Govt to open fair price shops soon

Like in the previous years, the government is preparing to operate fair price shops in different parts of the country to stop black marketing and arbitrary rise in the price of essential goods during festivals. As the festivals – mainly Dashain, Tihar and Chhat – are around the corner, the government has decided to set up fair price shops across the nation, including in the Kathmandu Valley from September 17. The shops aim to provide relief to the general people by offering essentials goods...

EU, UNICEF provide 800 oxygen concentrators

The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Nepal and the Nepal office of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have jointly handed over 800 oxygen concentrators to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

'Govt officers can curb human trafficking'

Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Harishchandra Ghimire said the problem of trafficking in course of foreign employment can be controlled if the government officers involved work effectively. Speaking at an interaction programme organised on the occasion of 15th National Anti-Trafficking Day on Friday, Joint-Secretary Ghimire highlighted the need to bring the aider of the offence of trafficking under the ambit of law. “The main reason behind traffi

Revised Budget Focuses On Economic Recovery

Amid the opposition's uproar, the finance minister Friday presented a revised national budget for the current fiscal year in the House of Representatives, which saw a downsizing in the budget, unveiled earlier by the erstwhile KP Sharma Oli-led government. The current government felt it necessar

Lesson From COVID-19 Pandemic

More than one and a half years since the onset of COVID-19, every aspect of people’s life has still remained affected. Over 4.6 million people have died from this pandemic since January 2020. Many more are destined to die before we are equipped with better ways to manage or eradica

Scientific Socialism

SCIENTIFIC socialism and democratic socialism are entirely different terminologies in the political philosophy. Democratic socialism is synonymous with utopian socialism. It is like a big pond that has the capacity to absorb the water from various rivulets.

Amendment necessary in MCC: Nepal

Chairman of the CPN (Unified Socialist) and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the US government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact should be passed only with amendments. Addressing the Lumbini Provincial level gathering of CPN (Unified Socialist)’s youth wing, Youth Association of Nepal and People's Volunteers Declaration Programme in Nepalgunj on Saturday, Chairman Nepal said, "We have asked to make it clear that MCC has nothing to do with army and security...

'Undergoing antibody test individually not required'

A few weeks ago, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) had said that the COVID-19 antibodies were seen in 68.6 per cent of the samples collected from across the country. A seroprevalence study was conducted on 13,161 samples chosen randomly from July 5 to August 14.

Danny Denzongpa and Sarika join Amitabh Bachchan, Parineeti Chopra and others for Sooraj Barjatya’s Oonchai

The ensemble cast of Sooraj Barjatya's next just keeps getting better and better. The film which narrates a tale of friendship features Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Neena Gupta, and Parineeti Chopra in key roles. Now, according to the latest reports, Danny Denzongpa and Sarika have also joined the cast of the film. The film titled Oonchai will be going on floors next month.

Salman Khan’s Antim to premiere on Zee 5; might release in single screens across India

After Radhe, Salman Khan is all ready for his second direct to digital premiere after Radhe as his upcoming gangster drama, Antim - The Final Truth is all geared for a release on Zee 5. The Mahesh Manjrekar film features Aayush Sharma as a gangster with Salman Khan as a Sikh cop.