Migratory herons flock to spacious road office premises for breeding

In the office complex located in the middle of the booming Damak city, people can see different species of birds playing on the nearby trees. The white birds have turned the office premises near the main chowk in Damak Municipality-6 of Jhapa as their major habitat.

One arrested for making porn video

He has been charged of making a porn video of a 17-year-old girl from Chitwan. Further investigation is underway after seven days judicial custody order from the Kathmandu District Court, bureau spokesperson SSP Nabindra Aryal said. If found guilty, the youth will face action as per the Electronic Transaction Act, 2063.

Installation of gold-corrugated roof at Bharaibidevi temple begins  

The reconstruction of earthquake-devastated historically important Bhairabidevi Temple in Nuwakot has come to a final stage.     The installation of gold-corrugated copper roof has begun in the temple.    

Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya test COVID-19 positive

Bollywood Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya have tested positive for COVID-19 today. On Saturday, veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan were found with the virus infection.

Upadhyaya honoured with Bidyapati award

The Nepal Bidyapati Maithili Language-Literature Prize for this year has been presented to Chandra Shekhar Upadhyaya of Dhanusa. The prize given by the Bidyapati Prize Trust, established by the government, carries a purse of Rs 200,000.    

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan tests COVID-19 positive

Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted in the isolation ward of a city hospital.

A Silver Lining In COVID Cloud

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), that started around December 2019, has now become a worldwide disaster and the death toll as of today (27th June 2020) has reached 497,553 and counting. This cruel side of the pandemic had not only stunned the mankind, but it has also brought innumerable negati

Growing Impacts Of Climate Change

Climate change is a major issue to both Nepal and Nepalese people. It is seriously threatening Nepal’s food security, human habitats, water resources and tourism sectors. Nepal and the entire greater Himalaya region are facing multiple challenges due to climate

Interrelationship Between Monuments, Tourism And Museum

Monument, tourism and museum have always been treated as an interrelated discipline. In every developed country they are considered as very important and inter disciplinary enterprises. Since the decade of sixties, monument, tourism and museum have

Human Sufferings Of Dementia

Anita Loos (1889 – 1981), an American author, who wrote a blockbuster comic novel 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' once said, 'Memory is more indelible than ink.' She is right if someone's memory works well. What happens if a person becomes forgetful and starts forgetting everything? Studies suggest that people are increasingly getting forgetful worldwide because of dementia. What is it?

The Social Impact Of Language

Since language is uniquely human, it has an inextricable relationship with society. So far sociolinguists have systematically studied the characteristics of language in relation to society. They have distinguished between different languages of the world and also between different varieties of a particular language in terms of the specific use of words, sentences, and accents. While so doing they assume that language develops its features according to the social structures. But they do

Director Dahal's Roller Coaster Ride To Success

The journey of a boy, born into a simple farming family, from attempting suicide to becoming a successful film director, is now a source of inspiration for many people. Dayaram Dahal, a successful film director of the Nepali film industry, and today he is leading the Nepal Film Development Board (FDB), which is the government organisation that looks after the Nepali film industry.

Bajhang landslides victims face food, shelter problems, relief yet to reach as road is obstructed

As the rain has continued, other families of the village are also scared to stay in their houses in fear that the landslides may roll down again. Of the 65 families in the village, 18 families have been rendered homeless. The displaced families have been housed in the local Nawadeu Primary School.

Fighting COVID-19 Pandemic Role of Local Governments

Health is a concurrent power listed in Schedule-9 of the Constitution of Nepal that falls under the jurisdiction of governments of federal, provincial and local levels. In addition, Schedule-8 has stated basic health and sanitation as one of the power that falls into the domain of local governments. As mandated in the constitution, Public Health Act 2075, Local Health and Sanitation Act and othe

Menace Of Fall Armyworm

Agriculture has the biggest share in Nepal’s economy. Among 5.4 million households, 3.8 million rely on agriculture as their means of livelihood. But an average Nepali farmer is engaged in agriculture on his own. These farmers are generating jobs for themselves and producing food for their family and the community. Majority of them do not have access to government-aided technical support, nor do they have access to agricultural technicians.

Guru Purnima : The Gurus of Lord Buddha

Gautama the Buddha is a great guru of millions of spiritual seekers and is the guru of countless gurus. But few people know about his gurus. People popularly know that prince Siddhartha Gautama left the palace at the age of 29 in search of truth. Then he attained Buddhahood at the age of thirty-five. However, the part of his life between these two significant events is little known to people in general.

Life After Pandemic

There’s a line at the end of Viktor E. Frankl’s ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ which states: “The Crowning experience of all, for the homecoming man is the wonderful feeling that, after all he has suffered, there is nothing he need fear any more- except his God.” I was reading this book which is a tribute to the hope for humanity from the Ho

Psychological Parasite

"It smells like that" This dialogue has been taken from the Oscar nominated movie "Parasite" which opened new doors for international films in Hollywood. Apart from the distinct outlook on class discrimination and the daily struggle for survival, the movie also highlights an interesting topic in psychology: trauma.

Rooftop Farming A Trend In Urban Agriculture

Urbanisation has become a common phenomenon all over the world. Nepal falls under one of the top ten fastest urbanising countries in the world. Urban population in Nepal is reported to be 19.74 per cent in 2018, according to the World Bank's collection of development indicators. The majority of population is concentrated in the Kathmandu Valley.

National Assembly meeting: Government urged to make transport service effective

Nepali Congress' Jitendra Narayan Dev drew the attention of the government and the upper house of parliament on the need of ensuring the fundamental rights of the dalit community. He said incidents of rape were on the rise and the women from the dalit community were more victimized.