Govt raises minimum support price of paddy

The government has increased the minimum support price of paddy for the current fiscal year. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, a Cabinet meeting held on September 14 fixed the minimum support price of coarse and medium variety of paddies for the fiscal year 2021/22. The price of coarse paddy has been fixed at Rs. 2,752 per quintal and medium variety at Rs. 2,902 for the current fiscal year, said Prakash Kumar Sanjel, Joint Secretary and Spokesperson for the ministry. The...

Deprived Dalit women start bangle business

Women of Rajgadh Rural Municipality-5, Saptari, belonging to an extremely deprived Dalit community are busy making bangles lately. With a motive to become self-reliant by learning some skills, they are working in full swing to produce lacquered bangles. They learnt the skills required to make bangles under the Citizens Activity Project organised by Forum for Dalit Concern on initiation of Asaman Nepal (ASN). The technical and financial support for the project was provided by the WHH and the European...

New bird species sighted in Chitwan

A new species of bird named Brown-breasted Flycatcher (Dhawal Arjunak) has been recorded for the first time in Chitwan. Scientifically called Muscicapa muttui, Brown-breasted Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. Despite being a migratory bird for Nepal, the bird hasn’t been spotted before.

Recovery And Growth

Nepal’s economy is poised to grow by 4.1 per cent in the fiscal year 2021/22, forecasts a report published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). If the report is anything to go by, the country is set to emerge from the pandemic and things will change for the better. It paints a largely sanguine picture of the country’s economy for the coming year. The projected growth is a decent one compared with 2.3 per cent in the year before, and shows the country is on the path to economic recovery. As more...

Resetting Naval Balance In Pacific

The September 15 announcement of an agreement between the US, UK and Australia regarding maritime security cooperation has fueled French diplomatic row with its traditional transatlantic allies. The objective of trilateral defense partnership is to promote deeper security between three partners in defense-related artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cyberwarfare and under water technologies.

Building Cyber Resilient Enterprises

You are trying to buy something important for your loved one on an e-commerce website and suddenly, the server doesn’t respond after you click ‘buy’ icon. You are in the middle of your medical screening and a medical professional cannot access your electronic medical record. Government has critical infrastructures which include power lines and central banks information that the government cannot access due to cyber-attack. Are computer systems inherently unr

Menstrual Pads No More Luxury

While scrolling through social media, a small leather pouch from Chanel caught my eyes. As it is a luxurious brand, I could not help but imagine it in my hands. But reality was that they were off-limits for me. And now, talking about the hottest issue these days, even menstrual pads have become unaffordable. Prices of such essential pads are continuously rising. First, these items are mostly imported from neighbouring countries. The government has been levying 13 per cent VAT on them. Thinking it...

Social beliefs on menstruation take tolls on youths’ mental health

Owing to the hassle of managing periods, tension starts building up for 14-year-old Dipika Bhandari of Pokhara Metropolitan City-14 during the end of every month. This has been a recurring problem for Bhandari since a year ago when she reached menarche. Not being allowed to have meals together with family members while menstruating bothers her the most. "Not only this, my mom has provided me with a long list of dos and don'ts during the periods which I need to follow strictly," said Bhandari.

Plots are made to split ruling alliance: Chairman Prachanda

Addressing an assembly of the party's youth wing, YCL, at Panchkhal of Kavre, chairman of a major ruling party said that meeting of the top leaders in the ruling alliance held yesterday had also reviewed the ongoing conspiracy against the ruling coalition.

CPN (Unified Socialist) forms Standing Committee, Politburo, expands central committee

The meeting that went on for three days starting from Tuesday, also appointed Jhala Nath Khanal, former Prime Minister, as the senior leader of the party and Mukunda Neupane as the leader of the party, according to the party spokesperson Jagannath Khatiwada, who is also the chief of the publicity department of the party.