GC executive chairman Subedi assumes office

Newly appointed Executive Chairman of Gorkhapatra Corporation Bishnu Prasad Subedi assumed office at the Corporation on Wednesday. He was welcomed by the outgoing Acting General Manager and Chief Editor of Gorkhapatra Daily, Shiva Kumar Bhattarai, department heads and editors of different publications. Speaking at the welcome programme, Executive Chairman Subedi said that he would try his best to make the publications of the Corporation smart and digitally advanced.

Nepal seeks UK investment in energy sector

The Government has requested private sector investors of the United Kingdom (UK) to invest in green infrastructure in Nepal. Finance Minister Janardan Sharma urged them to invest in green infrastructure and get benefits as well as support in Nepal’s goal of becoming a high-middle income country by 2030. Speaking at a virtual discussion programme jointly organised by the Investment Board of Nepal (IBN), Nepali Embassy in London and Department of International Trade of the UK government, he assured...

Ensure Access To Vaccines

The world is now scrambling to recover from the health and economic crises triggered by the COVID-19 though many nations are still confronting the spread of deadly virus that has become the pandemic of century. It has caused big humanitarian crisis. More than 4.5 million people have already succumbed to the virus while an additional 150 million people were pushed into extreme poverty, threatening to reverse hard-earned development gains. However, the invention of anti-COVID vaccines within a year...

Overcoming Democratic Deficit

A TV footage beamed, the other day, through national television channel, spotlighted the two mutually contradicting scenarios in the federal parliament. The first highlighted the rumpus in the federal parliament where the lawmakers affiliated to the opposition– CPN-UML -- were raising slogans against the government causing an obstruction of the parliamentary proceedings. They had enacted the chaotic and disruptive scenes to paralyse the House business to ensure that they had

How Culture Shapes Politics

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future: Albert Camus. There are many definitions about culture. In brief, cultures are our values. Cultural variations inform people differently, so is the understanding and perception of people about the world. As Camus said in the statement above, cultures are essentials to authenticate the society, but it also implies “relative freedom.” If...

Scientists To Resurrect Mammoths

The resurrection of extinct species is central to the films in the Jurassic Park saga. Now the Hollywood fairy tale can turn into reality. American scientists thought to bring back woolly mammoths thousands of years after the giants disappeared from the Arctic. With $ 15 million in funding for the project, Harvard professor of genetics, George Church, known for his pioneering work in genome sequencing and gene splicing, hopes that the era is not far off when mammoths will "

FM Sharma directs IB to prepare to pay for COVID-19 insurance

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has directed the Insurance Board (IB) to initiate preparations to assess the pending payment of the COVID-19 health insurance. Expressing concerns about the issue, he has started discussions about the pending payment of the insurance. He had summoned Chairman of the Insurance Board, Surya Prasad Silwal, and other officials of the insurance-sector regulator to discuss the resources required for making the remaining payment and a way out of the current problem.

Heart disease may strike anytime: Doctors

Many people have misconceptions that heart disease affects only those aged over 50 years, but according to doctors, the disease can strike anyone anytime, including during childhood or early twenties. According to doctors, heart is one of the most important organs that supply nutrients and oxygen to body cells and help to eliminate waste. Human existence is directly linked with a healthy heart. Therefore, any sign of heart ailment should be taken seriously, say doctors.

Long walk for water in Sindhuli’s Hariharpur 

"Every morning I wake up in the wee hours of the morning.  I carry a jug, a gagri and a bottle to fetch water from Jaruwa kuwa (well), which is about 20 minutes away from the village," said B.K.

Over 100 pickpockets nabbed in a week

The drive was initiated ahead of the approaching festival season, said police. Taking advantage of the festival environment, pickpockets to stay in major financial junctions in various forms watching every individual’s move while they do shopping, he said.