Prime Minister Sushila Karki has identified corruption as a major bottleneck to development and transformation in recent years.
The merging of the Kshetrapati and Tripureshwor branches, along with necessary software integration work for the Maharajgunj and Kamaladi branches, will affect the system leading to the service closure.
Addressing the interaction program on gender-based violence and the role of media, organized by the Sancharika Samuha, here today, Minister Kharel stressed that female journalists' shoulders bear dual responsibility to be safeguarded from digital violence.
The halt had begun on Tuesday when agents stopped work, saying several provisions in the Customs Act 2025 undermined their professional rights, made their work more difficult and created conditions that could hinder international trade.
"Corruption is not just financial irregularity; it is a serious human rights violation that deprives the poor, the disabled, and the disadvantaged of their fundamental rights."
A total of 6,027 trees will be cut down in Mahottari district as part of the East-West Highway expansion project. Rajesh Kumar Das, the Chief of the eastern section of the Kamala-Dhalkebar-Pathalaiya road project, stated that an order has been issued following the completion of all necessary procedures through the Division Forest Office, the Department of Forest and Soil Conservation, and the Ministry of Forest and Environment.
The Nepal Tourist Transport Entrepreneurs Association in Gandaki Province has officially unveiled the Pokhara–Dhorpatan tourism promotion initiative.
Coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has said full implementation of human rights is a need of hour to bolster inclusive democracy and social justice.
Deputy Speaker Indira Ranamagar has said the efforts to promote human rights are dented due to rising corruption, poverty, social inequality and gender-based violence. Dalit, indigenous, disabled persons and those living in remote villages are deprived of enjoying rights in Nepal, she complained.
Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav has said public disenchantment reflected in the September 8-9 Gen Z protest makes it clear that human rights are yet to be guaranteed fully.
Traditional houses built with local craftsmanship in Rumma village of Malika Rural Municipality-5, Devisthan, have begun to collapse. As families have migrated elsewhere, many homes now stand abandoned, causing the village’s identity to fade.
The Election Commission (EC) is reviewing how convenient the polling centres are across the country.