Four settlements displaced in Bajura

Published On: July 20, 2020 07:11 PM NPT By: RSS

BAJURA, July 20: Most of the settlements in Bajura district are at high risk of landslides and flooding due to heavy rainfall. Many roads and trails have been washed away at multiple places. Movement of vehicles and people have been disrupted.

Bridge connecting Dhading and Chitwan collapses

BP Highway disrupted following heavy rainfall

Published On: July 20, 2020 05:55 PM NPT By: Republica

SINDHULI, July 20: The BP Koirala Highway has been disrupted due to heavy rainfall for the last two days.

GORKHA, July 20: Movement along the Prithivi Highway has been disrupted following the road depression at Mauwakhola.

173 COVID-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours

Published On: July 20, 2020 05:04 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 20: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) reported recovery of 173 COVID-19 patients in the past 24 hours taking the country's COVID-19 recovery tally to 11,868.

Worth of stories

Published On: July 20, 2020 04:49 PM NPT By: Sunita Khadka

Once upon a time..." Just the sound of these words is enough for children and adults to get a special twinkle in their eyes. Suddenly we are heading into a fantasy world where anything can happen. The children’s' eyes are shining and their mouths are wide open. The magic has occurred. You are together in an entirely different world where time and place does not exist. You can let your mind wander and let your imagination run riot. Science shows that stories have a big influence on children's views on gender and cultural roles. The adventure and characters that children experience through stories are almost certain to have lifelong impact. Stories will convey values, beliefs, attitudes and social norms. It will affect children's perception of reality. Children will relate to the different characters, and learn how to behave, think and act, just by being inspired by the characters they meet in the stories. They learn determination and empathy from the character of the story. They dream to put themselves in that position and act as the character of the story.  They have seen some character of the story struggling a lot and failing in getting succeeded many times. That scene of the story will help them to build a confidence to try and the resilience to fail and try again till they get succeeded. Children’s imagination is a combination of what they see, think, observe, understand and perceive the things around their world. Children will also develop what is known as thought of mind. Essentially this is related to their ability and putting themselves in others shoes. It is essential that creativity and imagination that allows the children to thrive bring creativity choice and changeability into every story they read and as an observer the imagination of the children take in wide.

KATHMANDU, July 20: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) reported 186 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 17,844.

Saudi King Salman, 84, admitted to hospital

Published On: July 20, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

RIYADH, July 20: Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder, state news agency SPA said on Monday.

Pakistan lose Khushdil for first test, suffer Abid scare

Published On: July 20, 2020 03:34 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, July 20: Pakistan’s cricket board (PCB) said all-rounder Khushdil Shah will miss the first test against England with a fractured thumb but batsman Abid Ali is expected to return to training this week after being struck on the helmet while fielding on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, July 20: The government with the support of the World Bank launched a project titled ‘Youth Employment Transformation Initiative’ on Monday. The US $120 million project will be implemented over the next four years with a focus on improving employment services and labor market outcomes, especially for youth.