A Move For Stability

President Bidya Devi Bhandari, on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, Wednesday issued an ordinance to amend the Political Parties Act, 2017. The ordinance is in line with Article 114 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal, 2015. No sooner had the President endorsed the ordinance than the main opposition CPN-UML and the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) split. Disgruntled UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal and other leaders close to him have submitted an application for registerin

Mass Media Under Taliban

Like just one-and-a half-decades ago in Nepal, journalists in Afghanistan today state that journalism is dangerous yet sacred profession for them. As the warring factions don't limit themselves to the gun, tanks and ammunition, communicators used to be trapped in between the crossfires in any war-torn country. Now after a complete takeover of power, the Taliban, the new rulers of the country, have declared that the war has ended but the Western media have been expressing grave concerns over the professional...

Securing The Future Of Our Planet

The f the extreme weather conditions that wrought havoc in parts of north-west America and Canada recently were not enough for the world leaders to be serious about curbing the carbon emissions, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report should leave no doubt that we have no choice but to drastically cut down the emissions level without further delay. Transitioning to clean energy is the bes

Be Sensitive To Others

It was around winter three years ago. Together with my mother, I went shopping at one of the biggest supermarkets in Kathmandu. I was planning to buy a pair of long boots and immediately found one that caught my eyes. On trial, I realised the chain did not slide fully and got stuck in the middle. Hopeful about finding a bigger size, my mother asked a salesgirl at the shop for help. And her reply was: even if you change the size, it won’t fit your legs!

WB gives USD 60 M loan to improve higher education

The World Bank has agreed to provide USD 60 million (about Rs. 7 billion), concessional loan assistance for the ‘Nurturing Excellence Higher Education in Nepal’ programme. The agreement was signed by Finance Secretary Madhu Kumar Marasini on behalf of the government of Nepal and Faris Hadad-Zervos, Country Director for Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka on behalf of the World Bank at a programme held at the Ministry of Finance on Thursday.

High-level export trade mechanism proposed

Government and private sector have pledged to create a high-level mechanism to promote and increase export trade. The mechanism will be represented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) and Federation of Export Entrepreneurs Nepal (FEEN), the latter informed at a press conference organised on Thursday to inform its interactions with the Nepali missions abroad.

Digital Signatures in govt offices to be mandatory soon

Digital Signature (DS), which was previously brought into use in 2015 for both governmental and non-governmental offices, has not yet found widespread use in the country. In the presence of then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli during his first term as PM in 2015, former Minister for Communication and Information Technology Sher Dhan Rai and President Bidya Devi Bhandari had formally launched the use of DS for the first time in Nepal on December 2, 2015. A week ago, newly transferred secretary Dr....

Probe body's deadline on Darchula incident extended

According to Joint Secretary and Spokesperson for the Ministry Phanindra Mani Pokhrel, the deadline has been extended with effect from August 18 as per the request of the committee.

NEPSE shows double-digit correction

The NEPSE index has declined by 18.24 points (0.57 per cent) to close at 3,180.78 points on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.

Construction of 216 MW Upper Trisuli-1 hydel project starts

The different types of works, including the establishment of crusher plant and batching plant at the project site, testing of construction materials, construction of Bailey bridge on Trisuli River for the access road, cutting of trees for the construction of the dam and other structures are in full swing.