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A group of people taking a snap at the Ashoka pillar. Photo: LB Thapa By LBTHAPA , in Lumbini (This article was originally published in The Rising Nepal) My long cherished desire to visit Lumbini and to see the exact birth spot of Lord Buddha was finally fulfilled during Tihar holidays. Along with my visit, I did also intend to write an extended article about the current situation of Lumbini and the people around there. A motorbike riding from Pokhara via Palpa and Butwal was a wonderful experience. A recently blacktopped, straight road from Butwal to Bhairawa was enough to give a feeling of satisfaction. The quality of road from Bhairawa to the main gate of Lumbini was also excellent. Going back into the history, Lumbini was left in oblivion for centuries. Muslim invaders who ruled over India for several years were not kind enough to other religions. Different Muslim invaders went on rampage and destroyed several Hindu temples and Buddhist monasteries across the le

Who said I cannot speak English? Photo: khojj.com I HAD CHALLENGED TO SPEAK ONE HOUR IN ENGLISH AND TODAY I HAVE KEPT MY WORDS BY SPEAKING IN ENGLISH FOR ONE HOUR: Rishi Dhamala By LB THAPA Today my guest is a very special person. He needs no introduction because he always introduces himself. You can see him on every television news channel. Whether you want to see him or not, you have to see him. You cannot avoid him seeing on TV news channels. There is absolutely no way to avoid him. The only way not to see him is to either turn off your TV or shut your eyes.  Now you must have understood how strong a personality my guest has. Yes, you are right. Today my special guest is Mr. Rishi Dhamala. What is new in today’s interview? New, well, today Mr. Dhamala will not do Hamala; we will launch a Hamala on Mr. Dhamala instead.   The other day, while speaking with ‘Mero online TV’, Rishi Dhamala had challenged to speak in English for one hour. Mr. Dhamala has kept his words.

Kularaj Baral, the Managing Director of Miracle Institute facilitates Kripa Gurung with a copper-plated letter of appreciation on scoring 107 in the TOEFL examination. Photo: LB Thapa   Kripa Gurung scors 107 in TOEFL Kripa has scored 25/30 in Reading ; 28/30 in Listening ; 26/30 in Speaking ; 28/30 in Writing .   “I don’t keep a mobile phone, because I never felt it was necessary for me” says Kripa By LB THAPA   Right from her school time, Kripa Gurung has always been a meritorious student. She had scored 86.88% in the SLC examination. After then she joined Global Collegiate Higher Secondary School and only this year she passed +2 in the science stream with 65%. Several medals, certificates, and felicitations under her belt are testimony to the fact that Kripa Gurung is a student of a different league.    Unassuming but largely outspoken and straightforward by nature, Kripa has some traits in her personality which make her different in the crowd. Kripa is a voracious reader. She

Old mother has no home to go. Photo: Read 2b Happy.   Kanchhi’s parents were extremely angry, but they suppressed their anger and decided to give one chance to Kanchhi to mend her ways. Kanchhi was warned for not meeting the boy forever. Kanchhi nodded in affirmation only to keep her parents in darkness. Kanchhi was meeting Ramesh regularly. BY ISMITA RANA  Actually, the color of her skin was white but it had turned black due to dust and dirt. She seems to be perplexed and bore no emotions on her face. Her teeth had turned yellowish and her hair shabby. Long and dirty nails made no difference to her; she is busy foraging some eatable foods in the garbage.   Some benevolent people feel pity for her and give her foods and clothes that she would accept with awkward giggling. She was not aware of her situation, as she felt neither sad nor happy---she was indifferent to her emotions. When asked her name, she would always grin, barring all her stained teeth. The only word she would utter w

  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