Unparliamentary Act

CHIEF Minister of Karnali Province Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has pulled off a surprise after his government survived the no-confidence motion after four CPN-UML parliamentarians violated the party-whip and voted in favour of him.

Saving People’s Life At Top Priority

It is a matter of grave concern that Nepal has lately reported a considerable rise in the number of COVID-19 infections again. Hospitalisations as well as deaths associated with the killer virus have also begun increasing gradually.

Achievement Made Amidst Challenges

We have bidden 2077 B.S. adieu and welcomed the New Year 2078 B.S. The New Year has arrived with hope, joy and resolution. It rekindles new vigour and enthusiasm among the people. It reckons us that our nation grows older by a year. This will add another chapter to the annals of the country’s history.

Resolution For New Year

We are embracing Nepali New Year 2078 from today. While wishing for the best days in the new year in terms of health safety, happiness and prosperity, we must be mindful that challenges still remain in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting from the lockdown to the administration of the vaccines, we fared better compared to many other countries in the year 2077.

Fostering Brain Gain

The poor and underdeveloped nations often suffer from the flight of their human capital, which has been widely referred as to brain drain. The educated and talented professionals migrate to the developed nations in search of better opportunity of education, job and quality of life.

Joint Efforts For Growth

Industrial development in Nepal has been a mirage for the last many decades. There were multiple excuses for the poor performance of the tertiary sector of the economy – Maoist insurgency, power shortage, political instability, trade unions, poor infrastructure, poor linkages to

Virus Variant Raises Alarm

The detection of new variant of coronavirus has sounded alarm bells in the country. With the detection, the cases of coronavirus affliction in the country have jumped up in recent days. Some people returning from India have been detected with the UK variant of the coronavirus while a few school kids too have also been found suffering from the symptoms of the same variant. All these have become a serious cause of concern for the government,

Hopes With Hydropower

Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower project, the long-awaited national priority project, is finally poised for electricity generation by mid-May, according to recent news published in this daily. Perhaps no other news that hit the headlines over last f

Five face murder charge for beating alleged thief to death

It was at around 11:30 pm on April 3 when the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur’s control room received a phone call. It was from Barkhepati area in Ward 2 of Changunarayan Municipality.

Fighting Forest Fires

The thick smog has again blanketed the sky across the country from early Wednesday morning, with the people wearing warm clothes to beat unusual cold. The weather normally starts to be hot around this time of the year but it is still a bit chilly,

Time To Stay Alert On COVID-19 Resurgence

On Monday, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) confirmed 266 new cases of COVID-19 in Nepal, taking the nation’s coronavirus tally to 278,210. Of the new infections, seven were reported in Province 1, five in Province two, 201 in Bagmati Province,

Focus On Research And Development

It is needless to say that a proper application of science and technology can lead society to the path of development. In this age of science and technology, no nation can achieve its long-term national development goals without applying the scientific knowledge and modern technology.

Something To Cheer

The sports sector and fans of the nation, hit badly by COVID-19, have found something to cheer about after the senior national football team a week ago lifted an international trophy ending a 37-year drought of securing an international title at the home soil.

Water Abundance

After a protracted delay, the parched Kathmandu residents are all set to quench their thirst with the water from the Melamchi River. The Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) has indeed achieved a major goal of supplying water to the capital after almost two decades of its first commencement.

Towards Zero Hunger

There is no denying the fact that eradication of hunger and malnutrition is one of the key challenges facing many countries across the world. A large number of people are still struggling hard daily to feed their children a nutritious meal. An estimated 690 million people are deprived of food globally. As per an estimate, acute food insecurity hit some 135 million people in 55 nations in 2019. The problem of malnutrition is quite serious. One among three persons is believed to suffer from one or...

Polls Enrich Democracy

With the promulgation of new constitution in 2015, Nepal embarked on a new political journey. It underwent drastic structural changes on the back of Janaandolan II. The Constituent Assembly (CA), elected in 2008, abolished the 240-year-old monarchy. It was replaced by the republican order. Similarly, unitary governance system gave way to the federal system based on three-tier government – federal, provincial and local.

China’s Vaccine Aid

In the first week of February, China had announced to provide 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the donation during a telephonic conversation with Minister for Fo

Water Woes Now Over

Finally, the long-cherished dream of the Kathmanduites to have drinking water from the Melamchi River of Sindhupalchowk district has come true. The Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has begun distributing the water to different areas in the Valley since Sunday afternoon. KUKL officials launched the water supply from the Mahankalchaur-based reservoir to Chabahil, Saraswatinagar, Maijubahal, Gaushala and Airport areas where the households received the water for six hours. It also supplied...

Education Dilemma Amid Corona Crisis

One year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic had first terrorised the world, causing the health crisis of unprecedented proportions. As people’s mobility came to a standstill owing to the lockdowns and other restrictive measures, the economic, educational and psychological shocks gripped the people across the world.

Contain Valley’s Pollution

The Kathmandu Valley has of late become one of the most polluted capital cities of the world, thanks to deterioration in its air quality over the last couple of months. The situation has worsened due to the dust particles carried by the wind coming from the Thar desert in India.