- Friday, 22 August 2025
The Rising Nepal
95th Photojournalism Day marked
Photojournalist Club Nepal (PJ Club) organised a photo exhibition here on the occasion of the 95th National Photojournalism Day on Tuesday. The photo exhibition was organised at Basantapur of Kathmandu with the theme of ‘Photojournalism from lance’. At the exhibition, 30 photographs that reflect challenges and risks facing by photojournalists were displayed. The photo exhibition was organised in the joint coordination of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Centre for Media Research Nepal.
Economy should get new direction: Minister Karki
Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki suggested that the forthcoming fiscal budget should focus on economic development by including only concrete issues and programmes. "Here, fear is being created by showing the Sri Lankan economy. The budget should come in such a way as to give a new direction to the country's economy,” he said while speaking at the discussion on policy programmes and budget held at the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Tuesday.
Road labs built with MCC assistance opens
New laboratories constructed at the Department of Roads with the assistance from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) were inaugurated here on Tuesday. Representatives from the Department of Roads, Millennium Challenge Account Nepal Development Board (MCA-Nepal) and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) jointly inaugurated the laboratories at the Department of Roads (DoR), a key partner in MCA-Nepal’s effort to sustain the quality of roads and help the government of Nepal address long-term maintenance needs.
3,470 register candidacies for mayoral posts
Altogether 3,470 candidates have registered their candidature for the post of mayor in 276 municipalities across the country, according to the latest data provided by the Election Commission. The government is holding local level elections on May 13. With the registration of large number of candidates, the EC said that people were found excited for the upcoming local polls.
Community mgmt key to forest expansion
Nepal is already on a path to achieve one of the commitments made in the Second Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in the expansion of forest cover and its conservation. As per the NDC, which has mentioned maintaining 45 per cent of the total area of the country under forest cover (including other wooded land limited to less than 4 per cent) by 2030, the recently released report showed that the forest cover has already reached 45.31 per cent, including 3.62 per cent other wooded land (OWL).
NRAB to suggest Rs. 1.3 trillion revenue estimates for next year
Nepal Revenue Advisory Board (NRAB) has said that the government should aim at collecting about Rs. 1300 billion in revenue in the coming fiscal year 2022/23. Chairman of the NRAB Mahesh Dahal said that the revenue ceiling was considered after reviewing the current status and future prospect. “Through the scientific and pragmatic point of view, Rs. 1.3 trillion revenue should be the target,” he said while speaking at a pre-budget discussion organised by the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) here on Tuesday.
New Malaria Alarm
It is a matter of concern that high number of malaria infections has been found among the Nepalis who have returned from India. There is always a risk of such infected people transmitting the disease locally. Such a development poses a public health threat at a time when Nepal is working to bring down the malaria cases to zero with the ultimate goal of eliminating it by 2025. In a scenario where Nepalis get infected across the border and come back with risks of potentially aiding in local transmissions, it is hard to achieve the malaria eradication goal. According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, 359 malaria cases out of total 391 detected in a year were imported. And out of 359 imported cases, 336 were detected in India returnees. Most of the malaria cases have been found in Mugu district of Karnali Province and Dadeldhura and Baitadi districts of Sudurpaschim Province.
Low Women Candidacy Breaches Statute
The second local elections since Nepal became a Federal Republic are scheduled on 13th May 2022. According to the Election Commission (EC) website, there are 8,74,1530 females, 8,99,2010 males and 183 other Nepali citizens above the age of 18 who are eligible to vote during the upcoming elections. Whom will they trust and vote for? The political parties finally registered the lists of their nominated candidates in the eleventh hour of 25th April.
Women’s Obsession With Body Image
Most women, including celebrities are known to have body image issues. Many have spoken about their struggles with weight and how they perceive their bodies. Billie Eilish, who is a famous singer and songwriter, has confessed to having dysmorphia that is a psychological condition in which individuals spend an excessive amount of time worrying about the flaws in their appearances. Such flaws tend to be unnoticeable to others but individuals with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) are too self-conscious and preoccupied by even the most negligible of flaws in their appearances.
Voting: A Voice Of The Voiceless
For some of those who did not have to fight for voting rights, or those who are used to making decisions through wrestling of muscles, voting may seem a worthless practice. For the strong and rich ones, universal suffrage may seem a ploy devised to allow ‘the weak ones’ reign over ‘the just ones’, by the merit of number. Even in modern democratic country the USA, it was after prolonged struggles that black males were allowed voting rights in 1870; all females had to wait until 1919 to cast their votes. Up to now, Saudi women have no voting rights. In some other countries, women are allowed to vote but their turnover is low due to societal pressures and norms.
Rs 60 million worth of properties burnt down in Bhaktapur godown fire
The warehouse belonged to local resident Rajan Prajapati.
Nomination filing deadline expiring today evening
As per the election calendar published by the Election Commission (EC), the nomination filing started on Sunday at 10 am.
Seventh Gorkha earthquake memorial day being observed today
On 25 April, 2015, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the country with its epicenter in Gorkha's Barpak.
