ECONOMY
Cooperatives in Baglung spearhead campaign to protect near-extinct quinoa
Cooperatives in Baglung spearhead campaign to protect near-e...
BALEWA, Dec 11: A Cooperatives at Kushmishera of Jaimini Municipality-1 in Baglung district has spearheaded a campaign to protect the seedlings of quinoa and promote its commercial farming in the district.
Dec 11, 2022
ECONOMY
NAC begins ground works to operate int'l flights from Bhairahawa airport
NAC begins ground works to operate int'l flights from Bhaira...
KATHMANDU, Dec 11: The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has started groundwork to operate international flights from Bhairahawa-based Gautam Buddha International Airport.
Dec 11, 2022
SOCIETY
Locals vandalize hydropower project amid fear that it will dry up water in their fields
Locals vandalize hydropower project amid fear that it will d...
GORKHA, Dec 11: Locals have vandalized and set fire to a hydropower project claiming that its construction has damaged the Rainastar irrigation project in Lamjung's Rainas municipality.
Dec 11, 2022
SOCIETY
Two killed, three others missing in Kalikot bulldozer mishap
Two killed, three others missing in Kalikot bulldozer mishap
MANMA, Dec 11: Two persons died and three others went missing after a bulldozer met with an accident in Andherikhola cliff of Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality-1 in Kalikot district on Saturday.
Dec 11, 2022
ECONOMY
Future of paragliding in Pokhara becomes uncertain as int’l airport comes into operation
Future of paragliding in Pokhara becomes uncertain as int’l...
KATHMANDU, Dec 11: There are 60 paragliding companies operating tandem flights in the sky of Pokhara. Commercial paragliding in this lake city started about two and a half decades ago. Most of those companies fly from Sarangkot and land in Pokhara. Some have also started commercial flights for touri...
Dec 11, 2022
SOCIETY
Traditional watermills on the verge of extinction
Traditional watermills on the verge of extinction
JUMLA, Dec 11: The locals living in remote areas of Jumla grind corn, wheat, barley, millet and other grains in the mills that run on the river water. Bishna Bahadur Bohora of Patarasi Rural Municipality-1 said that the traditional watermills are disappearing due to the increasing use of modern ele...
Dec 11, 2022
ECONOMY
Local governments demand arrangement of online air tickets in Karnali Province
Local governments demand arrangement of online air tickets i...
KARNALI, Dec 11: The local governments of Karnali Province have demanded the federal government to implement online tickets for air services in the region stating that the air passengers in the province were struggling to avail air service.
Dec 11, 2022
Editorial
Lessons from Melamchi Project
Lessons from Melamchi Project
But water supplied from the Melamchi River alone won’t help address the problem of water scarcity in the Kathmandu Valley. This will only ease the existing water crisis. The construction of this project began in 1999. Melamchi was one of the 22 potential sources of water identified by a survey condu...
Dec 11, 2022
POLITICS, Republica Watch
All seven parties pick PR candidates, EC to publicize final list on Monday
All seven parties pick PR candidates, EC to publicize final...
KATHMANDU, Dec 11: All seven political parties that have secured seats in the House of Representatives (HoR) under the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system have submitted the final list of their candidates to the Election Commission on Saturday.
Dec 11, 2022
POLITICS
CPN-UML finalizes 34 PR lawmakers (With full list)
CPN-UML finalizes 34 PR lawmakers (With full list)
KATHMANDU, Dec 10: The CPN-UML has finalized the names of its 34 lawmakers under the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system.
Dec 10, 2022