Court: California can expand insurance for wildfire areas

California’s insurance commissioner can order the “insurer of last resort” to offer more options for homeowners who can’t buy traditional coverage because they live in areas threatened by wildfires, a judge ruled.

Road washed away for second time

The Daraudi River has washed away the road leading to the concrete bridge connecting Ajirkot and Barpak Sulikot rural municipalities from Baluwa again. This is the second time this week the road has been swept away by the flooded river.

PM pledges to work with private sector

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday said that the government was ready to work with the private sector to revive the economy battered by COVID-19. During a meeting with the representatives of the Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC), Prime Minister Deuba said that the challenges facing the economy can be addressed only through the cooperation between the government and the private sector.

Opium smuggling rising, police caution

Acting on a special tipoff, the Narcotics Control Bureau of the Nepal Police deployed a team under Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Yogendra Kumar Khadka to Hetauda, Makwanpur. The team then arrested a man, whom the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) identified as 44-year-old Ratna Bholan, from Ward No. 2 of Hetauda Sub Metropolitan City with 5.7 kilograms of opium. Bholan, a resident of Makwanpur, was stopped while he was walking around Sangam Chowk. Officers seized the opium from his bag.

Ainapahara waterfall is Tanahun’s latest attraction

Ainapahara Waterfall has recently become a new viral destination for myriads of travel enthusiasts. After getting stuck inside their homes for an extended period of time following the second wave of COVID-19 and the subsequent restrictions, the waterfall located within the Aabu Khaireni Rural Municipality has proved to be a much-needed escape for hordes of vacation-deprived people.

Vaccination On Priority

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has made it clear that vaccinating the Nepali citizens against COVID-19 is the first and foremost priority of the government led by him. Addressing the first meeting of the reinstated House of Representatives on Sunday, Prime Minister Deuba made the promise regarding the vaccination. Prime Minister Deuba had secured the trust vote in the Sunday House meeting. On Monday, the government appealed all vaccine producing countries to provide additional COVID-19 vaccines...

Time To Show Exemplary Leadership

According to the British historian Sir Anthony Seldon, an author of over 30 books, which include autobiographies of several British prime ministers, the most successful prime ministers like Clement Attlee, Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill had loyal teams of aides, advisers and private secretaries which they retained throughout their tenure, and who helped them to work effectively with other MPs and civil servants. Seldon, in his lectures, says that a leader is only remembered for one or two...

The Right Is Winning Culture War

Early last week, it looked like the England football team had lost to Italy but scored against Downing Street. As the abuse of England’s black footballers poured forth on Sunday and Monday and public outrage mounted, senior Tories had to shimmy away fro

Job Adaptation

As stated in the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal, published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the number of Nepalis seeking approval for foreign employment has reduced by 60.3 per cent in the past ten months. Before the onset of pandemic, about 1500 to 2000 Nepalis left for foreign employment in a day. In contrast, now the prospect of foreign employment has dwindled starkly. In Nepal, it has been an-age old trend among the youth to seek work abroad. The allure of financial stability...

Growing disappearances of women raise concerns

Bina Sapkota, a resident of Gaindakot, went missing from Bharatpur three weeks ago. As per her father, Jayeshwor Sapkota, he hasn’t heard anything regarding her whereabouts since June 28, the day Bina left her home with her boyfriend Pravesh.