The Second Meeting of the SAARC Inter-Governmental Expert Group on Poverty Alleviation to finalize the first SAARC Development Report with the theme “SDR 2025: Shaping the Future Together for a Resilient SAARC” was held in Malé, Maldives on Thursday, the SAARC Secretariat stated.
The District Police Office, Chitwan, has taken 113 individuals under control by launching 'special sweep operation'.
Think of a wild thing that happened in the closing days of British rule in India, as told in colonial stories that scared Europeans. When rioters broke into the homes of British diplomats who were departing, they ignored diamonds, emeralds, Bu
Nepal’s conventional visa policy, which has existed for a long time, does not offer many options to foreigners beyond short-stay, tourism-focused visits and a few business opportunities. Considering newly evolving global trends, the High-Level Economic Reform Recommendation Commission, 2081, recommended that the government introduce a new visa scheme targeting foreign skilled remote workers, widely known as 'digit
The Kaligandaki River is one of the three river systems of Nepal, a tributary of the Narayani River under the Gandaki. The Kaligandaki River merges with the Narayani River near the confluence of Chitwan and Tanhu near Debaghat Dham. The beginning of the Kali Gandaki River is from the Newbin Himal glacier area of the Mustang district of Nepal. The height of this area is 20,546 feet (6,268 metres). This area is on the border of Nepal and Tibet. At
Often after one crosses lands, oceans and continents, the homeland becomes a beacon of light brimming with memories and nostalgia. One may part from home, but it still remains inherently within oneself. Unsurprisingly, little moments in a foreign land lead to reminders of home, whether it is the aroma of spices, splashes of rain under a building awning, a call from a childhood friend or even a sprawling sense of losing one’s footing between the liminality of two worlds. Creative people such as artists feel it most strongly. And they particularly find themselves returning to the symbolic motifs of their homeland as their calling.
He came across me at a film festival held in Kathmandu some fifteen years ago, gently stroking his bald head that resembled the bare ridge of a naked hill. "What do your films contain?" I had asked, somewhat naively, when I found the diabolically marvellous Indian director Govind Nihalani heading to the washroom at the Tourism Board. Contrary to my expectations, he stopped and took the question with remarkable seriousness. "My films carry
Five years after its development, an agricultural goods collection centre was brought into operation at Belchautara of Shuklagandaki Municipality-5 in Tanahun district.
The International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace is being marked all over the world today. The International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy
There are many temples of Mahadev across Nepal, but the temple of Bhimeshwar stands uniquely in Dolakha town. Historians place its origin in the early Lichchhavi period, when Dolakha served as a bustling commercial hub. According to “Nepal Desh Ko Itihas", Ki
The average life span of a Nepali is 71 years, yet the mortality rate indicates the death prematurely before reaching that age. As a Nepali, a so-called short-lifespan recipient, have you ever wondered how many people die daily in road fatalities? Well, this is the most genuine and common question that arises in everyone's mind. According to the report published by Nepal Police and the Asian Transport Observatory, there are more than 75 accident cases occurring daily, resulting in the death of an average of eight people every day. This data reflects the death of 2,900 people on average annually. Seeing this harsh and painful truth raises questions over passengers'
The experts and scholars have called for effective coordination among federal, provincial and local governments to implement climate adaptation programmes at the community level, and to reduce climate change risks.
The road, which was opened some 16 years ago, had remained in a dilapidated state due to a lack of maintenance. The 3-kms long road from Pakhare in Mangala Rural Municipality-3 to Aldanda was upgraded by gravelling and concrete casting.
Unbearable heat waves have repeatedly forced school closures and kept people out of work across the Tarai belt. Extreme weather events have brought increasingly catastrophic flash floods to one region and devastating droughts in another. Blac
Economic diplomacy refers to the skillful management of state issues in the international arena to promote economic agendas politically and strategically. It is thus a form of diplomacy which requires the exercise of all economic tools to optimise national interest. Consequently, the concerned diplomats should possess in-depth expertise in economic policy and should be capable of reporting to the home country on the theoretical and pract