Nutritious, balanced diet helps curb diabetes

Foods are an indispensable item for human beings. One cannot survive without foods, which is essential not only for physical growth but also for keeping several diseases at bay. Foods provide calories as well as nutrition helping a person to grow strong physically and remain healthy. Unhealthy eating is considered a culprit in leading a person to a disease.

Bringing buried wetlands back to life

The ghosts are all around the gently rolling farmlands of eastern England. But you have to know where to look. These are not the kind of phantoms that scare or haunt — they are ghost ponds. Over the years, landowners buried them, filling in wetlands so they had more land for planting crops and other needs, or let ponds fade away with neglect. Along with those ponds, they erased entire ecosystems — and contributed to the decline of wetlands worldwide.

China aims to entice more culture tourists

The Chinese and foreign entities confirmed a number of high-profile deals in the culture and tourism fields at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai this week, as the Chinese government looks to boost the country’s inbound tourism market.

Nepali Samaj donates books to school

Coordinator of the Samaj, Shiva Adhikari, has recently handed over the books worth Rs. 300,000 to Chandra Higher Secondary School, the second oldest school of the country.

Things to consider before buying a TV

TVs are long- term investments for everyone. And the world of TVs is improving every year but fact is that getting a suitable TV is getting more and more confusing. On today’s date, there is ridiculously wide variety of TVs available in the market. For a general consumer, it might be confusing and tiresome to select the best TV to suit their needs and homes.

Time to end criminalisation of politics

Nefarious nexus between politics and crime is not new in Nepal. The criminalisation of politics has drained the vitality of political system and discredited it so much so that that the politicians have virtually lost their face in public eyes and constantly become a subject of mockery.

Migrant workers need decent work regime

In Nepalese context, poverty is regarded as a significant cause behind unemployment. Foreign employment has been the "go to" for majority of Nepalese as to overcome their economic and professional hardships.

Climate-soil scenario: Rice yields to decline

Rice is the largest global staple crop, consumed by more than half the world’s population – but new experiments from Stanford University suggest that with climate change, production in major rice-growing regions with endemic soil arsenic will undergo a dramatic decline and jeopardize critical food supplies.

Concept of homestay gaining ground in Nepal

Nepal is the land of various communities, which have rich culture and tradition of their own. Many international tourists visiting the country want to know more about these communities. To know more about these people and their lifestyles, the best way is to stay together with the local them.

Sama-Chakewa festival starts in Mithila from today   

The Sama-Chakewa festival that is considered to epitomize love and dedication among siblings is commencing from today amidst the celebration in Mithila of the festival of public faith, the Chhath festival.