The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has approved short-term action plan for traffic management inside the Kathmandu valley. As per the action plan, the Department of Roads (DoR) and Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) have installed and operated traffic lights in Baneshwor, Singha Durbar, Gaushala, Maharajgunj, Kalimati, Tinkune Padmodayamod, Putalisadak, Bagbazaar, […]
Traffic management action plan approved Read Post »
The government is sending a “well-equipped high-tech team” to rescue seven missing trekkers in Annapurna Rural Municipality of Kaski district today. The rescue team is scheduled to leave Kathmandu before 10:00 am in an army helicopter, according to the Department of Tourism (DoT). Four South Korean nationals and three Nepalis have gone missing since an
Rescue team flying to avalanche area to search for missing trekkers Read Post »
Clashes between protesters and police have broken out in Hong Kong, cutting short a rally after thousands gathered at a park to call for greater democratic freedoms in the Chinese-ruled city. Riot police on Sunday fired tear gas at protesters and arrested several people near the park, known as Chater Garden after some demonstrators attacked plain-clothes officers. Authorities
Clashes cut short Hong Kong rally as police officers are attacked Read Post »
After the legalization of abortion in September 2002, Nepal passed the procedural order in 2003, giving way to the first ever Comprehensive Abortion Care Service to be disseminated from the Kathmandu-based Maternity Hospital in March 2004. The law grants women the right to a legal abortion on the following grounds: Up to 12 weeks of
Access to clean water, toilets at abortion centers in Kathmandu Read Post »
Khagendra Thapa Magar, a Guinness world record holder for being the shortest man in the world, died at Manipal Teaching Hospital in Pokhara on Friday at the age of 27. He was admitted to the hospital on Thursday after having some health complication due to cold. According to Khagendra Thapa Magar Foundation Chairperson Min Bahadur
Guinness record holder Khagendra no more Read Post »
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has started the process of laying underground electric cables at various locations of Kathmandu with the objective to upgrade power distribution system within the central capital. NEA has called for tender bids to install underground wire distribution system after the pilot phase program in areas covered by the Maharajgunj Distribution
Process to lay underground wires begins Read Post »
Sixty-eight-year old Maya Devi Tamata uses a wheelchair to aid her physical disability. Though the wheelchair takes her wherever she wants to go, she can’t find an accessible toilet wherever she is out of her home. “Yes there are a couple of disability-friendly toilets in Kathmandu, but they are neither gender segregated nor accessible. Those
Urgent need for accessible toilets in public spaces Read Post »
According to a report by the City Planning Commission published in 2019, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has a total of 56 public toilets. If we are to go by recent reports on various national dailies, Kathmandu Valley has a total of 65 public toilets, excluding hospitals, public offices, parks, and petrol pumps. These toilets serve
Public toilets faring badly amid manpower, budget crunch Read Post »
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