READ 2B HAPPY

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...

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 ret...

Anu Shrestha has had a chequered life but all those tough times even made her much stronger and more confident in her life.    This is Anu Shrestha's journey from an unknown village girl to one of the pioneer rafters and kayakers of Nepa l By LB THAPA The actual situation of Nepali women in a male-chauvinistic society is much deplorable and pathetic. Most women living in urban areas are considered better off than those women who are living in far-flung rural areas of the country, but the real mindset of the people against them has not changed much. This is what at least I have learned from the talk with Anu Shrestha.   Let’s know more about Anu Shrestha and her crusade against orthodoxy. Her life is more like an open book where every page is tinged with life, hope, and despair. So without further ado, let’s start what Anu Shrestha wants to share with us in her own words.   First, I want to greet the readers of this blog at home and abroad. Because I’m well aware of t...

Many women in the country feel that they are discriminated and most of their rights are limited within the book of the law. By LB THAPA International Women's Day does focus on equal rights, equal opportunities, and progress for all. The event is celebrated all over the world with much excitement and hope. However, a bitter reality is that millions of women all over the world do not enjoy equal rights. Much of the legal provisions are limited to the book of law and those laws are poorly implemented.   Much has been talked about and written about women's empowerment. With the passage of time, new laws are also enacted to give power to them. The women have also been eulogized for their role in society.   Even Holy Scriptures have praised them with an open heart. In a Hindu society where a woman is regarded as Devi and Shakti, the most cherished symbol of love and creation. A woman is said to have a creative inspiration for poets and artists. She has therefore been installed on ...