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Feature: Men against VAW and it is paying off

Narayan Dhungana (Chitwan) / May 25: They are undeterred. Local men of Dibyanagar VDC in the district have joined hands in the campaign to fight violence against women (VAW). Various awareness programmes are in place to root out VAW, while most of the male members, inspired by the fact that men are the main agent […]


Action sought against schools allegedly overcharging students

Kathmandu / May 24: A meeting of the joint students’ association today demanded action against the schools allegedly overcharging students. The meeting that took place at the central office of Nepal Students’ Union at Dhobidhara stated that during the monitoring conducted by students’ unions, schools (though not all) were found charging students against the Education […]


JICA starts feasibility study for promoting Argeli farming

Ilam / May 22: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has started the feasibility study for the promotion of cultivation of the Argeli plant in Ilam and Panchthar districts of east Nepal. The hand-made paper made using the fibre from the bark of the Argeli plant is used in making the Japanese Yen currency notes. […]


‘River Photo’ exhibition opens at Narayanhiti Palace Museum

Kathmandu / May 20: A ‘river photo’ exhibition has opened at the Narayanhiti Palace Museum in the capital with the objective of spreading awareness on cleaning and conserving the rivers in the Kathmandu Valley. The exhibition, organised for the first time at the Narayanhiti Palace Museum, will run until May 22. One hundred photos related […]


Mishra receives PATA’s Presidential Award

Kathmandu / May 20: Basanta Raj Mishra, Chairman of Temple Tiger Group and former Chairman of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Nepal Chapter has been awarded with the PATA’s prestigious “Presidential Award”. He was honoured amidst the 65th AGM of PATA in Guam, US for his long dedicated service for 40 years to PATA and […]


Aircraft hijacked in 1973 to be put in museum

Nepalgunj / May 19: The aircraft that was hijacked by the Nepali Congress as its protest against the then one-party Panchayat Regime is to be put on display in a museum in the capital. The wreckages of the plane that crashed two years ago will be put together to give it a complete shape of […]


Safe Migration mobile app released

Kathmandu / May 18: The ‘subhayatra’ (Happy Journey) application or app has been made public Wednesday. The app provides information about safe migration and secure foreign employment. The app was jointly developed by the Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA), The Asia Foundation and Young Innovation. It was released jointly by Minister for Labour and Employment Dipak […]


Minister Rai urges media to help make Golden 1,000 Days Campaign successful

Kathmandu / May 17: Comedy artists Jitu Nepal, Dipakraj Giri and Dipashree Niraula have been appointed promoter of the Golden 1000 Days Public Awareness Campaign for improved nutrition of children and women in Nepal. Launched by the government in partnership with the European Union and United Nations Children’s Fund, the campaign aims at creating awareness […]


Briton accompanying Singha Durbar picketers arrested; Federal Alliance to picket PM residence on Tuesday

Kathmandu / May 16: A British national taking part in the Singha Durbar picket progamme held at the call of agitating Federal Alliance, Nepal Monday was arrested by police. He was sighted in the protests venue carrying the alliance flag and wearing a head band. He had identified himself as ‘Martin Pewar’, but until the […]


Seven snow leopards under protection in Gorkha

Gorkha / May 16: As many as seven endangered snow leopards are under protection in the northern VDCs Chhekampar and Samagaun under the Snow Leopard Preservation Campaign of the Manaslu Conservation Area Project (MCAP). The area is known to be the habitat of snow leopard. MCAP chief Raj Kumar Gurung said that they launched awareness […]




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