Joint team inspects breached Koshi spurs Itahari, September 30:Bid to find lasting solution.A nine-member joint team of high-level officials of Nepal and India today made an on-the-spot inspection visit to the site of the embankment breached by the Saptakoshi river with a view to finding out... Travel 01 Oct, 2008
LETTERS Going, going...Dwindling forests have become a pressing concern for Nepalis. Already, thousands of hectares of forestland in Tarai have been converted into human settlements and agricultural land. According to the Department of Forests, landless people... 21 Aug, 2008
IN BRIEF Sanitation campaignKATHMANDU: People of Nagarkot have begun building latrines after the launch of School Led Total Sanitation programme (SLTS). According to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), learning from Chundevi Lower Secondary... Horoscopes 21 Aug, 2008
It starts at home Executive officers of 25 municipalities spanning the length and breadth of the country gathered in the capital on Monday to draft plans for management of municipal waste and formulate a long-term vision on waste management. Management of solid waste... 29 Apr, 2008
25 municipalities to explore ways to manage cities’ waste Kathmandu, April 28:Executive officers of 25 different municipalities across the country gathered here today to make plans to expedite the management of municipal waste and to formulate long-term vision on municipal waste management.In the two-day... Horoscopes 29 Apr, 2008
UN, Coke join hands for water, sanitation project Kathmandu, March 3:A joint collaboration of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and Coca-Cola, India, to improve water and sanitation programmes in five municipalities of the country is set to begin on March 9.The collaboration... Horoscopes 04 Mar, 2008
TOPICS : A surprising side of slums First-time visitors to slums are often shocked by their economic vibrancy. Outsiders expect helplessness, but what they find is promise. To understand this, we need only look at why people came to slums in the first place. Most residents of slums —... 01 Oct, 2007
Joint effort for poverty alleviation in urban areas UN-HABITAT to provide US$ 355,000Kathmandu, September 21: The Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC) along with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) is starting an urban poverty mapping and gender... Horoscopes 22 Sep, 2007
Schoolkids’ role in sanitation stressed Kathmandu, August 16:The Department of Water Supply and Sanitation (DWSS), in its effort to engage school students in sanitation programmes in urban areas, organised a four-day seminar here.The seminar that ended today discussed the effectiveness of... Horoscopes 16 Aug, 2007
Floods hit 200 Bardiya families Bardiya, July 25:Floods in streams and the Bahai river triggered by incessant rains since yesterday have affected at least 200 households. Following the mayhem, standing paddy crops in large areas also suffered extensive damage.According to the Bardiya... Travel 26 Jul, 2007
KMC begins removing garbage Kathmandu, July 16:The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) began removing garbage from nooks and corners of the city today. The KMC move came after a local club opened the lock at the Teku Transfer Station on Saturday.Chief of the Environment Management... Horoscopes 17 Jul, 2007
Pact to rid Tarai water of arsenic Kathmandu, June 3:The government, along with three international partners, will spend over one million dollars over the coming 18 months to mitigate the adverse effect of arsenic, a type of carcinogenic mineral found in most of groundwater in Tarai.A... Travel 04 Jun, 2007
