- Sunday, 21 September 2025
TRN Online
ADB, Pokhara coordinating long-term tourism sector development
Asian Development Bank (ADB) is investing in Pokhara's long-term development in the tourism sector. Under the investment, projects of urban infrastructure and upgrading the living standards of the locals are being implemented, and several others are in the pipeline. Teams led by Pokhara Metropolitan City's Mayor Dhanraj Acharya and ADB Director Wan Farisan bin Wan Sulaiman also met recently and discussed different issues including the recent coordination. Pokhara is implementing several projects for sewage, road and footpath improvement in coordination with ADB. The 8.8-km section from Shahid Chowk to the Pokhara International Airport (PIA) is being upgraded under a total investment of 5.34 million dollars by ADB.
IPPAN presents 12-point demand over proposed Electricity Bill 2080
The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has put forth its 12-point riders on the Electricity Bill-2080 tabled in the Parliament public. Organising a press conference on Sunday, it made the opinion public stating that although the system for developing power projects through competition is good, the provision for government and the private sector should not be arranged separately. President of IPPAN Ganesh Karki said that apart from issuing electricity distribution and customer service licenses and opening the doors for electricity trade for the private sector, other points had reduced the role of the private sector in energy development. Karki said that the electricity bill that prohibits the private sector, which accounts for 70 per cent of electricity production, will not fulfill the government's plan to bring prosperity through energy. The government of Nepal prepared and registered the Electricity Bill, 2080 to amend and unify existing laws related to electricity in the Parliament Thursday.
Man becomes dragon fruit farmer with help of YouTube
After retirement, some enjoy staying at home and some start doing business. And some people also go for foreign employment. However, the retired inspector of Nepal Police of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-18 Dil Kumar Lama has started cultivating dragon fruit. The 66-year-old Lama did not know anything about dragon fruit until two years ago. The informative videos of dragon fruit farming that he watched on YouTube during the lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic became an inspiration for him. The video he watched at that time led him to commercial dragon fruit farming. He said that he started cultivating dragon fruit after getting information from YouTube.
Six held for smuggling cannabis via postal service
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of Nepal Police arrested six individuals on various dates for their alleged involvement in smuggling 3.239 kilograms of cannabis via postal service from abroad. Investigators informed that the cannabis was hidden inside different items with hollow space inside. According to the NCB, they confiscated 900 grams of cannabis on September 5 from a cartoon box parcelled to the Birgunj Postal Office via Goshwara Postal Office in Dillibazaar, Kathmandu. The box was sent from the United States of America (USA). "The parcel was checked in Dillibazaar's Postal Office. When we found it was cannabis, we sent it to the destination under controlled delivery (under surveillance)," read a statement of the arrest made public by the NCB on Sunday. Dallu Ram, 32, and Habib Miya, 43, both residents of Birgunj, Parsa, were arrested when they came to receive the
Haritalika Teej festival today
Both married and unmarried women will be observing Haritalika Teej in a grand manner on Monday. The women will fast the whole day wishing for a prosperous life, perpetual luck and happiness for their families, husbands and children. The festival, which was limited to the women of the Brahmin and Kshatriya castes in the past, is now marked also by women belonging to other ethnic groups. Teej is a three-day long festival-- Dar Khane (feasting day), Teej (the fasting day) and Rishi Panchami. The women feast on the second day of Bhadra Krishna Paksha and fast even without drinking water the next day, which is called Haritalika Teej. The main festival associated with Goddess Parvati falls on the third day of Bhadra Krishna Paksha.
Youth Entrepreneurship
Youth is a period of life when a person has energy, zeal, enthusiasm and spirit that shape his/her future. Youthood is a time that sees physical, intellectual and professional evolution in an individual. This is prime phase of life does not only help put one’s career on solid footing but also gives impetus to the nation’s progress. This is why the youths are called agents of change and future of nation. Every country counts on their knowledge, skill, diligence and hard work to push for social, political, economic, technological and educational transformation. The world’s famous scientists, revolutionaries, reformers and philosophers were youths. They have been driv
Decoding Africa’s Ominous Pattern
Far from business as usual, African states are in the throes of drastic change. The language of desperate actions translates into action. In this case, a series of military takeovers that have occurred in eight African states in three years. In almost all cases, civilians poured onto the city streets in support of the changeover in expectation of better governance that addresses the needs and aspirations of an average citizen. Whether the eventual results will be as dramatic and positively welcome should be known soon. What the emerging pattern seems to indicate is that many Africans are waking up to the realities of existing world order being resha
Ownership Of Sustainable Development
Ownership of the communities is fundamental for local resources management and sustainable development. However, ownership is not a control over the resources but a combination of the rights and responsibilities of the communities associated with judicious use and sustainable management of the resources. Application of the theory of ownership makes them accountable for their interaction with the surrounding human ecosystem. Principally, the “theory of ownership” can be applied in every field. A business firm displays better performance where each partner has a greater sense of ownership. A farmer treats lands and crops properly and harvests better when land-ownership is ensured.
Do Not Generate Mess In Schools
In Nepal, staging protests has become common among political parties, their sister wings and professional organisations. They opt for such moves just to get their demands met or rights secured. What is ironic is that they are so rights-oriented that they mostly forget their duties while planning for any protest. This is one of the main reasons why every sector in the country always remains messy. With the registration of the School Education Bill, 2023 in the Parliament Secretariat by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, teachers have called for demonstrations to put pressure on the government to withdraw some of the provisions included in the bill. The Nepal Teachers’ Federation has lately called upon all of its members to gather in Kathmandu by closing down schools nationwide. If the teachers follow this appeal, the entire school educatio
President, Vice President extend Teej greetings
President Ramchandra Paudel and Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav have extended their best wishes to all Nepali sisters living inside and outside the country on the occasion of Haritalika Teej. Issuing a press statement on Sunday, President Paudel stated that the festival with religious and cultural significance played an important role in establishing brotherhood, morality, unity and harmony in the society. The President also expressed his hope that the festival would initiate the society towards becoming more equitable by putting an end to all kinds of discrimination. He emphasised the importance of maintaining respect for traditional festivals, preserving their cultural values, and minimising unnecessary wastefulness and expenses while celebrating them. Meanwhile, Vice President Yadav also wished all Nepalis living inside and outside the country on the occasion of Teej, Bishwokarma Puja and Chaurchan.
Building new cities in Karnali moving at snail's pace
The project to establish new towns in different places of Karnali is not gaining momentum even after a decade. The work of building infrastructures essential for a city is too sluggish. Although budget is allocated every year, the project has not made satisfactory progress due to poor execution. In order to check the migration from hills to the Tarai, the government brought the project to build a new town in Rakam of Dailekh district. The government had carried on the project to build the new town with all the important infrastructures through planned urbanisation. Due to budget crunch and dispute over land, the targeted work could not be accomplished.
President Paudel extends condolences to late Nembang's family
President Ram Chandra Paudel said that with the demise of Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly, former Speaker and CPN UML Vice-Chairperson Subash Nembang, the country lost a good leader who heartily embraced democratic republic.
Bhatbhateni store at Pulchok fined Rs 100 thousand for selling date-expired foods
A joint market monitoring team in Lalitpur has fined Bhatbhateni store at Pulchok for selling date-expired food.
Country received Rs 116 billion plus remittance in first month of current fiscal year
The remittance inflows in the country has increased 25.8 per cent to Rs116.02 billion in the first month of the current fiscal year compared to an increase of 20.3 per cent in the same period of the previous fiscal year, the Nepal Rastra Banks said on Sunday by releasing the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of the country based on first month data of the current fiscal year.
Cabinet accepts 6 million US dollars in loan for prefeasibility purpose of Upper Arun Project
The Council of Ministers meeting held on September 15 decided to accept 6 million US dollars in concessional loan from the World Bank (WB) for prefeasibility purpose of the Upper Arun Hydropower Project.
