The construction of the Climate Research Center at Dharan University has been completed, and its formal launch was made official this week. Construction of the facility has taken the past three years, and the facility will be established as a hub for climate and environmental issues in the region. The center is being launched at a time when the city is facing social challenges such as the impacts of climate change, such as the Water Crisis. The strengths of the Climate Research Center include qualified personnel, excellent and state-of-art instruments, meteorological instruments, atmosphere instrumentations, and computer facilities for climate modeling.…
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People in Dharan are struggling with acute water scarcity in a drought that has lasted for three months for Dharan city. The state water supply has closely regulated its current supply by providing water to its consumers every 48 hours. There are large crowds in front of public faucets and water carriers because people are struggling to get water for their daily lives. This has been made worse by the poor performance of this year’s monsoon rains expected to help replenish its sources of water supply. The Sardu River that has been named the source of water supply for Dharan…
Janakpur, the historic city, is currently filled with preparations for the familiar Viwwah Panchami, the marriage of GOD Ram and GODDESS Sita. While the whole city is decorated brightly to welcome the lovers that flood the city during these festivities, local authorities do not seize working to host the devotees who flock to the city during the celebrations. Scheduled when the country is receiving international tourist traffic, the celebration based on the cultural calendar is expected to attract a large audience, which Janakpur attracts, being one of the major pilgrimage centers. The city authorities will use extra precautions for the…
It was rather a dramatic experience when a 50-year-old man from Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, was released by police after being kidnapped through a honey trap project. According to the police records, the victim, identified as Lallu Chaubey, set a meeting under the pretext of meeting a woman of his choice but was gang raped by three people in Jhansi. The abductors sent an ultimatum to Chaubey’s family to pay Rs 3 lakh for his safe release, and this eventually led to releasing of an operation to rescue him. Chaubey got a call from a woman who set up a meeting…
Many Nepali fish farmers are struggling to deal with this menace because Indian fish farmers are dumping inferior fish products into Nepal market to put Nepali fish farmers out of business, out-competing local fish farmers. It has deteriorated to what farmers in many regions including Urlabari have described as disastrous and they have been appealing to government to come to their aid. The poor quality fish, mostly smuggled from India, has increased competition and made the environment difficult for Nepali farmers. Such fish imports, which may sell at prices lower than locally produced fish, do not undergo such requirements and…
President Ramchandra Paudel is to leave Kathmandu today for Baku, Azerbaijan to participate in the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29). The president’s journey for change comes at a time when Nepali aviation industry face many problems, and the country’s determination to participate in climate change talks. The president’s exit from the Tribhuvan International Airport looks quite different to what common citizens experience now. Since November 8, the airport has closed for 10 hours each day, every day from 10 pm to 8 am. Lifts and catwalks are currently limited from…
Pokhara, the pride of the Nepalese Gandaki province, celebrates its recent promotion to Nepal’s tourism hub with excitement and creativity. Subsequently an announcement made by the Nepalese government has initiated a chain of changes in order to make the city alluring to the visitors across the world. This is among the greatest strides particularly in the decision to relax working many crucial business institutions to make the city functional all times of the day. Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Surendra Raj Pandey has come up with the progressive plan where bars, restaurants, spas, grocery, and snack shops in tourism cities…
Police charged protesters in Pokhara today, including seven who were arrested. The clash was with the protestors against the police, including the leaders of the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) spearheaded by Rabi Lamichhane. The event occurred in the background of Nepal’s recently announced tourist hub city, the dark cloud over the newfound prestige city. Marsabit residents also said that RSP cadres escalated the violent attempt to storm a sensitive zone. In response, police fired three rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd. Forcing has raised controversy among people and political analysts, some of whom have asked why force must…
Now on, is the eve called ‘Bhaitika’ the last day of Tihar festival popular among all in Nepal most of all. This ceremony is a reunion of families with the purpose of strengthening love and respect between children and their siblings. Sisters put on simple and bright tika on the forehead of their brothers wishing for the same to have long life and success. The day focuses on the non-commercialized giving and receiving of gifts and affection to kinfolk to develop stronger family bonds all over the country. The auspicious hour for this year’s Bhaitika is set at 11:37 AM,…
Less than a week before Christmas, at least 27 Indian pilgrims died in a bus accident in central Nepal. The tragedy struck on Friday when a vehicle with 43 passengers on board, a tourist bus, swerved off a major highway and fell 150 meters deep into Marsyangdi River with a strong current. The victims are from Maharashtra and were on a group tour of cultural sites in Nepal for ten days when the tragedy happened while they were on their way from Pokhara to Kathmandu. The event has raised concerns in Nepal and India, and families of victims in Jalgaon,…