepares to push that message at a pair of global summits, his case could hinge on what’s happening in Washington, where he was struggling to finalize a major domestic legislative package.