Magar festival commences

5 years ago

Parbat–The First Magar Festival has kicked off here today aimed at collecting funds for the preservation of the culture of the Magar community that is under threat.  Gandaki...

122 divorces in 6 months in Palpa, number of men filing for divorce higher than past

5 years ago

Bejhad –In the past six months of the current fiscal year, the District Court Palpa registered 122 divorce cases. Among those seeking the legal procedure to end the conjugal life,...

Tips to Handle your Flirty Partner to Stave off your Insecurities

5 years ago

When you first met him, it was his charming personality what got you attracted to him. But now his flirtatious nature makes you insecure because it makes you wonder why...

Gurung community drives for enlivening indigenous language

5 years ago

Melamchi–Gurung language class has begun at Panchpokhari Thangpal rural municipality-7, Bhotenamlang in Sindhupalchowk.  The language class convened with support from Tamu Dhi Belgium is to enliven the indigenous...

Girls compelled to give up study due to early marriage

6 years ago

Kathmandu– Around 40 per cent of women get married before the age of 18 in rural areas of the country. One out of six women getting married early becomes the...

People’s reps launch campaign against chhaugoth

6 years ago

Jumla– People’s representatives have launched a campaign against chhaugoth- a traditional practice of excluding girl/women from home to outhouse during menstruation.  The people’s representatives at loca ...

Former Kamaiyas in Banke still struggling for decent living standard

6 years ago

Nepalgunj –Seventeen years have passed since the government had abolished the Kamaiya system from the country; the former Kamaiyas have been still struggling for better livelihood. This system pervasive in...

Domestic violence, changing lifestyle fuel divorce in Rolpa

6 years ago

Rolpa – At a time when the domestic violence and changing lifestyle have been taken as the major reasons behind growing cases of divorce, the growing public awareness about domestic...

Science top choice of SEE top scorers

6 years ago

Kathmandu –Science has been the top choice of the students scoring outstanding grade in the Secondary Education Examination (SEE), the Grade 10 final examinations, held in March. The results of...

Malekhu and Bairani under darkness

6 years ago

Malekhu –Locals at Galchhi Rural Municipality-6 Baireni, Maheshdobhan and Gajuri Rural Municipality-2 Malekhubazaar in the district are living under darkness for two weeks.  The sheer negligence of Nepal...

129-member committee formed to celebrate International Day of Yoga

6 years ago

Kathmandu –The government has formed a 129-member main committee headed by Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Giriraj Mani Pokhrel, to celebrate the fourth International Day of Yoga in a...

Scarcity of drinking water driving people out of village in Palpa

6 years ago

Rampur, Palpa –Gothari Ghari village of Mathagadhi Rural Municipality-5 in the district is emptying at a faster pace for want of drinking water, a basic need for life. The village...

Kali Bahadur's growing beard draws monthly salary

6 years ago

Dang – As hilarious as it grows, a person is earning a salary by growing beard for the past 12 years.  Kali Bahadur Budhathoki, a resident of Ghorahi...

Rural municipality buys water to satiate villagers' thirst

6 years ago

Paanchthar – A local level body in Paancthar has focused on providing facilities to the people by discarding its own ease.  The Kummayak rural municipality – reeling under...

Two Tanahun villages lack electricity

6 years ago

Damauli, Tanahun – Approximately 84 households of two villages, Byas Municipality-14 and Bandipur Rural Municipality-6, are forced to live in the dark without electricity.  Every election, poll agenda...