Archive for: March, 2016

Dalit women in South Asia still facing caste-based discrimination (Feature)

Sushil Darnal (Bangladesh) / March 16: Manisha Balmiki of Haryana in India is fighting against caste-based discrimination and untouchability ever since she started understanding society. Apparent day-to-day caste-based discrimination aside, the ill practice would find its way even to everywhere be it public places and her school, making it difficult for her to battle it […]


Japanese jazz concert to be held in Kathmandu

Kathmandu / March 16: The Embassy of Japan and Japan Foundation are jointly hosting the Sato Masahiko and Nomadismo jazz concert in the capital to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the diplomatic relations between Nepal and Japan. The concert will be held on March 26 with the participation of Japanese pianist Masahiko […]


Reconstruction of 9,000 quake-ravaged school buildings to complete within three years

Pokhara / March 16: Education minister Giriraj Mani Pokharel today said that reconstruction of 9,000 school buildings ravaged by April 25 earthquake would be completed within three years. The National Reconstruction Authority has already started homework for the reconstruction, he informed. Minister Pokharel was speaking at a press conference organised by Kaski chapter of Revolutionary […]


Jufal Airport into re-operation

Dolpa /March 16: The Jufal Airport in Dolpa, which was shut down for a fortnight for graveling, has come into reoperation from today, the airport authority said. The air services resumed herewith today, which is believed to ease off supply of the daily commodities and air travel in out of the district in this remote […]


Lawmaker Lamsal felicitates senior citizens

Parbat / March 16: Lawmaker from Parbat district electoral constituency no 2, Bikas Lamsal, has initiated a campaign to felicitate senior citizens of all 29 VDCs of the constituency. The campaign has been put in place to wish the senior citizens – who contributed to the nation and society from different spheres – for their […]


Save tortoise campaign kicks off

Morang / March 16: The Betana Wetland based in Belbari of Morang has put in place a campaign to protect tortoise. According to Wetland Preservation Committee member Bhojraj Basnet, they came up with the move to protect disappearing species of tortoise in the wetland area. There are around 300 tortoises of different eight species in […]


नर्सिङ विद्यार्थी करिब चार हजार उतीर्ण

    काठमाडौँ, २ चैत । नेपाल नर्सिङ काउन्सिलले लिने दर्ता परीक्षामा तीन हजार ९६७ नर्सिङ विद्यार्थी उतीर्ण भएका छन् । गत फागुन १५ गते लिइएको परीक्षामा यस पटक देशभरका चार हजार ४९६ नर्सिङ विद्यार्थीले परीक्षा दिएकोमा ५२९ विद्यार्थी अनुतिर्ण भएको काउन्सिलले जनाएको छ । काउन्सिलकी अध्यक्ष चन्द्रकला शर्माले अघिल्ला वर्षको तुलना यो पटक धेरै […]


संविधानमा अङ्गीकृत नागरिकता दिने व्यवस्था गलत ः उपप्रधानमन्त्री केसी

  भक्तपुर, २ फागुन । उपप्रधान एवम् सहकारी तथा गरिबी निवारण मन्त्री चित्रबहादुर केसीले नयाँ संविधानमा जग्गेबाटै अङ्गीकृत नागरिकता दिने व्यवस्था गरिनु गलत भएको बताउनुभएको छ । आज रफत् सञ्चार क्लबले आयोजना गरेको अन्तक्र्रिया कार्यक्रममा बोल्दै उहाँले विदेशी महिलाले नेपाली पुरुषसँग विवाह गरेको कम्तीमा पनि सात वर्षपछि मात्रै अङ्गीकृत नागरिकता दिने व्यवस्था हुनुपर्ने बताउनुभएको हो […]


बुद्धमन जस्तै सिद्धार्थनगर बनाउने अभियानमा नगरवासी

  (दीपक घिमिरे) लुम्बिनी (रुपन्देही), २ चैत । गौतमबुद्धको जन्मस्थल लुम्बिनीको प्रवेशद्वार सिद्धार्थनगरको दक्षिणी मूलद्वार बेलहियामा एकाबिहानै मानिसको भीडभाड थियो । ती सबैका हातमा झाडु र ‘प्ले ब्यानर’ थिए । समूहको भीडमा सांसद् इश्तियाक अहमद खाँनको पनि उपस्थिति थियो । उहाँको हातमा ठूलो झाडु थियो । हेर्दा लाग्थ्यो बुद्धनगरीकै प्रवेशद्वार बेलहियाबाट कुनै आन्दोलनको सुरुवात त […]


SAARC meeting rejuvenates hopes of tourism comeback

By Basudev Poudel (Pokhara) / March 15: The 37th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Council of Ministers’ meeting underway in Pokhara is expected to shore up the lake city’s unparalleled reputation of being a tourist haven. The SAARC Council of Ministers’ meeting itself is being held for the first time outside of the […]




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