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Child marriage still lingers in Far-west in name of earning piety

Doti / Apr 22: The legal age of marriage is 20 years. But the custom of child marriage is still prevalent in the hilly districts of the Far-west state. The religious superstition that marrying off one’s daughter before she reaches puberty is a pious act has been in existence in the remote rural areas of […]


Learning languages helps to understand each other better: Speaker Mahara

Kathmandu / Apr 21:Speakers at a programme have said learning the Chinese language would not only clear the language barriers but also pave a way for understanding each other. Speaker at the House of Representatives, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, has viewed that Chinese interest to learn Nepali and Nepali’s interest to learn Chinese helps to know […]


Attraction grows towards Sanskrit education

Pokhara / Apr 21: At a time when many Sanskrit schools are getting closed with a declining number of students, the Sanskrit Secondary School here has restored its image to attract students and guardians lately. The School has contributed tremendously in the education sector of Gandaki State. Established in 1958 BS, the Sanskrit Secondary School […]


Cooperatives’ role important for prosperity: Chairman Dahal

Chitwan / Apr 21: Former Prime Minister and Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said cooperatives’ role should be augmented to ensure economic prosperity and socialism-oriented State with social justice. Opening a petrol pump set up by District Cooperatives Association Chitwan here today, Chairman Dahal argued that as per three-pillar economic policy, the cooperative […]


Army removes two tons of waste from Everest

Kathmandu / Apr 20: The Nepal Army (NA) has lifted two tons of non bio-degradable waste from the Mt Everest region under its Mount Everest cleanup campaign. The cleanup campaign was conducted as part of the Wildlife Week organized by the Sagarmatha National Park Office. According to the NA, the cleanup campaign was started from […]


Civil servants role to make ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’, essential: Minister Gyawali

Kathmandu / Apr 20: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has urged all civil servants to join the campaign to fully implement federalism and make ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’ a success. He assured that concerns and problems of government employees would be addressed following approval of the Civil Servants Adjustment Bill that is sub-judice […]


Sustainable Development-Centric Student magazine ‘Management Scholars’ launched

Kathmandu / Apr 20: The seventh edition of a student magazine Management Scholars has been launched at Kantipur City College at Putalisadak, Kathmandu today with focus on sustainable development. The magazine was launched jointly in presence of chief guest of the program Krishna Raj BC, Secretary at Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Addressing the […]


Prez appoints Chief Election Commissioner, justices

Kathmandu / Apr 19:President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed Dinesh Chandra Thapaliya as the Chief Election Commissioner and five justices at the Supreme Court. The justices are: Prakash Kumar Dhungana, Sushma Lata Mathema, Kumar Regmi, Hari Prasad Phuyal and Manoj Kumar Sharma. On April 17, the Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has unanimously endorsed the nominee, […]


Sunita Danuwar listed on Fortune’s World 50 Greatest Leaders

Kathmandu / Apr 19:Sunita Danuwar, a social activist from Nepal has been listed on Fortune Magazine’s list of World’s 50 Greatest Leaders. Danuwar, Executive Director of Shakti Samuha, ranks at number 36 for her work against human trafficking. Bill Gates and Melinda Gates topped the list and were acknowledged for their philanthropic works. Similarly, the […]


Right counseling needed to deal with mental problems: Psychiatrists

Kathmandu / Apr 19:Appropriate and right counseling is needed for those suffering from mental problems, said psychiatrists at a program here today. They shared this at a training session on the psychotherapy and psychodrama organised here jointly by the Psychic Desk Foundation, the School of Psychology Nepal (SPN) and Indian Institute of Psychodrama. On the […]




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