Jhapa's Kankai municipality has provided with land ownership certificates to 20 landless squatters here.
The Pashupati Sangaveda Residential School located at Devchuli in eastern Nawalparasi has a compulsion to host dhanadhanyanchal – a function to raise fund to meet regular expenses of the school.
Let’s face it, “Pinocchio” has always been an odd choice for a children’s morality tale.
Nepathya is still able to sustain their profound dominance in the Nepali music industry as the most eminent and impactful outfit since their inception in 1990, After three decades long musical career, the band has continuously been noted as trendsetters; garnering their distinct experimental flavours with elements extracted from various ethnicities residing in our rich and diverse
Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City in Kailali district has started a service known as “Namaste Mayor” for public to complain about corruptions in the local level.
The Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) has kicked off a special campaign 'Women rights: human rights'.
The Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal submitted a final name list of Members of Parliament from its party under Proportional Representation (PR) category.
Accidents like stumbling on a rug or slipping on a wet floor can cause serious injury and can change the course of a life. Falls result in a broken bone, which thousands of older adults experience each year throughout the world. Especially for older people, a broken bone may initiate more serious health problems and can lead to long-term disability. Older people with long-term health conditions are more vulnerable to falls, however, anyone can have a fall. Falls are often a high-impact, high-cost health concern for older adults. Studies have shown that falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal accidents for those ages 65 and older. Women in older age groups were at the highest risk for both falls and injuries. At the same time, falling once doubles the chances of falling again.
Corruption is a big concern in Nepal. Despite attempts by the nation's anti-corruption body and numerous government agencies to control it, efforts to eliminate corruption have not yet yielded the intended outcome. The worldwide corruption watchdog, Transparency International, has, in its 2021 report, ranked Nepal at 117th position out of 180 countries where it has tracked corruption indices. The TI report reveals that corruption h
The modern day world is full of rapidly developing technology and many solutions brought by entrepreneurship. Startups like Tootle, Pathao, Honey Guide, Khaanpin, Khalti and Voxcrow have addressed issues such as travel, ride sharing, food and telecommunications, among others. The digital evolution has generated great hopes in Nepali business community in recent times. Nepal is expecting tremend
Dhaulagiri Hospital, in Baglung district, has started to produce oxygen commercially. The high-capacity oxygen plant was set up during the time of COVID-19 crisis, and the capacities of the old ones have also been upgraded. Recently, the leftover oxygen was sold to a health institution for commercial use. The hospital, which once experienced debilitating crisis of oxygen, has now reached the point of exporting itself. It had been reeling from an acute oxygen shortage in the wake of second wave of the pandemic. The oxygen plant has been established at a cost of Rs. 30 million funded by the federal and Gandaki province governments. Tej Prasad Niure, administration branch officer of the hospital, informed that the new oxygen plant has been in operation for the past two months and is now producing regular medical oxygen.
A dozen stolen sculptures from several parts of Nepal have put up at auction house of several nations for auction. The action was spotted by Lost Arts of Nepal which tracked the on-going auction at Bonham’s Auction, Paris of France, Kunsthaus Lempertz KG, Koln Germany, Koller Auctions, Zurich, Switzerland, Nagel Auctions, Stuttgart, Germany, Sotheby’s Auction, Paris, Dogny Auction, Lausanne, Switzerland and art auction house, DVC, Antwerp of Belgium.
Cold stores have been built to store potatoes in two villages in Dadeldhura district. But even a year after their construction completed, the stores have yet to come into operation. And this has worried the farmers. The construction of the building of a cold store located near the office of the Aalital Rural Municipality in Inner Madhesh was completed a year ago at a cost of Rs. 5 million. Information officer of the municipality Indra Bahadur Rawal said that he had no knowledge why they failed to come into operation. Chief administrative officer Narendra Singh Thagunna is even not aware that there are cold stores there. He said that he had no information about the cold stores.
Nepal Infrastructure Bank (NIFRA) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of infrastructure projects in Public Private Partnership (PPP) modality in Nepal. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NIFRA Ram Krishna Khatiwada and Manager, Asia Pacific PPP Transaction Advisory Services of IFC Thomas Lubeck signed the MoU on behalf of their respective agencies at a programme, organised in NIFRA on Friday. As part of the MoU, NIFRA and IFC will collaborate on accelerating the pace of investment in infrastructure sector by bridging the gap in financial and technical resources required for the country’s infrastructure development, according to a press statement of NIFRA.
The local entrepreneurs, who run homestays at Dhunwakhola in Gulmi district, are helping promote tourism and providing job opportunities to the locals. Located in Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-7, the homestay started by the locals has now become one of the popular village tourism destinations. The homestay service has been in operation since 2019 in Dhunwakhola, which is mainly inhabited by Gurung community. There are a total of 76 housholds of Gurung community, 20 families of Chantyal and seven families of Pun Magar residing in the village. In the homestay, tourists can get a chance to live in people’s houses and share their meals and experience local life and culture. The place is full of scenic beauty and the Gurung settlement is the major attraction.