Kushma to bring zip line service soon, claims to be world’s second longest

PARBAT: Kushma Municipality is bringing a zip line services in Chakle in near future and claims this to be second longest in the world. Mayor of Kushma Municipality, Ram Chandra Joshi laid foundation stone for the...

Reaffirm commitment to further strengthen power sector cooperation

Kathmandu, December 11 The power/energy secretaries of Nepal and India co-chaired the eighth meeting of joint steering committee (JSC) on cooperation in power sector that was held through video conferencing today. The meeting reviewed progress made...

Pakistan accuses India of funding disinformation campaign in EU

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accused arch-rival India of funding a long running disinformation campaign against it on Friday and said it would raise the matter in global forums. In making its claim that India attempted to manipulate...

Abolition of chhausheds forces women to stay in caves or in the open

BAJHANG, DECEMBER 11 With the demolition of ‘chhausheds’ in Bajhang, menstruating women have been forced to stay in caves or under the open sky. A chhaugoth is a makeshift or bamboo shed where menstruating women and...

Bajura denizens reeling under water crisis for decades

Bajura, December 11 A village, home to 50 families, has been reeling under shortage of drinking water in Badimalika Municipality-9, Bajura, for years. Fifty families staying at Gadkhet of the local level are forced to drink...

Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges...

Tourism revival unlikely in Nepal till foreign visitors return

Kathmandu, December 11 The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has painted a bleak outlook of Nepal’s tourism sector, warning of a high probability that many tourism-related small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will go out of...

Emissions fell record seven per cent in 2020, finds study

Paris, December 11 Carbon emissions fell a record seven per cent in 2020 as countries imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Carbon Project said today in its annual assessment. The...