Light

July 6, 2020 13:13 pm

Do broken candles empty my desire to lighten my soul? Like ferns growing outside beside the water tap, without any care or gardening

LALITPUR, May 11: Smart lights are to be installed at the main roads of Lalitpur Metropolitan City (LMC) in order to create an environment to ease the movement of people as vehicles during the night.

Lighting rural future

March 12, 2019 01:30 am

Nepal must adopt new approaches to rural electrification that delivers electricity and simultaneously improves the prospects for economic growth in the rural areas

Scared of meeting you again

October 6, 2018 12:30 pm

I have closed my door and windows, It’s dark with only few rays of light, I am scared that I will get hurt, And I can’t get away from your thoughts if I meet you.

Tipper trucks have long been creating terror inside the Kathmandu Valley as dozens of two-wheeler riders have been killed by heavy vehicles.

More than light

July 19, 2018 00:30 am

We must fight energy poverty and fix climate change but that requires increase in green-energy research and development

KATHMANDU, July 2:The much-awaited National Medical Education Bill-2075 BS is to be taken ahead through the parliamentary regular process with the main opposition's green signal to this regard.

KATHMANDU, May 1: Nepal Police central command had sanctioned a covert operation which allowed a special squad to reach a fake settlement with mastermind of the 33 kg gold smuggling case, an alleged phone conversation between the officials concerned shows.

Be your own light

April 30, 2018 00:40 am

Buddha’s motive was not to create a mass of followers and establish a new philosophy. He just wanted people to come out of suffering.

A voluntary campaign launched by a social activist Binod Shahi, who is popularly known as Ghangjong Sir i.e. Himali Sir, has spread the light of education in various far-flung villages of Upper Dolpo.

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Almost all parts of the country witnessed light rainfall today following a change in weather pattern nationwide due to influence of Westerly winds.

Across Europe, many people have bid their dusty old incandescent lightbulbs farewell and replaced them with modern LEDs. They tend to use up to 75 percent less energy than conventional lightbulbs and last up to 25 times longer.

RASUWA, Dec 24: Citing active gold smugglers travelling to and fro from Nepal to China, Chinese authorities have halted motorcycles and light vehicles of Nepal to Kerung border.

CAMBRIDGE, Oct17: Scientists in the United States and Europe have for the first time paired the detection of gravitational waves, the ripples in space and time predicted by Albert Einstein, with light from the same cosmic event, according to research published on Monday.

PALPA, August 22: There are around 500,000 differently-abled people in Nepal, as per the National Population Census 2067 BS. According to the Health Ministry’s data, an additional 4,440 faced different forms of disability after  the devastating 2015 Gorkha Earthquake.

GLASGOW: While Harry Kane didn't contribute to the glut of hat tricks in European qualifying for the World Cup, the England striker grabbed a crucial equalizer in a chaotic finale against Scotland on Saturday.

PARIS, March 25:  For the 11th year running, cities worldwide will turn their lights off Saturday to mark Earth Hour in a global call to action on climate change.

Tottenham Hotspur have been given approval to play the majority of their home matches next season in front of a capacity crowd at Wembley if they take up an option to play at the stadium, British media reported on Thursday.

KATHAMNDU, March 15: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said end of load-shedding (power outages) means taking the country to the age of light from the period of darkness.

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Reporters Club Nepal has felicitated a sexagenarian teacher for his commendable contribution to the field of teaching despite his physical constraints.

LONDON, Dec 18: As fog engulfed English stadiums, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Diego Costa illuminated the Premier League on Saturday.

Toward light

November 28, 2016 00:25 am

The credit for the success in ending load-shedding goes to one person: NEA chief Kulman Ghising

The light comes!

November 12, 2016 00:45 am

One of the most pressing problems the residents of Kathmandu Valley have been facing for decades has been power shortage. With the onset of winter the load shedding hours would increase, putting the businesses, educational institutions and individual households in deep trouble.

Light up someone’s world this Tihar?

October 29, 2016 09:51 am

KATHMANDU, Oct 28: Tihar or Deepawali is one of the major festivals widely celebrated in Nepal. Tihar known as the festival of lights not only eliminates darkness but also marks the victory of good over evil.

KATHMANDU, June 27: At a time when the concerned government authorities have been criticized for failing to maintain traffic lights, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has recently installed 20 Smart Traffic Island in different places of Kathmandu valley..