The future of humanity: threats of nuclear weapons

The future of humanity: threats of nuclear weapons
The world we are living in is getting older, dirtier, more populated, poisoned, and deforested, deserted. And that is its physical form. But lets us talk about something very deeper and a question everyone must very carefully listen to. Today one of the greatest threats is not about the environment. It is about politics and religious extremism, intolerance, and conflicts among one another. We kno...

The problem with elderly people:

The problem with elderly people:
  Haribol Acharya Today there is a growing concern for the plight of the aging or elderly people in the city. The reason is these elderly people are getting lonelier than ever before. Their children living in the city are busy with earning a living; that means they have to work hard from morning to evening just to make two ends meet. And that is why these youngsters have very little tim...

Three Jewels of life: literature, art and music

Three Jewels of life: literature, art and music
Haribol Acharya Imagine there is no music. Life would have been dull and boring. Perhaps it is music, literature, and art that has given us a different world than our fellow – animal beings. Maybe there are other things that have added beauty to life. They are sports, movies and the like and yet now we want to limit this write-up to the trio- literature, art, and music. While these three things...

Fourteen killed, many wounded in Colombia bus accident

Fourteen killed, many wounded in Colombia bus accident
BOGOTA, Nov 20. (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed and 35 injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged down a ravine in rural northwestern Colombia, officials said Sunday. The bus skidded off the road when the driver swerved in an attempt to avoid hitting a motorcycle rider, Sabanalarga Mayor Cesar Cuadros told reporters. The Sabanalarga hospital could not cope with the sudden influ...

19 killed, 8 injured in Beijing house fire

19 killed, 8 injured in Beijing house fire
BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Nineteen people were killed and eight others injured in a house fire in Beijing's southern Daxing District Saturday night, local authorities said. The fire has been extinguished at around 9 p.m. Those who were rescued have been taken to hospital for treatment. The accident, which occurred in Xinjian Village, Daxing District, was reported at 6:15 p.m., according to the ...

China welcomes balanced results of COP 23

China welcomes balanced results of COP 23
BONN, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- As the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) winded up here Saturday, China's special representative on climate change affairs, Xie Zhenhua, said the major dialogue on climate change, "though still not 100 percent satisfactory", had succeeded in reflecting the concerns of all sides in a balanced manner and he hoped developed countries would shoulder their...

William Shakespeare: The father of dramas

William Shakespeare: The father of dramas
Haribol Acharya Few persons might not have heard about William Shakespeare who take an interest in dramas. Shakespeare is one of the figures in English literature or world literature who remains one of the most commented or written or discussed figures in the world. Shakespeare was a man of multiple talents. He was a great English poet for his sonnets are very popular and even taking his sonnet...

The most beautiful  and largest garden of the world:

The most beautiful  and largest garden of the world:
Haribol Acharya Miracle Garden in Dubai is a garden called a miracle garden, for it is the largest garden and designed phenomenally. Dubai is generally known as a nation of technology, industry and commerce and nature is far from the modernity of the country as it seems. But that is not true. This country of commerce and industry has the world’s greatest garden called the Dubai Miracle Garden. ...

What kind of moral education should be imparted to children?

What kind of moral education should be imparted to children?
Haribol  Acharya Children need moral education and in their formative years, that means, in their earlier ages when they learn to read and write. Needless to say, the first and foremost moral teacher, or simply a teacher is his or her parents. They cultivate certain ideas or feelings or life’s principles in their little ones before they even could speak. They tell their children to bow down b...

Madan Bhandari: A legendary Nepali politician and immortal leader:

Madan Bhandari: A legendary Nepali politician and immortal leader:
Destiny is such that those who are really dedicatedly doing or want to do something for humanity do not live longer and yet in their short span of life they do something so great that their legacies remain continually benefiting humans. In  Nepal Madan Bhandari was a unique political leader who has done so much to establish socialism in  Nepal. The New York Times wrote: Karl Marx lives in Nepal in...