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  Unemployment has become a seriouss problem for the country. Photo:volker-meyer By JENISH PAHARI Unemployment has become a serious subject of discussion today. Unfortunately, in recent years the unemployment rate has soared tremendously.   The demand for skilled manpower and other resources is always limited. In a situation like this, creating more employments has become extremely difficult and challenging. Increasing poverty and unemployment have become an inherent qualities of the Nepalese economy.   The government’s apathy to create more job opportunity for young people has only made things go bad to worse. In the meantime, short-term and long-term economic policies should be formulated by the government. This has also not been done as effectively as it should have been.     Poor infrastructures in developing sectors will have a direct impact on economic growth. No economic development can be imagined without proper growth of infrastructures of various development sectors.   Moreov

Amrit Kunwar is not just an amateur bike reviewer. He has already completed a diploma from Madras (Chennai) Race Track. He is also a professional bike racer and therefore he holds necessary technical knowledge about motorbikes and their performance in different conditions. Amrit Kunwar is one of the first full-time motorbikers who is committed to promoting local tourism through motorbiking.   By LB THAPA Amrit Kunwar’s passion is different and that very passion has made him special. He is a motor biker---I mean an unswerving biker. He has not taken up motorbiking as fun or just out of curiosity. He has made motorbiking a purpose in his life and now he lives for that.     “The spirit of motorbiking runs all over my veins and therefore it cannot be alienated from me---I’m there where my motorbike is. I fell in love with motorbikes ever since I was in standard seven. I did not have a motorbike in those days at my home. Thus, I would look for every available opportunity to ride my friends&

  At present, there are fourteen universities and several colleges in the country, which provide professional degrees and diplomas in various subjects. However, the lure of studying abroad has not abated at all. Does this mean Nepali universities and colleges provide low-quality education? More young Nepalese students prefer to receive foreign degrees than studying the same course at home.   Photo: LB Thapa By LB THAPA If recent statistics are observed then it is evident that the number of students going to study abroad has been regularly on the rise. The Ministry of Education issued 85,758 No Objection Letter (NOC) between 2018 and 2019. For Australian higher education institutes, this number was 42,631 and for China and Japan, this number went up to 3,164 and 12,317. As many as 2112 students had received NOC for higher education in South Korea.        These statistics suggest that Nepali students going abroad for higher education is on the increasing trend. Although due to the corona

Kritika Gurung wants to study ‘Aeronautical engineering’. Her intense desire and deep attachment to the subject have made her even more confident not only to succeed but also to become an authority in days to come. By LB THAPA Hard work pays off is not merely a popular slogan but a reality. Because, with the dint of hard work and perseverance, Kritika Gurung has proved that hard work really pays off. She put her heart and soul together for the preparation of her IELTS test and eventually achieved a scintillating success.   received “When I saw the IELTS course for the first time then I was baffled. Because I had never studied such courses before. Honestly speaking, I was damn nervous but the next moment I decided to take up the challenge and face it with all my capacity”, said Kritika Gurung, an 18-year-old science student from Chhorepatan Higher Secondary School, Pokhara.   Kritika Gurung Kritika Gurung is hell-bent to study ‘Aeronautical engineering’. Her intense desire and deep atta

For the first time in Nepal, Pokhara-based Green Road Waste Management Company builds a road with the use of waste plastics. Photo LB Thapa By LB THAPA The evils of plastics are known to the world because they do not biodegrade and therefore plastics can remain in landfills and rivers for centuries. Taking the evil effects of plastics into consideration, the government of Nepal did put a ban on the use of plastic bags. However, due to weak implementation, plastic bags are still in use right under the nose of the government.   At a time when the use of plastics has taken off the sleep of the world, a Pokhara-based Green Road Waste Management Company has come up with an innovative idea of making roads with the use of waste plastics.   “Traditional way of making roads is expensive. The use of bitumen mixed with asphalt increases the cost of road construction. We use the solution of waste plastics into bitumen mixture so that the quantity of expensive asphalt can be reduced to a great ex

By LB THAPA His love for Nepal is incredible. A man who is British by birth but at heart, he is more Nepali. He has spent most of his life among the Nepalese and when he was in the armed force, he stood along with the Gurkhas and fought the Second World War. After his retirement, he chose to live among the Gurkhas, and for that, he even renounced the natural citizenship of his country Great Britain.    He lives at Naya Gaon, Pokhara with his adopted son Buddhiman Gurung Dhampu. His peaceful residence is hardly 5-6 km away from Mahendrapool. The local Pokhareli people fondly call him Gorkha Baje. He is a 97-year-old young man. Yes, a young man! If you meet him only then will you understand why he should be called a young man at 97. He is physically active and mentally alert.   His memory at this age is simply unbelievable. He can tell you every single incident of his life with precision. In brief, he is a man of statistics. Want to know who he is! He is none other than retired Lt. Colon