Let us encourage creative class by ending caste-based discrimination: Home Minister

Receiving the 15-point declaration passed by a two-day second national conference on the role of people's representatives for the guarantee of Dalit rights, Home Minister clarified that the state is sensitive towards non-discrimination on the basis of caste and community in the diverse Nepali society.

Initiatives for policy-level reforms related to disaster management started

According to the Home Ministry, initiatives have been taken to make policies and rules, which are now in implementation, more effective and timely.

Unseasonal rain damages over 3,000 metric tonnes of paddy crop in Gandaki

The incessant rainfall that occurred from October 17 has damaged more than 3,000 metric tonnes of paddy crop in Gandaki province.    

Let us hand over our unique culture to future generation: Vice President

Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has expressed concern over the encroachment on the indigenous art, culture and languages, and drawn the attention of the sides concerned for their preservation.    

One billion business continuity loan for COVID-19 affected tourism, cottage industries

The government has till the second month of the current fiscal year provided a loan worth one billion rupees for the payment to the employees and workers of tourism and cottage industries.    

  Light to moderate rain forecast  

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly areas of the country today with chances of light to moderate rain at some places due to the influence of the westerly low pressure system.     Meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Samir Shrestha said there is also possibility of light snowfall at some places in the high hilly and mountainous region.  

Government should pay special attention to sports development: NC leader Singh   

Nepali Congress leader Prakashman Singh has stressed that the government should pay special attention for the development of sports.     

'It is better to go for election rather than wasting time'   

Chairperson of the CPN (UML), KP Sharma Oli, has said that it was better to go for election rather than wasting time.     At a press meet organised by Press Chautari, Morang, here today, Chair Oli said the judiciary should run in independent, autonomous manner and as per the principle of separation of powers.

29 local levels of Karnali basin implement drinking water, sanitation projects   

Twenty-nine local levels of Karnali river basin from Karnali, Sudurpaschim and Lumbini Provinces have implemented a project relating to clean drinking water and sanitation.    

Sick one denied plane ticket to reach better health facility   

A sick person from Kharpunath Rural Municipality-1 of Humla district has been denied plane ticket to fly to better health facility.