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Education is about learning
Education is about learning
In Nepal, student life has always been about carrying heavy bags and mugging up from textbooks. Nepalis believe in ‘chubbier the bag, broader the mind’. After studying a year of bachelors in Nepal, I dropped out from college and headed to China to study International Business.
Jul 22, 2017
My City
Observing Gathemangal to ward off evil
Observing Gathemangal to ward off evil
Around 10 elderly had gathered on the Dabali area of Naradevi temple, Naradevi to assemble fresh green reeds into groups of six. These assembles were then arranged in a human-like shape — two hands, three legs and a face — to create Ghantakarna (a mythical being, also believed to be the incarnation...
Jul 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Indians transport everyday commodities from Nepal to Darjeeling
Indians transport everyday commodities from Nepal to Darjeel...
ILAM, July 21: The market is closed, but the crowd of buyers from across the border does not seem to lessen. The shopkeepers do not find a break from selling food items -- from salt and oil to pulses and rice. These, the buyers get transported to their homes in India by private vehicles, human porte...
Jul 22, 2017
ECONOMY
MCC grant agreement expected to be signed by September
MCC grant agreement expected to be signed by September
KATHMANDU, July 21:The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an independent foreign aid agency of the US government, has said that it is finalizing the projects under its US$ 500 million grant to Nepal. The Corporation expects that an agreement will be signed with Nepal for the five-year-long comp...
Jul 22, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Jul 22, 2017
SOCIETY
Govt adding insult to our injury: Saptari flood victims
Govt adding insult to our injury: Saptari flood victims
SAPTARI (TILATHI), July 21:Even as the Khando River displaces the locals of southern Saptari district every year, the lack of a genuine concern from the government has made the situation even more unbearable for the victims, they complained.
Jul 22, 2017
SOCIETY
1,200 ex-Kamaiyas still await rehabilitation
1,200 ex-Kamaiyas still await rehabilitation
DHANGADHI, July 21: When most of the children of his age would go to school, Tej Ram Tharu worked at somebody else’s home as a Kamaiya (bonded laborer). At age 27, he became a free man when the government declared all Kamaiyas free. At that time, he had dreamt of starting a new life and having a hou...
Jul 22, 2017
POLITICS
NC to hold poll rallies in Province 2 districts
NC to hold poll rallies in Province 2 districts
KATHMANDU, July 21:In view of the upcoming local polls, ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to hold election rallies in the headquarters of all eight districts of Province 2.
Jul 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Take phone, Internet to remaining 15 rural municipalities: Panel
Take phone, Internet to remaining 15 rural municipalities: P...
KATHMANDU, July 21: A parliamentary panel has directed the government authorities concerned to make telephone and Internet services accessible in 15 rural municipalities in the country that are yet to be connected with telecom services.
Jul 22, 2017
ECONOMY
Pvt sector urges political parties to focus on economic prosperity
Pvt sector urges political parties to focus on economic pros...
KATHMANDU, July 21: The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) held its 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kathmandu on Friday.
Jul 22, 2017