Maya Devi temple opens after eight months

BHAIRAHAWA, DECEMBER 6 Maya Devi temple, located on the premises of Gautam Buddha’s birthplace, Lumbini, opened to the public today after a gap of eight months. The government and Lumbini Development Fund had closed the temple...

Media’s role in enhancing civic awareness stressed

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 6 Minister of Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung said media should work to make people living below the poverty line and those living in remote areas aware. At a virtual programme organised by...

Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth

BEIJING: A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter Sunday in preparation for returning samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time in almost 45 years,...

As UK prepares to roll out COVID-19 vaccines, scepticism remains

Britain to begin vaccine programme this week Governments seek to reassure over safety, efficacy Many swayed by misinformation, conspiracy theories LONDON: A sizeable minority of people believe conspiracy theories about the coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccines, some experts...

Tuskers trash houses, grains worth millions

RAJBIRAJ, DECEMBER 6 Wild elephants from Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve destroyed seasonal food grains worth millions and more than half-a-dozen houses at Shambhunath Municipality in Saptari on Saturday. The tuskers destroyed houses and crops at wards...

Revised height of Mt Everest to be revealed Tuesday

KATHMANDU: The Government of Nepal has decided to announce the ‘new height’ of world’s tallest peak, Mt Everest (Chomolungma/ Sagarmatha). Department of Survey will announce the revised height of the peak on Tuesday afternoon at...

Schools struggling to manage pads

BAJURA, DECEMBER 6 It has been very difficult to manage sanitary pads and girl-friendly toilets in the community and private schools of Bajura. Girl students have been facing problems due to the lack of sanitary pads...

Japanese space officials eager to analyze asteroid samples

TOKYO: Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that landed safely in the Australian Outback on Sunday while carrying soil samples from a distant asteroid, and that they...