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Paddy farmers boost yield by using System of Rice Intensification Kathmandu Post Biratnagar, July 3 -- Paddy farmers in Province 1 are using a low-water and labour-intensive growing method called System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in a bid to increase yield. The seedlings are transplanted individually in a widely spaced pattern as opposed to the traditional method of planting them in clumps. The rice seeds are transplanted when they are much younger than usual, using different...

As US supplies vaccines to some countries, Nepal waits and wonders Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, July 3 -- On June 3, US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry celebrated the Joe Biden administrations announcement that Nepal would be among the countries to receive vaccines against Covid-19. © PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images FILE - A health worker inoculates a woman with the Chinese-made Vero Cell Covid-19 vaccine in Kathmandu on May 25, 2021. "I join my fellow Americans & all frien...

Cattle smuggling on amid concern about Indian Delta variant United News of Bangladesh (UNB) Bangladesh, July 2 -- Residents of the border areas of the district are growingly worried about highly contagious Delta variant of Covid infection as smuggling of Indian cattle has reportedly increased ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The cattle smuggling has become rampant through the porous frontier of the district, alleged the local people. Also read: Record-high cattle arrivals from Myanmar Wedn...

Questions galore before the Supreme Court as it hears House dissolution Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, July 2 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Olis two decisions to dissolve the House of Representatives, in a span of less than six months, now have raised questions about the relevance of the six-year-old constitution, and experts and analysts say there are some crucial questions the Supreme Court needs to answer to safeguard the constitution. As many as 30 petitions are being heard by the ...

Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help in Northwest United News of Bangladesh (UNB) Bangladesh, July 2 -- Many of the dead were found alone, in homes without air conditioning or fans. Some were elderly - one as old as 97. The body of an immigrant farm laborer was found in an Oregon nursery. As forecasters warned of a record-breaking heat wave in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada last weekend, officials set up cooling centers, distributed water to the ...

Kathmandu Metropolitan City erasing mural that honoured frontline pandemic workers invites ire Kathmandu Post Nepal, July 2 -- Ever since the pandemic began last year, the people most at risk of being infected with the coronavirus have been frontline health workers. Also at risk are security personnel who have been at the forefront of enforcing frequent lockdown orders. In appreciation of their efforts at checking the spread of the pandemic, Dujang Sherpa, a social activist and ...

Talking about the wind Kathmandu Post Nepal, July 1 -- Nepals energy mix, currently dominated by hydropower, is expected to be more diverse in the coming years with developers showing interest in renewable energy projects. Nationally Determined Contribution has set a goal to expand clean energy generation from approximately 1,400 to 15,000 megawatts, of which 5-10 percent will be generated from mini and micro-hydropower, solar, wind and bio-energy by 2030. Out of this, 5,000 meg...

The difference between communism in China and Nepal Kathmandu Post Nepal, June 29 -- Last week, as part of the celebrations of the hundred year anniversary of the Communist Party of China, a high-speed train was inaugurated from Lhasa to Nyingchi, just 17 kilometres from the border of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. There will be more such projects announced by China as it would like to take the opportunity to share its economic success story with the world. During the ...

Sufficient sacrificial animals available in Faridpur despite pandemic United News of Bangladesh (UNB) Bangladesh, June 29 -- Although many districts are bracing for a shortage of sacrificial animals ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha due to the worsening Covid-19 situation in the country, Faridpur is an exception. Livestock farmers are now busy nurturing cattle in more than 5,000 cattle farms in nine upazilas of the district ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest festival of Muslims whe...

War of words between Oli and Nepal continues as they drift apart Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, June 29 -- A tug-of-war has been going on in the CPN-UML for months. Party chair KP Sharma Oli, also the prime minister, has not only criticised and humiliated senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal but also on one occasion ousted him from the party. Nepal, who leads a faction within the party, has at times threatened to form a separate party, but he has not done so yet. The two adversaries, how...