House meeting called for July 18

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has summoned the meeting of the federal parliament on Sunday, July 18. "Meeting of both, the reinstated House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly has been called for Sunday at 4:00 pm by the President," read a press statement issued by Keshav Prasad Ghimire, assistant spokesperson at the President's office.

Khati appointed Attorney General

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed advocate Khamma Bahadur Khati as the new Attorney General. Issuing a press statement on Thursday, the Office of the President said, "President Bhandari has appointed Khati, who hails from Bajura, as the Attorney General." Khati was appointed in line with Article 157 (2) of the Constitution.

Saving Lives Govt’s Topmost Priority

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended daily life across Nepal and dealt a severe blow to the national economy. After the outbreak of the more contagious second wave of the virus disease in early April, the country reported hundreds of thousands of new infections and thousands of deaths. The nation’s healthcare system was overburdened with COVID-19 patients. The government had to take various preventive measures, including lockdowns, to break the virus chain. Such restrictions were successful, to a...

Sino-US Cooperation Must For Multilateralism

Henry Kissinger, speaking at the event on 9th of July marking the 50th anniversary of the US-China relations, underlined that to understand the premise which led to the visit of China in 1971 is still valid. The needs for cooperation have not diminished. Setting differences aside, mechanism, procedures and policies can be built and adopted for a peaceful outcome ahead. The G7 meeting in Cornwall last month was unique: it focussed on ways to assert the US’s primacy in world affairs and to bolster...

Inequality Is A Risk To Stability

As a large number of poor nations face an inequality to vaccines, there have been calls for bringing some relief package to deal with COVID-19 devastated economies around the world. Unless widespread vaccination is assured the advanced economies, though starting to rebound after reopening, cannot sustain. The pandemic has drained the fiscal resources of poor countries over the past one and a half year. Assessment of the economic damage wrought in by the pande

Taliban On The March

The uprising of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a strong force to reckon with. In recent days, the Muslim fundamentalist militant group has been turning more violent. Afghan civilians, especially women and girls, are now getting panicked with the flare-up of attacks across Afghanistan by this terrorist outfit. The Taliban's level of confidence seems to have enhanced after the United States decided to draw down forces from Afghanistan. While the US believes the Afghan government is capable...

Pandemic dampens Holy Shrawan vibes

The holy month of Shrawan begins from Friday. The whole month is exclusively dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is believed that the positive vibes flowing from Lord Shiva make the environment pure with his divine presence in the atmosphere.

Only 60 per cent of development budget spent in this FY

The capital expenditure - crucial spending for development- has significantly increased despite the pandemic-driven economic disruption. In the previous FY, the spending was 46.34 percent of its actual target. Meanwhile, in the current FY, the proportion sprang up to 60 percent of the targeted amount.

Children in Need 2020 raised £57m, BBC says

Children in Need's 2020 charity appeal raised a total of £57m for good causes, the BBC has revealed.

COVID-19 update: 1,782 new cases, 1,757 recoveries, 33 fatalities in 24 hours

In 8,256 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,782 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday through its regular update.