Dairy Products Enhancing Nutrition, Immunity

The nutritional significance of milk and milk products is always held in high esteem. Since times immemorial, it has been considered a pious offering, a befitting food for God. Today, dairy products are an integral part of the daily diet globally. Milk is the closest natural food substitute to human milk for an infant and hence is considered as a complete food for neonates. As we celebrate the 21st “World Milk Day” on June 1st, 2021, there is a need to increase awareness of the nourishing aspects...

A Valley Of Misnomers

“Once upon a time, there were three water pitchers at Indra Chowk,” 63-year-old Narendra Shrestha recounts the story he used to hear from his grandmother. “This led to the place being called Swongha:, Swon meaning three in Nepal Bhasa and Gha: meaning pitchers,” he continues. “Over time, the ‘S’ disappeared and the place got named Wongha.” There is also another fable associated with the name, as Shrestha shares. “Wonta means east and Gha: means pitcher so pitchers placed in the...

Earthquakes Of Nepal: Research & Analysis

Facts provide knowledge and teach lessons. But, the question here is – who realises them first – the government or an individual researcher? It is a self-motivated individual researcher, who works seriously and makes facts shining for future generation with research. The government does its work, sees laws of land and people and if it feels things are done and duty is fulfilled, it is okay. Also, what is seen is government keeps changing and the cycle repeats. In the process, the facts finding...

Mercury Marches In Sun's Neighbourhood

As darkness would descend on earth, the night skies of this month would come alive and offer sky-gazers the spectacular sights of the prominent planets, scintillating stars and confounding constellations along with other exceptional entities o

Pandemic and Mental Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on our lives. Many of us are encountering challenges that can be stressful, overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Public health measures, such as physical distancing, lockdown and other prohibi

Climate Change Risks Grow In Himalayan Region

Increasing temperatures across the Himalayan range has contributed to many severe outbreaks of vector-borne diseases. The vector-borne diseases result from infection transmitted to humans and other animals by blood-feeding anthropods, such as mosquitoes, ticks, and flea. The vector-borne disease has made 2020 the worst year on record for deadly diseases including the COVID-19 pandemic. The instance of the construction of Besisahar-Chame road can be given in this respect as it has given the vectors...

Significance of Gender-Neutral Language

The word and language is not just a sound or a written symbol. It is the force or the power that we use to express and communicate. Our word is the gift that comes directly from god. Through those words and language, we express our creative power.

Nepali Farmers Tackling Transboundary Plant Pests

Over the past few years, Nepal's agriculture sector has been hit by several new crop pests and pathogens. Among those feature migratory pests, which periodically make their appearance in the country, as well as invasive pests. The latter comprise organisms that are entirely new to Nepal, often originate from far-off parts of the world and invade new territories through pathways such as intercountry trade of agricultural goods and commodities, international travel or tourism.

Thoughts: Fuel For Planet

This world runs in a collective belief of all the human beings that reside in it. Our thoughts, our beliefs, our action upon mere imagination are what feed the engine room of this modern planet. The natural components of the planet barely support the construction of this modern society. Trees and oxygen do not help us in paying taxes, just like waterfalls and lakes aren’t responsible for capitalism. So, years forward the world has shifted more towards the

Advocacy For The Neglected Class

New Road is not just a street, it is a witness of Nepali history. Built after the 1934 earthquake, it saw the Rana regime at its peak slowly wither and ultimately fall in 1951. In the democracy years, it was the centre of political activity – be it speeches by leaders or protests by dissatisfied groups. The road also observed the three decades of repressive Panchayat rule and watched over the popular movement that toppled it in 1990. It saw the constitutional monarchy get thrown out in favour of...

Madhesh: Land Of Glory

Nepal, a small landlocked country with a total area of 147516 square kilometres, encompasses various cultures made of 125 ethnic groups. Nepalese people express their culture through music and dance, art and craft, food and drinks, language and literature, philosophy and religions, festivals and

Opposition parties' writ petition registered at Supreme Court

The coalition of the opposition parties has registered a writ petition at the Supreme Court demanding appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba, President of the main opposition Nepali Congress party, to the post of Prime Minister and reinstatement of the House of Representatives.

15 persons undergoing treatment in hospitals succumb to COVID-19 in Banke since Thursday evening

Eight infected persons undergoing treatment at Bheri Hospital and seven patients of COVID-19 undergoing treatment at Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital in Kohalpur succumbed to the virus infection till this morning, according to the District COVID-19 Crisis Management Center.

COVID-19, How Effective Is Remdesivir?

Now, we're going to look at what comes next following the second wave of the coronavirus that has gripped our nation. The world has reported millions of cases of the coronavirus and the WHO has come up with the largest single-day count of cases. Fewer places can say they are past the peak and some localities are already experiencing a bounce-back of fresh cases. Yet we have been in this pandemic long enough to

Combatting Pandemic's Second Wave

The year 2020 was remembered for and identified with the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, quarantines and isolations. However, the year 2020 was mainly remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic that caused many problems, namely loss of human life, social and economic disruption, increase in poverty, increase in the number of layoff and unemployment. COVID-19 also became fuel to racism, m

Applying Buddha's Teachings In Life

Nowadays, people all over the world are increasingly becoming inquisitive to Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy. A beginner, when starting to learn, faces many problems in understanding the philosophy. They wonder where to start and how to understand. Today's Internet generation may wish if Buddha were in this age, he could have delivered a TED talk on his philosophy. Then they could understand his philosoph

Journey Through Los Angeles

Travel diaries, travelogues, travel memoirs are always very precious. They hold all the complicated and simplified feelings of a traveller when s/he has to come out of their comfort zone to materialize his passion. Travelogues are the collections of unforgettable moments described and patterned into words so that the memoirs are cherished forever, passing on to the generations. One must not forget the notable travelogue Jung B

101 Biographies Of First Nepali Women

"First Nepali Women", the title of the freshly unveiled edition of the book by Nirmal Kumar Acharya, tells a lot about women. In our country, which is believed to be built and grown with patriarchal values, woman trail-blazers of society either go unnoticed or they only get less proportionate credit for their work. The good feature about this book is the author is with proof for showing merits of work performed by such women, who showed all the talent and audacity defying ill-attitude towards them...

Of Herbs And Home Remedies

Nepalis have a deep faith in herbs, and home remedy constitutes an essential part of our folk health tradition. Ichchha, the wish, a poem by Bal Krishna Sama, shows the depth of our faith in what we call jadi-buti. One of the touching lines of the poem is, “I wish the herbs of Nepal Himalaya be in my mouth, while I fall in bed counting my last days.” Himalayan herbs often get special mention while speaking of Nepal's glorious traditions.

Spain donates 5 tons of medical supplies to Nepal worth 1mln Euro including 15 respirators, 10 oxygen concentrators

The equipment donated by Spanish Ministry of Health comprises 33 pallets, valued at around 1 million euros. The shipment, with more than 5 tonnes of health material, includes 15 respirators, 10 oxygen concentrators, together with consumables and spare parts necessary for their use, 144,000 FFP2 face masks and some 125,000 antigen tests, a press release issued by the Embassy of Nepal in Spain read.