September 27, 2023 18:45 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Around 60,000 books have been registered with International Standard Book Number (ISBN) at the Central Library of Tribhuvan University in Kirtipur. Among them, the library has received only 27,000 books. Obtaining an ISBN, a 13-digit identifier, is a requirement for launching any book published in Nepal into the international market.
September 1, 2023 12:13 pm
KATHMANDU, Sep 1: In the vicinity of Nepal's largest hydroelectric project, Kaligandaki, there's a school with an incredible library. Lina, a second-grade student has read a remarkable 867 books in just one year.
February 9, 2023 10:18 am
CHITWAN, Feb 9: The family members of late Prashant Pokharel handed over a library built in his memory to a local Shree Aadarbhut School on the occasion of its 65th annual celebration on Wednesday.
January 31, 2022 12:22 pm
Receiving a literary prize from the American Library Association is a kind of homecoming for the essayist-poet Hanif Abdurraqib.
December 19, 2019 18:06 pm
A person with knowledge is powerful and no one can take it away from them. And books help them to gain knowledge where libraries are the resources. However, we lack proper library in our community and digitization has also affected in the establishment of libraries.
October 13, 2019 01:00 am
During this vacation, spend time communicating with your children and understanding their needs. It is important for children and parents to understand each other
October 8, 2019 10:28 am
An upcoming exhibit at the New York Public Library will offer a look into the very private life of J.D. Salinger.
April 7, 2019 13:20 pm
HUMLA, April 7: A library has been established at the district prison. The library was established by the 'Book for Prison campaign' sub-committee. As per the directive of the Prison Management Department, the 'Book for Karnali State prisons campaign' main committee was established chaired by head of Karnali Police Mahesh Bikram Shaha.
April 7, 2019 05:05 am
HUMLA, April 7: A library with 238 books was established at Humla Jail by the Book Campaign Sub Committee (BCSC) on Saturday. Chief District Officer Dholak Raj Dhakal informed Republica that the library was established with the aim of promoting positive thinking and educating the inmates. The 'Book Campaign' organized by the Community-Police Partnership Program, established the library in Humla after three months since its initiation. A library each was established in the jails of each district of Karnali on Saturday.
February 1, 2019 11:47 am
Kaiser Shumsher was the son of Chandra Shumsher. The late 1890s born Rana became the field marshall in the Nepalese Army, with gaining both national and international honors. Aside from the soldier works, Shumsher was an avid book collector. He used to collect his books at his personal library. Now, 'The Kaiser Library' is open to the public.
December 7, 2018 09:54 am
KATHMANDU, Dec. 6 : Panda Book Corner, a library initiative by the government of China, has been established in five different schools in the Kathmandu valley from Thursday.
November 24, 2018 10:46 am
‘Still Life with Bread Crumbs’ writer Anna Quindlen once said, “Books are the plane, the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” Summarizing, she said book to be a part of life. In a world of hectic course books, novels have never stopped to baffle people over a long time.
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.
July 11, 2018 07:11 am
KATHMANDU, July 11: Prime Minister KP Oli inaugurated a three-story library building of the Nepal Academy in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The building was constructed with Indian assistance of Rs 43.94 million. The inaugural event was attended by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri and representatives of Ministries of Urban Development, Culture, Civil Aviation and Tourism and other top officials.
November 5, 2017 09:07 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 5: Global Peace Women and Service For Peace Nepal held an inauguration ceremony for the newly constructed library and a Women education center at Bhairabee Secondary School in Neelakantha-6, Dhadingon October 31.
October 19, 2017 09:02 am
TOKYO, Oct 19: Haruta Saito, a young Japanese amputee who dreams of becoming a Paralympian, remembers strapping on a prosthetic “running blade” for the first time.
July 9, 2017 17:07 pm
KATHMANDU, July 9: Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister, Gopalman Shrestha, has said that the government has made arrangements for different facilities to ensure conflict victim from Dalit and marginalized community are not deprived of education.
December 15, 2016 11:22 am
BAGLUNG, Dec 15: A fundraising campaign 'One Individual: One Thousand' launched in social media- Facebook- for the institutional development of the oldest library in Dhaulagiri zone has been successful in collecting over Rs 300,000.
September 23, 2016 00:15 am
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Tribhuvan University Central Library is in a state of disarray in lack of proper management, adequate space and other resources necessary to keep the country's biggest library in order.
September 3, 2016 20:40 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: In a bid to foster reading culture, a library and information center has been set up at Jorpati of Gokarneshwor municipality.
August 31, 2016 15:38 pm
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Minister for Education Dhani Ram Poudel today emphasised the need to make libraries across the country technology- friendly alongside the development of science and technology.