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गोदावरी(कैलाली), २ फागुन : सुदूरपश्चिममा कृषि बीमातर्फ किसानको आकर्षण बढ्न सकेको छैन । कृषि बीमासम्बन्धी सचेतना अभिवृद्धि हुन नसक्दा यसतर्फ किसानको आकर्षण बढ्न नसकेको हो । कृषि बीमा गर्दा सङ्घीय सरकारले बीमा शुल्कको ८० प्रतिशत र प्रदेश सरकारले २० प्रतिशतसहित सतप्रतिशत शुल्क (प्रिमियम) सरकारले तिर्ने गरेको भए पनि सुदूरप…

सिमकोट (हुम्ला), १ फागुन : हुम्लाको दक्षिणी भेगमा अवस्थित सर्केगाड गाउँपालिका–५ को गोठी गाउँपालिकामा पहिलो पटक गाडी पुग्दा स्थानीय खुसी भएका छन् । गाउँपालिका केन्द्र सर्केगाड बजारमा गाडी पुगे पनि गाउँमा सडकले भने छोएको थिएन । गाउँमै मङ्गलबार गाडी र त्यसमा चढेर यात्रु पुगेपछि यहाँका स्थानीय निकै खुसी भएका हु…

उदयपुर, २८ माघ : जिल्लाका पहाडी क्षेत्रमा लामो समयदेखि परम्परागत रुपमा उत्पादन हुँदै आएका रैथाने बाली फापर तथा जुनेलो र गहत जस्ता हिजो आज खेती हुन छाडेपछि लोप हुने अवस्थामा पुगेका छन् । जिल्लाका पहाडी क्षेत्र ताप्ली, उदयपुर गढी, रौतामाई तथा लिम्चुङबुङ गाउँपालिका क्षेत्रमा विगतमा परम्परागतरुपमा खेती गरिने र उत्पादन …

तुलसीपुर (दाङ), २८ माघ : दाङमा चालु वर्षको हालसम्म नेपाल टेलिकमको पाँचवटा ‘बिटीएस टावर’ सञ्चालनमा आएका छन् । घोराहीको बासपोखरी, तुलसीपुरको तमाखे, शान्तिनगरको चिराघाट र बाघमारे तथा दङ्गीशरणको सिमठानामा ती टावर सञ्चालनमा आएका हुन् । यसअघि ती स्थानमा टेलिकमको टावर नहुँदा सञ्चारमा समस्या हुने गरेको थि…

पर्वत, २६ माघ : स्वादिलो सुन्तलाको राजधानीका रुपमा परिचित पर्वतको जलजला गाउँपालिका–१ बाँसखर्क पुग्ने सडक मर्मत गर्न थालिएको छ । जीर्ण सडकका कारण सुन्तला ढुवानीमा समस्या भएपछि जलजला गाउँपालिकाले मर्मत थालेको हो । बाँसखर्कमा यस वर्ष झण्डै रु ११ करोडका सुन्तला उत्पादन भएको छ । ‘सडकका कारण सुन्तला ढुवानीमा स…

नवलपुर (नवलपरासी), २६ माघ : नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट–सुस्तापश्चिम)को नारायणी नदीपारी रहेको सुस्ता गाउँ जोड्ने झोलुङ्गे पुल निर्माण अन्तिम चरणमा पुगेको छ । विसं २०७२ असोज १५ मा सम्झौता भएर नारायणी नदीमाथि निर्माण सुरु गरिएको नेपालकै लामो झोलुङ्गे पुलको काम आठ वर्षपछि बल्ल पूरा हुन लागेको हो । सस्पेन्सन बृज डिभिजन क…

तनहँु, २६ माघ : ‘अफ्रिकन स्वाइन फिभर’को सङ्क्रमणबाट जिल्लामा एक महिना नबित्दै ३० वटा बङ्गुर मरेका छन् । यसै महिनाको १ गतेदेखि हालसम्म उक्त परिमाणका बङ्गुर मरेकामा व्यास नगरपालिकामा सबैभन्दा बढी छन् । उक्त नगरपालिकामा उन्नाइस, म्याग्देमा आठ, भीमादमा दुई र ऋषिङ गाउँपालिकामा एक वटा बङ्गुर मरेका हुन् । उक्त सङ्क्…

PHUNGLING, AUGUST 29: The Tiptala transit at Olangchung Gola in Taplejung district has remained closed for the past four years, affecting the local people by halting the trade between them and neighboring China and limiting their mobility. The border crossing was closed to stop the spread…

Bharat Kafle, hailing from Harshahi in Dhudhauli Municipality-6 of Sindhuli, stands as a shining example for many by choosing to stay in his home country and make a positive impact through hard work. At a time when numerous youth are leaving their homeland in search of better opportunities abroad, …

Farmers in the mountainous district of Manang are increasingly drawn to apple farming, with many finding their calling in this sector. Sol Bahadur Gurung of Naso Rural Municipality-8 has switched to apple farming from traditional agriculture, with the farming generating high incomes. “I sw…

The market for Nepali films has been expanding abroad lately. The expansion is attributed to several reasons, with the optimization of digital technology for film production and screening being the top cause. The expanding market in countries where a large number of Nepalis reside, as well as in…

  From the tea shops to the parliament, the topic of branding and marketing of homemade liquor has ignited debates/discussions. In fact, the very topic is not just limited to this.   Some provincial and local governments …

KATHMANDU, APRIL 17: The collaboration and cooperation between the government and the power sector seem to be bearing fruits. A whopping  500 megawatts of electricity have been added&n…

KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 10 : The transportation sector plays a vital role in the progress and prosperity of any nation. The role of the sector is much more crucial for a socio-economic transformation in a developing country like Nepal.  So, experts have long been pointing out the need for sustaina…

Farmers in the Bhojpur district have been attracted to orange farming with the yield generating good income. Road connectivity is a major factor that helped expand its market beyond the locality, thus benefiting the farmers financially, said the authorities. A farmer who is engaged i…

BANGLORE NOVEMBER 09: : On the afternoon of September 12, the traffic in Kathmandu suddenly became chaotic. The road from Tribhuvan International Airport through Baneshwar to Soaltee Hotel was completely cleared, diverting traffic to the ring road. The people of Kathmandu were taken aback…

(Birat Anupam) ITAHARI, OCTOBER 31 : The trek to the fifth tallest peak on the planet, Mt. Makalu, is a fascinating idea. The approximate two-week long trek, Makalu Base Camp (MBC) is one of the least trekked Himalayan base camps in Nepal. MBC is equipped with good teahouses and hotels. There is…

(Basudev Paudel/Krishna Dawadi) POKHARA, AUGUST 19 : After a four-and-half-decade wait, the Pokhara Regional International Airport has been almost complete. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the state-owned civil aviation regulator, in its meeting recently announced to formally opera…

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 9 : The management of biodegradable wastes in Kathmandu Valley will no longer be a pressing problem if everything goes as planned.  Identification of a place at Kirtipur in the Kathmandu district to manage such garbage is likely to offer a viable solu…

(Devendra Karki)   Harka Raj Rai (Sampang) surprised many by winning a mayoral post in Dharan Sub Metropolitan City in the recently held local election. But, behind his success, there was a longstanding aspiration of local people, who were otherwise weary of empty and shallow promises gi…

-Ramesh Lamsal KATHMANDU, JULY 8 :  Per capita waste production per day in Nepal is 317 grams. This is mentioned in a report prepared in 2013 by the Waste Management and Processing Centre with support from Asian Development Bank (ADB). This figure has changed to some degree in recent years.…