Sarus crane facing threat to existence, warn conservationists Participating conservationists and guests put their hands together when the bird festival organised by the Lumbini Development Trust on 26 November 2018 declared the sarus crane (grus antigone) as the ‘city bird’ of Lumbini. Nepal 08 Sep, 2022
Lawmakers call for management of solid waste in valley The meeting was attended by lawmakers Kamala Panta, Jag Prasad Sharma, Nanda Chapain and Krishna Prasad Paudel among others. Nepal 25 Aug, 2022
Local government is first school of democracy: PM Deuba Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the local government is the first school of democracy and the closest government to address people’s expectations and needs. Nepal 14 Mar, 2022
Unmanaged urbanisation may intensify quake risks: PM Deuba Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is worried that unmanaged urbanisation could intensify the risk of earthquake in Nepal. Nepal 17 Jan, 2022
Local representatives pledge eco-friendly development Dhangadi, December 8 Local representatives expressed concern about worsening environmental conditions resulting from haphazard infrastructure development in Kailali. At an interaction held by the Department of Environment in Dhangadi today,... Travel 09 Dec, 2019
EDITORIAL: Lie of the land Vast tracts of farmland are being lost to haphazard land plotting due to rapid urbanisation; it must be checked on time The urban share in national population is rapidly increasing in Nepal in recent years. The country has seen an upward trend in... 20 Nov, 2018
Permission from local level govt compulsory to plot land Kathmandu, November 18 Due to increasing number of complaints regarding land plotting and unmanaged urbanisation, government has passed a new Land Use Act 2018, which has a provision whereby local level permission is must for plotting land. The... 19 Nov, 2018
My dream city be like ... The potholed and dusty roads, now muddy and slushy, traffic jams, poor drainage system — we live in such cities, and given a chance to dream, our readers would love to live in a smart city where they can breathe clean air, walk/drive/ride on well... 30 Jul, 2017
Maoist Centre unveils election commitment paper for KMC KATHMANDU: The mayoral candidate of CPN Maoist Centre for Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sarbottam Das Dangol has unveiled his commitment paper, organising a news conference on Saturday. In his 39-point commitment paper, Dangol pledged to establish a... Horoscopes 06 May, 2017
Vehicle registration exceeds 2.5 million More than one million automobiles registered within last four-and-a-half years Kathmandu, March 22 Automobile registration in the country recently exceeded 2.5 million, thanks to the growing automobile business in the country. According to the... 23 Mar, 2017
Inundation threat looms in Dhangadi DHANGADI, July 7 Dhangadi of Kailali has suffered because of inundation every monsoon due to lack of proper drainage management. Many adjoining settlements get submerged due to lack of drainage in the backdrop of unmanaged urbanisation in the... Travel 08 Jul, 2015
Policies sought for disaster mitigation Kathmandu, February 14:Speakers at a programme today underlined the need to effectively implement the policies and plans formulated to manage disaster mitigation. They suggested that integrated local and national level mechanism could minimise the... Horoscopes 14 Feb, 2009
