Two youths drown in Dudhkoshi River

April 11, 2024 10:22 am

KATHMANDU, April 11: Two people died while swimming in Dudhkoshi River in Amchok Rural Municipality-10 of Bhojpur.

Youth killed in tanker-scooter collision

February 26, 2024 11:39 am

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: One person has died after being hit by a tanker in Lalitpur. The deceased has been identified as Suhayang Rai, 17.

Alleged rapist deported from Qatar

January 11, 2024 09:05 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: A youth, who was on the run since a case of rape was filed against, him has been arrested and deported from Qatar.

PALPA, Sept 18: In an incident in Palpa, a young man lost his life during a dispute that erupted amidst the festivities of Teej.

KATHMANDU, July 28: As many as 83 Nepali youths who traveled to Kuwait on November 3, 2022, in search of foreign employment have found themselves in dire straits. Their passports were seized by their employers upon arrival, leaving them trapped and unable to return home or work in the foreign land. Adding to their misery, these workers have not received any salary for the past six months.

MUGU, June 10: A youth has been electrocuted while fishing in the river using electricity.

In the past 10 months of the current fiscal year (FY 2022/23), Nepal has witnessed a concerning trend: over 660,000 Nepalis leaving the country in search of overseas employment opportunities. The number does not include those leaving the country as students, with many of them choosing to settle in other countries.

KATHMANDU, March 28: Three youths who were arrested and sent to jail for shouting slogans against the Prime Minister were released on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, August 29: Samsung, a leading consumer electronics and smartphones brand, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tribhuvan University (TU) Institute of Engineering (IoE) to train youth in Nepal on future tech skills such as artificial intelligence, big data, coding & programming and internet of things as part of its global CSR initiative ‘Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC)’.

KATHMANDU, August 12: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has stressed the need for developing youth entrepreneurship to reduce educated unemployment.

One dies of hornet bite in Parbat

July 29, 2022 17:55 pm

GALKOT, July 29: A 34-year-old youth succumbed to hornet sting at Kushma Municipality-1 in Parbat district today.

KATHMANDU, July 27: The Election Commission (EC) has said that over 41 percent people's representatives elected at the local levels belonged to the age between 21 to 40 years.  Of the total, 14,442 youths belonging to this age group were elected in the local level election held on May 13.

TAPLEJUNG, July 11: A youth has died in Taplejung's Sidingwa after being struck by a huge boulder rolling down a hill while digging the track for a road.

KATHMANDU, April 12:  A two-day ‘Nepal Investment Conference 2022’, organized by Janaki Global Foundation in association with Nepal Philippines Chamber of Commerce, held at Nepal Tourism Board, Kathmandu has concluded successfully.

KATHMANDU, March 31: Police have arrested a young man on the charge of swindling some people out of thousands of rupees with the promise to get them recruited as temporary police personnel for the upcoming local elections.

KATHMANDU, March 21: Crowds of youth gathered in front of all 77 district police offices on Sunday. The crowds were there to apply for a 40-day temporary police service recruitment.

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Niraj Khatri, 19, of Achham Mangalsen Municipality-9 was arrested by the police from Chandragiri Municipality-15 on Wednesday morning along with various tools and instruments that are used to carry out theft.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal said that the government should encourage the youth who are looking forward to becoming entrepreneurs.

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: A team of police from Metropolitan Police Sector Office, Koteshwar, arrested Jitendra Nath, 21, of Kailali from Thapathali along with an air gun on Saturday.

Youth stabbed to death

November 10, 2021 12:55 pm

KAILALI, Nov 10: Bhupendra Baduwal, 22, of Lamki Chuha Municipality-1, was stabbed to death in a clash between two groups at Tikapur in Kailali district at around 9 PM on Tuesday.

Dear youth

October 25, 2021 13:38 pm

Dear youth, To the fire in your eyes, the passion in your hearts The vision in your mind, the courage in your approach, The smile in your face, the commitment in your goals Faith appears and disseminates

Dear youth

September 23, 2021 17:26 pm

Dear youth, To the fire in your eyes, the passion in your hearts The vision in your mind, the courage in your approach, The smile in your face, the commitment in your goals Faith appears and disseminates

Youth shot dead in Chitwan

July 22, 2021 11:42 am

KATHMANDU, July 22: A youth has been shot dead at Mansingh Chowk of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-17 in Chitwan district.

LAHAN, May 19: A 38-year-old youth of Janakpurdham Metropolitan City-11 suffered from cold and fever. His RT PCR test turned out to be positive. He was taking medicine at home as per the advice of a doctor, but he collapsed at home on Monday. His panicked parents rushed to Rakesh Bikram Shah of the Janakpur-based Covid Quick Response Team.

Investing in youth

March 28, 2021 07:23 am

Big employment generating programs must be carefully evaluated while small innovative pilots should be supported.

KARNALI, Feb 18: The global pandemic of coronavirus is still highly prevalent. Some countries have taken tough lockdown measures to contain possible spread of the virus.

Rural development policies should exploit the contribution of farming, both in terms of improving on-farm activities and supporting ancillary services, to secure sustainable development for rural areas.

Youth: an unchanged philosophy of change

December 21, 2020 13:47 pm

Topping the courage of Doubtfulness, and trust Who dares to separate and mingle,    Experiments and unwraps self

Rely on youth

November 27, 2020 07:38 am

Enabled by youth, local forums can help generate a new sense of civic engagement focused on achieving the Agenda 2030.

Musings on democracy

October 22, 2020 06:10 am

The fact that I, a foreigner, can write this article and it is published is an example of how democratic norms have been rooted in the fabric of Nepali society.

Young people,who are under 18, were oriented to create art through different means such as poetry, storytelling, song, writing, and comics. The event aimed to provide a chance for marginalized girls and boys to express their voices and concerns to decision makers.

What SDGs mean for Nepal

October 7, 2020 06:16 am

Decade of action to achieve the SDGs has just started. It's time to think big for Nepal.

Youth and good governance

June 10, 2020 15:20 pm

Youth represent the largest segment in Nepali society. According to Nepal’s National Youth Policy, approximately 20.8 percent of the total population of the country falls in the age group 16-25 years while 40.68 percent of the population falls in the age group 16-40.

BUTWAL, March 30: The patient who died on Sunday at Butwal based temporary hospital set up for treatment of possible coronavirus patients has tested negative for COVID-19.

BHAIRAHAWA, March 29: A patient who was undergoing treatment at Butwal based coronavirus special hospital has died on Sunday afternoon.

GENEVA, March 21: Coronavirus can sicken or kill young people as well and they must also avoid mingling and spreading it to older and more vulnerable people, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

LAHAN, Dec 4: Police have arrested four young men from Golbazar rural municipality-6 on the charge of possessing contraband brown sugar today.

Power to youth

August 24, 2019 00:30 am

Grassroots level policy-making and activism can truly transform Nepali youth and Nepal

The one day event is all about networking and exploring. It’ll have panel discussions and the networking sessions from experts from entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and business.

Activism for a cause

August 3, 2019 00:30 am

Nepal needs its youth working together with other sections of the society as active citizens to volunteer, to create awareness or to advocate as per the need

Youth goes missing in flooded canal

July 12, 2019 03:30 am

ITAHARI, July 12: A youth who was swept away by a flooded canal in Itahari on Thursday afternoon has gone missing as continuous rain for the past three days terrorizes settlements in various parts of the city.

Youth goes missing in flooded canal

July 12, 2019 03:30 am

ITAHARI, July 12: A youth who was swept away by a flooded canal in Itahari on Thursday afternoon has gone missing as continuous rain for the past three days terrorizes settlements in various parts of the city.

Public speaking and leadership are significant which is equated to youths. Leadership is taking a tremendous role in a youth's life, which is very essential for them.

KATHMANDU, June 18: Incidents of cyber crime have increased along with rising use of social sites like facebook, twitter and viber in the country.

KATHMANDU, June 14: A fugitive youth convicted in rape case has been arrested on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, June 10: Four Nepali youths abducted about a week ago by Jawiya Osama, an armed rebel group said to be operating in troubled Libya, are struggling for their lives as the group has been torturing them demanding a huge ransom for their release, according to relatives.

Youth and economy

May 29, 2019 00:30 am

Nepali youths, from home and abroad, are sustaining our economy. Their contribution should be well recognized and further opportunities for them should be created for the future

In a country of night owls Abhishek Gurung often wondered why there were no service providers who catered exclusively to them. “Most people I know stay up late and get their work done in the nighttime. Seeing as how our lifestyles are changing, I’d say there will eventually be more night owls than early birds,”.

TIKAPUR, May 10:  By collecting money through the social media, 13 youths have built a concrete building for a learning center at a settlement of former bonded laborers in Lamkichuha Municipality-1 of Tikapur.

Giving voice to urban youth

May 3, 2019 09:57 am

The team at Shilpee Theatre has decided to keep things realistic for “Symphony of Storm”, their new play that circles around the “storm” that comes with being a teenager in our society, encapsulating different dimensions of the teenage life ranging from education and family matters to love.