Social Media Grip

Despite not feeling the need to publicise my personal life in social media, circumstances have forced me to become a heavy social media user. For every task possible, be it a little interaction or a major academic project completion, social media has been my go-to destination. So, when the whole Facebook went through a global outage recently, my brain here was going through a shock of its own. Maybe it was the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but ironically I was unable to sleep the whole night....

Dashain homework for young students: How much is healthy ?

Dashain is usually the most cherished holiday for the people of Nepal to travel and meet their families and relatives while celebrating the festival. As Dashain has already begun, people have started planning for their vacation but the young school children across the country have a sense of burden, they have a lot of homework to complete during the festival. Dashain is a time for recreation and it provides opportunities for the family members to spend quality time together. But children often...

Nepal’s economy will grow by 3.9% in 2022: WB

The World Bank has projected that Nepal economy would grow by 3.9 per cent in the current fiscal year 2021/22. According to World Bank’s latest South Asia Economic Focus, the economy is expected to grow by 3.9 per cent in FY22, an improvement over 1.8 per cent growth in FY21, but still below pre-pandemic growth averages. A gradual recovery is underway in Nepal, boosted by the lifting of containment measures as vaccination picks up and tourism and migrant worker flow recover. The government has...

Uma is busy in new film ‘Krit-Kabya’

There is a saying that art has no boundary, it flows like a river and eventually reaches its destination. Like this, many Nepali artistes have gone to different countries to explore their art and similarly, many artistes from India have come to Nepal to establish themselves in Nepali entertainment sector. Among such artiste, actress Uma Giri (Baby) is one, who came to Nepal from Sikkim, eastern part of India, to establish herself as a Nepali actress. Before coming to Nepal, she had become popular...

Construction of first part of Koshi Corridor 220 KV transmission line completes

The construction of the first package transmission line under Koshi Corridor 220 KV Transmission Line Project has been completed. Under the first package, construction of 220 KV double-circuit tower from Inaruwa of Sunsari to Tumlingtar via Basantapur, Baneshwor of Sankhuwasabha and single-circuit stringing of the tower has been completed, according to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

Teenage girls take lead role for a day

A total of 62 teenage girls from around the country are taking over the role of the heads, deputy heads and ward chairpersons of the local bodies for a day, as a part of a campaign to promote girls’ rights in the country. These teenage girls are taking part in Plan International Nepal’s ‘Girls Takeover’ campaign, which allows teenage girls from across the country to step into the shoes of leaders in politics and other sectors for a day. The swap was initiated on the occasion of the International...

Cholera outbreak suspected in Krishnanagar

Outbreak of Cholera has been suspected in Krishnanagar Municipality of Kapilvastu district. Looking into the symptoms of the patients visiting hospitals lately, an inspection team of District Health Office, Kapilvastu, and Provincial Health Directorate has suspected the outbreak of Cholera in Krishnanagar Municipality.

Prowling tigers make highway in Banke unsafe

The East-West Highway in Banke district has, of late, become unsafe for travelling because of the frequent sightings of tigers on the busy road. The Bengal tigers (Patebagh), which have been sighted in the Gavar area of ​​the district since September first week, have now started appearing near Amilia on the border of Banke and Dang districts. Drivers of vehicles have said that it is becoming very challenging to travel on the highway as tigers are spotted everywhere.

KU hosts Free and Open Source Software conference

The international conference on Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial “FOSS4G-Asia 2021” was recently organised at Kathmandu University (KU), Dhulikhel. The conference was organised by the Department of Geomatics Engineering with support from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and in partnership with Nepal Academy of Science and Technology and Land Management Training Centre.

Vehicles with unclear number plates to be penalised

The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division detained a total of 219 two-wheelers for unclear and improper number plates on Wednesday from different parts of the Kathmandu Valley. Among the 219 two-wheelers, 165 did not have the required number plate as per the law while 54 of the vehicles had unclear ones. “The vehicles with inconspicuous number plates, ones written against the regulations and unclear were detained,” said Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjib Sharma Das. SP Das, who is also the...