- Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Modnath Dhakal
Provinces still struggle to function properly
The provincial assemblies in the seven provinces have completed the first six years of their life. With the creation of seven provinces on September 20, 2015, and elections for the provincial assemblies held on November 26 and December 7, 2017, the PAs were created on February 4, 2018
Revenue-expense gap continues to widen
Government’s fiscal performance remained weak in the first six and a half months of the current Fiscal Year 2023/24 with a gap of about Rs. 79.34 billion in its total receipts and expenditure.
Are juveniles permitted for Everest trek?
Taking advantage of the absence of clear policy and procedures about taking children to high mountains of Nepal, a couple from Scotland took their 2-year old toddler to the Everest Base Camp (EBC) on October 25 last year.
Nepal Army proposes to revive Hetauda Textile at Rs. 1.93 bn
The Nepal Army (NA) has said that the Hetauda Textile Factory (HTF) could be revived with a cost of Rs. 1.93 billion, and 2.6 million metres of textile could be produced within the next three years.
Informal economy in Nepal stands at 42.66% of GDP: Study
A recent study by the Central Department of Economics of the Tribhuvan University (TU) has estimated the size of Nepal's informal economy at 42.66 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Fiscal Year 2020/21.
KMC’s cyber security training project receives overwhelming response
The Cyber Security Training project announced by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has drawn the tremendous attention of youth and witnessed the fill-out of 1032 forms in 24 hours till
Govt decides to pay Rs. 8.1bn to contractors
Amidst discouraging performance of the development budget, the government decided on Sunday to immediately clear the remaining payments of the public infrastructure construction to the contractors. It has announced that the clearing of the dues would begin with Rs. 1.71 billion government liability from the last Fiscal Year 2022/23 and Rs. 6.30 billion of this year.
New Nepal-made tractors hit market
A new brand of tractors made in Nepal has hit the market. Chandragiri Machinery Udhyog has begun the production and distribution of Chandragiri Tractors with the capacity of 6HP and 9H
Poor policy backup, cumbersome process disappoint women entrepreneurs
Sharada Rijal, a successful entrepreneur in felt and handicraft sector, has a bitter experience while obtaining the incentives on exports from the government. She made rounds of banks, customs offices, business chambers and the Department of Industry (DoI) for about three years to get her share of incentives, ranging from 3-5 per cent on the basis of domestic raw materials used and value added, and decided to quit doing it. "It did no good. There are lots of procedural hassles and complexities than the benefits," she said. Similarly, Hira Bhattarai, an entrepreneur dealing in natural fibre, said that she hands over her products to an exporter based in Kathmandu who collects the products from the entrepreneurs like her and sells in the international market.
Economic Crisis Over, Threats Persist
The Nepali economy experienced an unprecedented slowdown in the last fiscal year 2022–2023, depressing all—the government, private sector, and common people. The government failed to meet the annual targets for revenue and capital budget mobilisation, and there was a gap of about Rs. 432 bil
Once successful in Nepal, bio-gas could still be alternative to LP gas
The 15th Periodic Plan of Nepal implemented in the fiscal year (FY) 2019/20 had envisaged installing 200,000 domestic bio-gas (DBG) plants. It also had a plan to replace about 40,000 tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) through the installation of 500 large biogas plants.
Know The Medium For Better Content
Marshall McLuhan, a Canadian communication theorist, had suggested that the medium itself should be the primary focus rather than the content since the latter is defined by the character of the former. McLuhan was of the view that every medium has a distinct character, which the content creators largely ignore, but it’s the character that defines the content. He took the example of television, which was a new m
How will SAARC come out of existential crisis?
With 22 per cent of the world population and the largest reserves of fresh water in the Himalayas, the South Asian region has an immense potential for growth and development. However, it is one of the poorest and least in
Lumbini govt plans to build int'l birthing centre
The provincial government in Lumbini has said that it will implement International Birthing Centre project in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha and a world heritage site.
Dissent voices, explosive poems
Here is a poet who dissents on virtually everything, save for the concept of mother. In an attempt to convey his perspectives on the existence of the self, individuals, and society through various fragments, he articulates fervour in his poems. It is not necessary to have conceptual coherence and chronological presentation in poetic expressions. Since poetry is born through the articulation of the spontaneous overflow of emotions, there is less time to stick to the rules of the craft. Since Gopal Prasad Rimal introduced prose poetry in Nepali literature in 1962 through his timeless creation of 'Aamako Sapana' and Bhupi Sherchan elevated it to a new height with his '
