NC to resolve membership row in five days

Nepali Congress on Thursday decided to resolve the disputes seen in some districts over its active membership within five days. A meeting of the sitting and former office bearers of the party held at the Budhanilkantha-based residence of Prime Minister and party chief Sher Bahadur Deuba decided to solve all kinds of disputes to create a conducive environment for holding its 14th general convention slated for September 1-4.

Nepal’s First War Museum

It is a matter of pride that Nepalis had proven their mettle to protect the nation's territory, sovereignty and integrity by defeating the foreign forces during the Nepal-Anglo War. This is the reason why the country has never fallen into the clutches of foreign powers. Sindhuligadhi is one of the places where the Nepali soldiers had defeated the foreign troops. It was November 1767 when the Gorkha soldiers under the command of Bir Bhadra Upadhyay and Sirdar Banshu Gurung

Challenges Of COVID Vaccination

As the developing world still grapples with a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, new challenges of distribution and administration of available shots have emerged in recent times. Along with supply side, many afflicted countries are confronting the logistical challenges of vaccines. Definitively, those at higher risk of infection in the communities with rising caseloads should receive shots into their arms on a priority basis. Seen from the supply side perspective, there are positive signs in Nepal....

Education And Afghanistan’s Security

US President Joe Biden has decided that it is time for American troops finally to leave Afghanistan, the first country to which the United States sent troops after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. He set a fitting withdrawal deadline – the 20th anniversary of those attacks – but America’s remaining troops have left the country much sooner, with only 600 remaining in early July, along with other NATO forces and thousands of private contractors.

In Praise Of Multitasking

As I sit to write this piece, my web surfer has two extra tabs opened. One contains slides for the next day’s exam and the other has YouTube blaring foreign songs. If you have got a hint of my habit, that is right because I am a multitasker.

Century old motorable tunnel of Nepal being reconstructed

Considered as the first motorable tunnel of its kind in all of South Asia, the Churia Mai Tunnel is slated to get its long-overdue makeover. The underground passageway, which cuts through the Chure Range of hills leading from Hetauda to Bhimphedi and Amlekhgunj lies in a dilapidated state due to decades of disuse, lack of maintenance, and a series of earthquakes. Built over 104 years ago, the Province Government has finally woken up to the benefits of the tunnel.

Bote language on verge of extinction

The language of the marginalised Bote community is dying. While the elders still speak the language, the youngsters don’t and many parents have stopped teaching the language to their children. This is causing some in the Pani Bote (those who collect gold nuggets from river sand) and Pakhe Bote (fishermen and farmers) communities of Vyas Municipality–10, Tanahun to worry that their language might go extinct in the near future. Min Bahadur Bote, 68, has seen the language decline significantly...

Export rises by 44.43 per cent as soybean oil export soars

Export amount of soybean oil accounted for almost 30 per cent of the total export in the last FY.The FTS revealed that export rose by 44.43 per cent from FY 2019/20 to FY 2020/21. The export recorded by FTS stood at Rs. 141.1 billion in FY 2020/21 up from Rs 97. 7 billion of the FY 2019/20.

Meeting of NC office-bearers going on at Budhanilkantha

The meeting of office bearers of Nepali Congress (NC) is currently going on at Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's personal residence in Budhanilkantha.

MoHP reports 2,335 new cases of COVID-19

In 9,555 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 2,335 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population in the weekly press briefing .