Community school's children suffering from decent toilet services Community schools are the backbone of Nepal's education system, playing a crucial role in producing educated manpower capable of contributing to the nation's socio-economic transformation and sustainable development. Opinion 21 Mar, 2025
EDITORIAL: Build public toilets Since the beginning of human civilisation, people have been giving utmost importance to maintaining health and hygiene to prevent themselves from various kinds of communicable diseases that are transmitted to humans as a result of poor sanitation. Opinion 09 Aug, 2022
Local levels told to maintain cleanliness The federal government has issued a model procedure to the local levels, requiring them to maintain cleanliness of public places within their jurisdiction. Nepal 17 Jun, 2022
SDG-6 and Nepal: Achievements and challenges World Water Day is celebrated every year on March 22 to highlight the importance and necessity of water for human life and progress. Along with celebrating World Water Day, the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2018-2028 as the International Decade for Action on “Water for Sustainable Development”. Opinion 31 Mar, 2022
People defecating in open in Bajura Bajura was declared an open defecation free district some seven years ago. A fullsanitation campaign is under way in the district. Nepal 29 Dec, 2021
PM hopeful of meeting SDGs by 2030 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said sustainable development goals would be achieved before 2030. Nepal 15 Mar, 2021
Public toilets in Bajura district HQ in poor state BAJURA, NOVEMBER 29 Most of the public toilets in Bajura district headquarters, Martadi, are in poor state. As a result, human excreta is a common sight in Martadi, which was declared an open defecation free zone six years ago. Some of the... Travel 30 Nov, 2020
Public toilets to be built at heritage sites, marketplaces Kathmandu, January 31 Kathmandu Metropolitan City has decided to accord priority to heritage sites and busy marketplaces while constructing public toilets. According to a recent meeting of various departments of KMC led by Deputy Mayor Hari... Horoscopes 01 Feb, 2020
Lawmakers raise contemporary issues Kathmandu, January 31 Lawmakers raised various contemporary issues at today’s House of Representatives meeting. Speaking in zero hour, lawmaker Aasha Kumari BK lamented that despite the country being declared open defecation free, public... Horoscopes 01 Feb, 2020
Let them in Visit Nepal Year (VNY) 2020 was inaugurated with much fanfare in the capital, however, there is reason to be sceptical about it being a grand success. People are not sure if tourists will return home fully satisfied or that they will refer friends... 09 Jan, 2020
Cold affects Dalit households Rajbiraj, December 23 A woman in her sixties, Julodevi Marik (Dom) of Rampura in Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality-2 of Saptari was taken ill a week ago. She had difficulty moving her limbs and could hardly speak. Her family wanted to visit a... Travel 24 Dec, 2019
Editorial: Poor capital spending The government’s inability to spend the money allocated for public capital expenditure means it is snatching away people’s jobs instead of creating them It makes little sense only to be allocating a large chunk of the budget for public capital... 21 Nov, 2019
