Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (Nepal Telecom) for delivering quality services.
With the end of the monsoon season, Ilam, a district known for its stunning tourist attractions, has seen an increase in the number of visitors arriving from India. The number of Indian tourists visiting attractions from Kanyam and Shree Antu to Sandakpur via Ilam has steadily increased. Other attractions for tourists are Sandakpur, Kaalpokhari, Tumling, Meghma, Manebhanjyang and Pashupatinagar.
Manita Ghimire, 38, a resident of Dharan-15, has been making a living by producing soap from locally available plants around her home. About seven years ago, she participated in a soap-making training taught by foreign trainers in Kathmandu. She realised she could make soap using plants available in her local area and started making soap upon returning to Dharan.
Agriculture sector is perhaps hardest hit by the climate change. The altering weather patterns often put farmers in soup. Erratic rainfall that is characterised by short- and heavy rainfall disrupts the calendar of crop planting. The crops shrivel and die out due to the drought or short rainfall. Other times, heavy downpours inundate and wash away the standing crops. Negative impacts of climate change do not end here. Crops are becoming the home of new kinds of diseases, and insects that were once unknown in the given areas. As a result, farmers find it difficult to grow healthy crops, jeopardising food security and economic stability. The news published in t
Around the world, we have seen remarkable and unprecedented gains in global health. However, there are significant health inequities within and across low-income countries. The progress is still uneven as the countries have not achieved the desired progress
As winter’s chill begins creeping into the morning calm of Delhi, the Indian capital is once again enveloped in air pollution, with smoke from crop stubble burning by farmers in nearby states adding to the already serious problem. The smoke levels rise
Tihar is a five-day Hindu festival celebrated joyously by Nepali communities globally. Also known as Deepawali, a festival of lights, Tihar is one of the most awaited festivals of Nepal and is the second longest festival after Dashain. The first
Nepal defeated Scotland by 5 wickets in a ICC Men's cricket worldcup league 2 match at Grand Prairie cricket studium, Texas held today.
In Hindu philosophy, Shakti—the divine creative and energetic force—is reg
A huge flood in the Saptakoshi River in the last week of September washed away the forest area of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. According to the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Office, the habitat of wildlife and birds has been washed away.
Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí won the men's and women's Ballon d'Or award on Monday as the world's best soccer players, while Real Madrid snubbed the star-studded ceremony in Paris in apparent protest.
Nepal will face Bangladesh in the final of the SAFF Women’s Championship at Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
The Nepal-India Border District Coordination Committee meeting has concluded with decisions aimed at controlling border-related crimes.
Young people from the minority Jogi community have returned to their ancestral occupation of performing ‘Feri’ (blowing animal horn in each house by visiting villages in the nighttime) rituals.
The government of Nepal and the World Bank signed a US$150 million equivalent (Rs. 20 billion) financing agreement for contingent financing that can be availed in the case of a natural or climate-induced hazard or health emergency in Nepal.