Deuba to be appointed as Prime Minister today

Following the Supreme Court's verdict, Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba is being named as the Prime Minister today.

Vero Cell vaccine being administered today to people aged 55 and above

Similarly, the Ministry of Health has stated that people in the essential services as prescribed by the government and the Nepali citizens going to the countries where the vaccination has become mandatory for entry will also get the first dose of the Vero Cell vaccine.

COVID-19 leads to closure of many movie halls

Many movie theatres in Nepali are now on the verge of closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past 16 months, film production has come to a standstill, and filmmakers have not dared to release their films which they produced before COVID-19 hit the nation. The movie halls were closed for months during the first wave of COVID-19. Even after the government allowed the halls to resume business, they failed to get movies while people hesitated to visit halls fearing COVID-19. They were shut...

Bhanu Jayanti: Aadikabi’s house in ruins, Ghansi Kuwa threatened by road expansion

It has been 18 years since a fire completely destroyed the home of Aadikabi (Pioneer Poet) Bhanubhakta Acharya in Tanahun. But it has still not been reconstructed. For more than a decade, the house that many revere as a literary pilgrimage and the centre of Nepali language has lied in neglect. As a result, only some portions of its walls remain standing today. Yet, neither the government nor any organisation has shown any interest in rebuilding and preserving this piece of Nepali history.

Firefighters make progress against big fires in US West

Dozens of wildfires burned across the torrid U.S. West on Monday, but fire agencies reported some progress in corralling the flames and forecasters predicted a gradual decrease in extreme temperatures.

Laxmi Bank opens branch in Mahendranagar

Laxmi Bank has opened its 131st Branch in Mahendranagar, Ward No. 5 of Kshireshwor Municipality of Dhanusha district. Located at Kshireshwor main chowk, the branch can offer full range of retail banking services including small businesses.

Sudurpaschim's new vision of tourism development

Sudurpaschim Province is paving the way to promote tourism in quite a unique manner. The province government recently drafted a new act to govern tourism within the region in a bid to stimulate sustainable tourism development. Dubbed as the ‘Sudurpaschim Province Tourism Act 2077’, the legislation was recently ratified by the Province Assembly much to the gratification of both the tourism entrepreneurs and the general public alike.

India’s Satluj granted survey permit for 679 MW Lower Arun

The government has given survey permission to India’s state-owned Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) to construct the Lower Arun Hydropower Project in eastern Nepal. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Investment Board Nepal (IBN) and SJVN on Sunday to prepare the detailed project report of the proposed 679 MW project to be constructed on the river that borders Sankhuwasabha and Bhojpur districts.

Ojha appointed GC board member

Journalist Krishna Ojha of Phidim, Panchthar, has been appointed a member of the board of governors of the Gorkhapatra Corporation. A minister level decision of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology on July 5 appointed Ojha for a term of four years.

NC’s active members reach 850,000

The total number of active members of the Nepali Congress (NC) has reached 850,000. The party aims to expand its active membership to one million for the 14th general convention, scheduled for September 1- 4.