August 1, 2018 08:58 am
A two-day book translation event for Let's Read! Digital Library by The Asia Foundation in Kathmandu initiated from Saturday. According to the press statement released by Let’s Read! Digital Library, academicians, authors, writers, editors, librarians, teachers, volunteers, book readers and students gathered to translate more than 60 children books into the Nepali language.
April 26, 2018 09:13 am
Let’s go to the banks of rivers Let’s go there where calm water flows Where the moon glows!
April 15, 2018 11:54 am
Though being closely touched by the scenario, where breaking marriages are as easy as breakups and breakups are just impatient actions, where lust is respected and feelings flayed like seasons and where years of togetherness never hesitated to part ways, I still believe in you- in love!
April 15, 2018 04:30 am
ILAM, April 15: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has stressed on the need of making the year 2075 as the year of development and prosperity.
March 1, 2018 10:15 am
KATHMANDU, March 1: Holi festival, one of the biggest festivals celebrated in Nepal, is being observed in various parts of the hilly region of the country with great enthusiasm.
December 5, 2017 09:28 am
WASHINGTON, Dec 5: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts.
November 30, 2017 13:18 pm
With HIV detected in Nepal in1988, the disease brought myriad misconceptions with its first diagnosis. Because of the lack of research, medication and awareness, HIV was considered a highly communicable disease which is spread through physical touch or external agents. With much research and awareness work conducted, people’s view of the infection started to take a positive turn. However, some misconceptions of HIV still persist.
November 7, 2017 10:20 am
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS, Nov 7: A former National Rifle Association instructor who grabbed his rifle and ran barefoot across the street to open fire on the gunman who slaughtered 26 people at a small-town Texas church was hailed as a hero Monday, along with the pickup truck driver who helped chase the killer down.
July 8, 2017 13:03 pm
If he doesn’t talk to anyone but himself, so what! Yes, so what sense does it make if he doesn’t talk to them who often talk the bad sides of others? Who constantly points out other people’s flaws when the group starts getting the heat of the conversation to keep flowing forward? What has he done wrong by isolating himself from these groups? Why do people say him that he has an attitude problem? Why don’t people leave him and let him be in his sound state? Does he have to be in the same group, pull other people’s leg and be among them to continue the talk?
June 23, 2017 08:41 am
ST PETERSBURG, June 23: The forward whose title-winning goal carried Cameroon to the Confederations Cup couldn't find one Thursday when the African champion needed him again.
May 25, 2017 19:42 pm
KATHMANDU, May 25: Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) Chairman Upendra Yadav on Thursday asked the leaders of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) and Nepal Loktantrik Forum (NLF) to institutionalize the achievements of the Madhes Movement capitalizing on the local level elections.
May 22, 2017 00:45 am
As the country gears up for the second phase of local election on June 14, there continue to be doubts if the scheduled election will take place on time.
April 28, 2017 09:34 am
Sexual health issues and problems have always been embarrassing to discuss but considering the general increase in the number of such cases here in our country, it’s time to shake off our reservations. Gynecologist Dr Chandra Shobha Amatya reveals that almost 50 % of her patients come to her because they are showing signs of some form of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) or Infection. What’s more, their level of awareness on the matter seems to be frighteningly low.
April 27, 2017 03:30 am
The United Nations helped launch a smartphone app Tuesday that allows users to “walk a mile in a refugee’s shoes” by simulating the daily struggles of a fictional Rohingya Muslim who was forced to flee her home.
April 24, 2017 00:45 am
Thursday’s merger of six different Madhesi parties to form the Rastriya Janata Party (RJP), to be followed hot on the heels by an understanding between various Madhesi forces and the government on a two-phase election, have been music to the ears of Nepalis.
April 7, 2017 10:00 am
In late 2016, I was travelling in some remote villages of Zimbabwe to interview women living with depression and HIV/AIDS. Most of the women were either widowed or divorced as a result of the conflict and HIV/AIDS. Despite their dual burden of disease and social isolation, their happiness and entrepreneurial spirit was amazing, an inspiring takeaway for me. I had spent two weeks talking hours upon hours with different groups about their struggles with depression and HIV/AIDS. In one conversation, a middle-aged woman asked me, “Does depression exist in your country?”
December 20, 2016 22:00 pm
The term ‘peace’ comes from the Anglo-French ‘pes’, and the Old French ‘pais’, both meaning “peace, reconciliation, silence, agreement. All the religions advocate peace. Before thinking about world peace, we must focus on inner peace. Inner peace refers to a state of being mentally and spiritually at peace.
November 7, 2016 01:50 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Some of the provisions included in the constitution amendment proposal under discussion between the government and the agitating Madhes-based parties have run into serious objection from both the opposition and ruling parties.
October 26, 2016 10:21 am
Problems! Well, we face it every day, every moment and everywhere.
October 25, 2016 16:21 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 25: Minister for Health and Nepali Congress lawmaker has called upon all the lawmakers to stand united for the impeachment motion again suspended CIAA chief Lokman Singh Karki.
October 24, 2016 15:20 pm
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it is offering an upgrade programme to Galaxy Note 7 customers in South Korea who trade in their recalled device for a Galaxy S7 phone.
October 20, 2016 18:20 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to forge a clear view on the impeachment motion at the parliament against suspended Chief Commissioner at the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Lokman Singh Karki.
October 12, 2016 17:10 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Leader of the CPN-UML, Yuvaraj Gyawali has said that his party is very serious for the constitution implementation and it is not an ideal time for the constitution amendment.
September 10, 2016 00:35 am
She confessed she does reflect on those days of violence and questions herself whether the treatment of her ‘class enemies’ was really humane
June 15, 2016 16:49 pm
Nepal has come a long way with a brand new constitution. It now needs to flaunt it.