US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19

U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines’ effectiveness is slipping.

Madhyapur launches ‘Nepal Mask Programme’

A nationwide 'Nepal Mask Programme' has been launched with the slogan 'Let's wear masks and save each other’. The campaign has been launched from Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-4 Duipokhari in Bhaktapur.

Lewandowski leads Bayern to German Super Cup

The Poland star, who scored a record 41 goals in the Bundesliga last season, opened the scoring in the 41st minute and got the decisive third goal in the 74th after Marco Reus had pulled one back for Dortmund. Nagelsmann had endured a difficult start as Bayern had not won any of its four preseason friendlies and was held to a draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga’s opening game on Friday.

DR Upadhyaya sets another world record

Dr. DR Upadhyaya has set yet another world record by publishing the same article in 36 national dailies on the same day. Upadhyaya published a 1,051-word article titled ‘Causes and reduction of violence against women (Mahila Hinsako Karan Ra Nyunikaran)’ in 36 national dailies of Nepal on June 29. This has been recognised as the most published newspaper article by the same author on the same day by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Lalitpur Metropolis supports to save religious dances

The metro has provided Rs. 2.5 million each to the Bhawani Devi Dance of Harisiddhi and Rudrayani Dance of Khokana to ensure that the historically and culturally important dances do not die because of a lack of resources.

Eight stolen artefacts being brought home

Several historical sculptures stolen from various parts of the nation in different times are being repatriated from foreign lands, thanks mainly to the tireless efforts made by the Department of Archaeology (DoA) and committed conservationists.

Tourists flock Doti's Chhahara waterfall

Tourists from Kailali, Kanchanpur, Banke, and Bardiya districts in Nepal and the border areas of India have started coming to see the waterfall, especially for making TikTok videos and taking photographs. Now the waterfall has become the main attraction for children and youth.

Victory Over Poverty

Every Nepali aspires to live a life of prosperity and happiness. Coming out of extreme poverty has been the life-long goal of millions of people. For this, every successive government rolled out the poverty alleviation programmes with the support of international financial institutions. There have been modest gains from the poverty-reduction schemes implemented for more than three decades. However, Nepal’s fight against poverty and social inequalities has often hit a snag due to political instability....

Universities Should Stay Relevant

Promotion and establishment of new universities has caught a feverish momentum in Nepal. While provincial governments are reported to be mulling towards setting up universities in their respective jurisdictions one after the other, Gandaki Province has already incorporated the one through an Act of parliament. And the same has been established and operated in Pokhara. In the same way, Lumbini Province has been reportedly set to go the Gandaki way for the establishment of university in its jurisdiction...

Historic Opportunity For Deuba

The incumbent coalition government, led by Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba, is an outcome of KP Sharma Oli’s failure to keep intact the nearly two-thirds majority in parliament. Despite holding such a majority, Oli dissolved federal parliament twice due to intra-party rift within the then Nepal Communist Party (NCP).