- Monday, 25 August 2025
The Rising Nepal
On Weekend Off
The government has recently taken a new decision on closing down all the public offices and all schools on Saturdays and Sundays. This decision comes amidst a fall in the country’s purchasing power and the rising cost of fossil fuels. This provision will come into effect from May 15. According to the notice published in the Nepal Gazette, the government will introduce the weekends as holidays. Summer, winter and festival holidays will also be slashed, to some extent. Half-holiday on Fridays and other public holidays will be cut off. Such changes in working days have been made to help complete bulky school curricula on time.
Local level elections today
Periodic election is the key feature of a democracy. The nation is going to elect new representatives in the local levels on Friday. This is the second such election after the nation became a federal republic. A total of 17,733,723 voters are participating in this democratic exercise. They will elect 35,221 representatives for six metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities from among 145,011 candidates on the day.
Barca win overshadowed by Araujo injury
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Barcelona tightened their grip on second place in La Liga on Tuesday with a 3-1 win at home to Celta Vigo. But Barca’s victory was overshadowed by a nasty head injury to defender Ronald Araujo, who had to be taken away in an ambulance in the 64th minute of the match. Araujo was lifted into the ambulance on a stretcher, wearing a neck brace. Barcelona confirmed the 23-year-old “suffered a concussion and has been taken to the hospital to undergo further testing”.
Liverpool still chasing City like 'mad' in title race
Liverpool are still "chasing like mad" after Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, said Jurgen Klopp after coming from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Tuesday. The top two are now level on points, but City stay top on goal difference and have a game in hand away to Wolves on Wednesday. Liverpool could ill-afford another slip up after being held 1-1 at home by Tottenham at the weekend and got off to the worst possible start when Douglas Luiz fired Villa in front after three minutes.
'follow health rules on election day'
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has asked all to follow health safety protocols on the Election Day to be held on May 13. As the election centres would be crowded on the day, everyone should wear masks to protect oneself and others from COVID-19, said the MoHP. Though the number of cases seem to be declining, the risk of spread of infection is still high, according to Dr. Sangeeta Kaushal Mishra, spokesperson for the MoHP.
Title song of ‘Satyam’ released
Lyrical video of the title song of Satyam, which has been in the news since the announcement of the movie, was made public on Tuesday. Satyam is said to be a comeback movie of superstar Rajesh Hamal after a long gap. The song of the movie starring Rajesh Hamal has been made public through Ramro Entertainment’s official YouTube channel. The song features the voice of Raju Maharjan while Resham Sapkota has penned it. ‘Kutumba Band’ has composed the music of the song as per the concept of Yogesh Kaji. Rakesh Dahal has edited the lyrical video of the song. The video features only actor Rajesh Hamal.
Musahars in Sarlahi lack will to vote
Despite the local elections now being just two days away, Bishnu Majhi Musahar of Majurba, Haripur Municipality-5 is not excited at all. He feels that the previously elected representatives have not done much to uplift the Musahar community and to solve their problems. “Many of us don’t have a house or property,” Bishnu complained. Showing the narrow unpaved road, he said, “This is the condition of our settlement.” “The people we elected did not come back to our villages. Why vote for such leaders again?” he questioned.
Dharan locals pressing for reforms at BPKIHS
Locals of Dharan, especially youth, have been staging a sit-in for 40 days demanding an end to irregularities in B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), also known as Ghopa Camp. Since April 2, the youth have been gathering in front of the Dental Gate at 4 pm everyday under the banner ‘Save Ghopa Campaign’. The campaign’s main demand is to improve the system and services of the BPKIHS. The Ghopa Camp has been a major health institution for people across eastern Nepal for the past two decades. However, the locals stated that the autonomous government institution has been falling prey to corruption directly affecting health services delivered to the public.
Indian Air Force plane arrives in Bhairahawa
A special plane belonging to the Indian Air Force has arrived at the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA), Bhairahawa. The plane carrying a team of 30 Indian military officials landed at the airport on Wednesday to make the necessary security arrangements for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is scheduled to come to Lumbini on May 16 on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti. The plane also brought a vehicle that Prime Minister Modi will use during his visit here.
Profit of Nepal Telecom declines
Net profit of state-owned telecom company - Nepal Telecom (NT) - has decreased, during the third quarter of the current fiscal year 2021/22, by 7.63 per cent during the third quarter of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last fiscal year. The company has earned a net profit of Rs. 5.43 billion in the review period of the current fiscal year 2021/22 while it had earned a net profit of Rs. 5.88 billion in the third quarter of the last fiscal year 2020/21. However, operating income of the company has increased by 2.8 per cent during the review period. The operation income of the NT stood at Rs. 28.21 billion during the third quarter of the current fiscal year while it was Rs. 27.45 billion during the same period a year ago.
One can vote showing citizenship, passport or national ID card: EC
Arrangement has been made for the voters to cast their votes in the local level election to be held on Friday by showing voter identity cards, citizenship certificates or national ID card or passports or land ownership certificate. Issuing a statement, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday informed that the voters included in the final voters’ list can cast their votes showing their voter ID cards or original copy of citizenship certificate, national ID cards, or passports or land ownership certificates.
Election Silence Period
The country has entered a 48-hour silence period from Tuesday midnight in order to create an environment conducive to holding the local polls, slated for May 13, in a fair, free and peaceful manner. Within this period, the political parties, candidates and their supporters are not allowed to get involved in any poll campaign activities – physically and virtually. It starts 48 hours before the start of polling at 7:00 am and till the voting centres are closed at 5:00 pm. The Election Commission (EC) has completed all logistical and administrative preparations before enforcing the ‘silence period’ that is crucial to maintain the fairness and sanctity of the poll considered the cornerstone of the democratic polity. The legitimacy of the system is enhanced and broadened if the validity of the process and outcomes of the polls is not questioned.
Local Polls: Parties Put Heavy Stakes
Nepal is going to vote to elect the representatives for the local governments -- rural municipalities and municipalities -- tomorrow. The nation is now observing the Maun Awadhi (silence period) to allow the voters to be free from the cacophony of poll campaigning and reflect deeply internally about who to vote and help in gaining him or her victory in the elections. Though the campaigning duration has been shortened this time, candidates have descended down to the real battlefield to make best use of the short duration to assure that they get through the test in the hustling.
Socialism Remains Merely A Mirage
The Constitution of Nepal, 2015 mentions the term ‘socialism’ strongly three times. Preliminary in Part 1 states, “State of Nepal: Nepal is an independent…democratic, socialism-oriented, federal democratic republican state”.
Essence Of Nursing
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. Nurses play an essential role in our medical institutions such as giving safety or help in the recovery of patients, etc. No doubt, when some patients are in need of care then nurses work tirelessly to identify and protect the needs of the individual. Nurses also have immense knowledge and have several skills that they spend on an organisation for perfection and development. Most of the time nurses work in tough environments where extreme stress is a part of their job. Nurses constitute the largest population in the health workforce in any country.
