Author: Himalaya Post

The government is looking for an alternative to putting an end to the traffic jam that is a daily phenomenon on the Koteshwar-Jadibuti section of the Araniko highway. It is said the government plans to extend the road on both to its right and left to build extra lanes as an alternative to address the problem of traffic jam on this section. The government also plans to construct an underpass or flyover at this section as the long-term solution to this problem. It has already requested Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for this. The plan is to add three to four lanes on this section of the highway by expanding the width of the road. Spokesperson at the Department of Roads, Shivahari Sapkota said the plan is to construct one more lane towards the north side of the road while it would be expanded up to two or three lanes to its south side for the time-being. According to him, the Department has its own land to the northern side of the road for construction of the land. It will only have to shift the pedestrian’s lane and drain for this purpose. However, to expand the lane on the southern side of the road, the Department will have to request to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation for providing land for the construction of the additional lanes....

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has released an awareness song against ethnic discrimination and untouchability on Friday. The song was brought to minimize the ethic discrimination and untouchability. NHRC Chairperson Anupraj Sharma made public the song. “The song has aimed at creating favourable atmosphere for equal behaviour to the Dalit and non-Dalit people.” Everyone is equal before law, he said, suggesting that the use of terminologies as Dalit and non-Dalit could be discouraged. Although Nepal has envisioned the society free of ethnic discrimination, it is yet to be practiced in behavour. NHRC has launched nationwide campaign against ethnic discrimination and untouchability. The song was released as part of the...

Coordinator of the Visit Nepal Year 2020, Suraj Vaidya, has said Nepal has safe environment for visit and this message should be widely circulated across the globe. Inaugurating the Bandipur festival here Friday, he urged the foreign tourists to visit Nepal without any hesitation. The festival is organized by Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal Kathmandu Chapter with the collaboration of Bandipur Tourism Development Committee and Regional Tourism Development Committee. “Some foreigners still think Nepal is not safe to travel, but it is safe. The message of security and features in Nepal should therefore be spread throughout the world,” he said, adding that tourism is one of the major bases of economic development. Tourism promotion was imperative for national prosperity, according to him. The VNY Coordinator further said although Nepal is small, it is not poor. It is rich in natural beauty and resources. Utmost utilization of natural resources can help build prosperous Nepal, he stressed. He suggested other communities that they learned from Bandipur on tourism development. “It is laudable Bandipur has helped a lot on tourism development and promotion,” Vaidya observed. He also shared that three big programmes would be organized in Bandipur on the VNY 2020. The Coordinator said although some problems were witnessed in Nepal’s tourism due to coronavirus spreading in China, there was no need to panic much. On the occasion, chief of District...