Fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibility

Are all the corporates caring for the needy, helping the society and acting responsibly? Not much Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) seems to have been carried out in Nepal. However, as in other countries, Nepali corporates have contributed in social development. Nepal Bank Limited provided Rs. 5 million in assistance to Rastriya Primary School based in Bara district.

Restore The Spirit Of Togetherness

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has concluded with utmost grandeur. The magnificent closing ceremony, along with the spectacular games' extravaganza, left its mark not just in the hearts of the athletes, the supporting staff, and local residents, but also the international audiences and sports enthusiasts.

Changing snowfall makes it harder to fight fire with fire

Dripping flaming fuel as they go, a line of workers slowly descends a steep, snow-covered hillside above central Colorado’s South Platte River, torching piles of woody debris that erupt into flames shooting two stories high.

Russians pressure Ukrainian cities as fighting continues

Kyiv residents awoke Wednesday to an air raid alert urging them to get to bomb shelters as quickly as possible over fears of incoming Russian missiles, while the strategic port city of Mariupol remained encircled as a humanitarian crisis grew.

Minister Khadka leaves for Turkey

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Narayan Khadka on Tuesday left for Turkey to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum going to be held from March 11 to 13. He is visiting the European nation at the invitation of Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement. He is scheduled to share panels with participating foreign ministers in two separate sessions titled 'Democratic Governance and Security' and 'Asia Anew: For a Sustained Regional Growth'...

Actress Deeya departing for Mt. Everest expedition

Actress Deeya Pun, who is preparing to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak of the world, was bid farewell by the team of movie Mantra by handing over her national flag and movie poster in the capital on Tuesday. Director, producer and other actors of Mantra bid farewell to actress Pun, the lead actress of the film. She is leaving to climb Mount Everest on Wednesday. Actress Pun will reach atop Mt. Everest on April 6 if the weather becomes favourable. She is scheduled to return to Kathmandu...

Chitlang becoming goat resource centre

The goat development farm at Chitlang in north Makwanpur is becoming a goat resource centre for advanced breeds. Sheep and rabbits have been re-introduced in the farm, which has been developed as a resource centre for Sanan and Khari breed goats for the last 20 years. The farm is located in Chitlang of Thaha Municipality-10 where a pasture area was established at Indrasarowar Rural Municipality in 2001 BS as a sheep development farm. The farm is celebrating its 78th anniversary this year.

Smart Ghalegaun to be declared ‘happy village’

Preparations have been made to declare Lamjung’s Ghalegaun at Kwalasonthar Rural Municipality a happy village. Preparations to declare Ghalegaon, a model village among the SAARC nations, as a happy village have reached the final stage. According to Prem Bahadur Ghale, chairman of the Tourism Management Committee, Rural Tourism Ghalegaun, the village which has been declared a model village and a smart village, is now being declared a happy village. Homestay tourism has been started from 5...

Women participation in politics a must for development: Rana

Nepali Congress leader Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba has said that women should create a space to be at forefront in all sectors. Speaking at an International Women’s Day Roundtable on ‘Political participation of Women: Challenges and the way forward’ here on Tuesday, she said that equal participation of women is mandatory for overall development.

Banks' dominance in stock market increases risks for investors

With commercial banks that have about 6 per cent contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country occupying 51 per cent weightage in the stock market, investors have limited options for market diversification. Diversification of investment portfolio is important in order to lower the risks in the stock market investment. "But in Nepal's share market, there are limited options for risk reduction by diversifying portfolio," said Niranjan Phuyal, Acting Manager of the Nepal Stock Exchange...