Karnali province producing skilled workers for reconstruction in quake-hit area The Karnali province government has decided to prepare skilled workers (masons) for reconstruction in Jajarkot earthquake-affected areas. Nepal 07 Mar, 2024
Building back safer: Local, sustainable solutions needed Nepal is overly focussing on earthquake disaster only; however, a large number of houses are damaged by other disasters, such as floods, landslides and fires, among others. Thus, the challenge of building safe settlements cannot be solely based on... 15 Oct, 2020
Government updates National Building Code KATHMANDU, AUGUST 12 The Government of Nepal has updated the National Building Code by incorporating it into all structural designs that are necessary to make buildings, both small and large, earthquake-resistant in the country. With the recent... Horoscopes 13 Aug, 2020
Corona isolation ward construction in final stage in Hetauda HETAUDA: Construction of an isolation ward for the treatment of possible coronavirus patients has reached the final stage in Hetauda Sub-metropolis. As per the provincial government’s declaration to set up 100-bed isolation ward in Hetauda,... Travel 27 Mar, 2020
WB approves Rs 22.82bn loan for reconstruction Kathmandu, February 6 The World Bank has approved an additional credit of $200 million (equivalent to Rs 22.82 billion) for the implementation of the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project (EHRP) in Nepal. An agreement to this effect was... 07 Feb, 2020
Technical education: Focus on practical work The focus of most of the schools is on the theory classes because of the tendency to award full marks in the practical exams, especially in the final exams conducted by the National Examination Board After quitting my government job as technical... 24 Oct, 2019
Prime Minister Oli lays foundation stone of Parliament building Kathmandu, September 18 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today laid the foundation stone for the construction of Parliament building on premises of Singha Durbar during a function. Estimated cost of the state-of-the-art building stands at Rs 5.26... Horoscopes 19 Sep, 2019
Earthquake-resistant school building constructed Hetauda, June 6 A newly constructed school building of Praja Kalyan Basic Level School was handed over to the school administration at Raksirang Rural Municipality, Makawanpur, yesterday. The 2015 earthquakes had destroyed the school buildings... Travel 07 Jun, 2019
Multi-purpose building constructed DAMAULI: A multi-purpose building has been constructed in Byas Municipality, Tanahun. The three-storey earthquake-resistant building was built at a cost of around 100 million rupees. “While 90 per cent of the cost was arranged from a loan,... Travel 05 Sep, 2018
Rolpa students return home after Korea visit Rolpa, June 27 A four-member team of Jana Kalyan Secondary School in Simpani of Tribeni Rural Municipality, Rolpa, returned home after completing their 11-day educational tour to two major cities of the Republic of Korea — Seoul and Daegu. The... Travel 28 Jun, 2018
Clean Trek at ABC KATHMANDU: Following in the green footsteps of Sir Edmund Hillary, Green Stars Founder, Alan Bywaters has launched ‘Guardians of the Himalayas’ programme in an effort to engage everyone involved in the trekking and expedition industry to continue... 05 Jun, 2018
�Guardians of the Himalayas� to launch on World Environment Day KATHMANDU– The Himalayas are drowning in trekker’s waste. Local government legislation was passed in April 2014 stating that every trekker should bring back at least 8 kgs of waste per person including their own. Even still, other than expeditions,... Travel 04 Jun, 2018
