KMC launches Tukucha cleaning programme Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 14:The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has started cleaning the Tukucha river. The holy river called Icchumati is more a drainage than a river because of the discharging of wastewater and sewerage into it. The KMC has... Horoscopes 14 Apr, 2005
KMC’s compost plant comes into operation Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 21:The Kathmandu Metropolitan City today started producing organic fertiliser at its vermicompost plant at Teku from the organic waste produced in the City with the use of a special kind of earthworms. The KMC... Horoscopes 21 Mar, 2005
Sisdole landfill site to open this month: KMC Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 7:The long-awaited Sisdole landfill site will finally come into operation by the end of this month, officials at the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) said today. The landfill site is being constructed with... Horoscopes 07 Mar, 2005
‘Bungamati anti-poverty education bid a success’ Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 24:The Basic Education for Poverty Alleviation Project, started a year ago in Bungamati VDC, was successful in enabling communities to identify problems and utilise those to generate income.According to project... Travel 25 Feb, 2005
IN BRIEF Property looted:BHAKTAPUR: A group of six armed persons on Sunday night looted property worth Rs 100,000 from the house of Madan Kaphley at Balkot-6 of Bhaktapur. According to police, the gang of masked persons overpowered the family members and took... Horoscopes 22 Feb, 2005
Experts stress need for Outer Ring Road Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 30:Experts today outlined the need to consider the proposed Outer Ring Road in the Valley as a long term infrastructural development. Speaking at an interaction on Outer Ring Road and it’s implementation... Horoscopes 31 Jan, 2005
Sisdole landfill site may become ‘operational’ soon Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 10:Chairman of the Solid Waste Management and Resource Management Centre, Surya Man Shakya, today said that the dumping of garbage at Sisdole landfill site would probably start from the end of this month. On... Horoscopes 10 Jan, 2005
Dealing with plastic pollution Dr Kedar KarkiKathmandu:The word plastic comes from the Greek word plastikos meaning capable of being moulded. It is the chief characteristic of plastic. It can easily be made into almost any shape by moulding or extrusion. Organic molecules of high... Travel Abroad 09 Jul, 2004
LETTERS Stop being modest Bamadev Gautam seems to be very angry at the decision of the CPN-UML leadership that is likely to send new faces with “clean image” to join the Deuba cabinet. By calling his fellow comrades incompetent and inexperienced, he showed... 29 Jun, 2004
IN BRIEF SC moved against govtKathmandu: General-secretary of the Society for Human Rights, Environment, Law and Governance Activities (SHELGA), advocates Bhojraj Ayer and Narayan Belbase today filed a contempt of court plea at the Supreme Court against the... Horoscopes 09 Jun, 2004
Street play on waste problem Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 16:The youth of Kathmandu have found a new way of drawing the attention of the traditional families towards community-based solid waste management problem. A group performed street plays to raise awareness on the... Horoscopes 17 May, 2004
Design effective waste management system Shashi Bahadur ThapaAir, water and land pollution by gaseous, liquid and solid wastes have evoked a great deal of concern in Kathmandu, especially in the five municipalities — Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Lalitpur Sub-metropolitan City, Madhyapur... 06 May, 2004
