Tokyo Olympics: Will It Be Held?

Olympics are now just over two months away and calls to ditch the Games in the face of the pandemic are getting louder by the day. So why isn't Japan talking about cancelling the Games? The answer as it turns out, is not that simple.

Take aim to bust small arms smuggling

Frequent confiscation of small arms show that the authorities need to intensify coordination and surveillance to control their smuggling. According to Nepal Police data, 324 small arms were confiscated till May 14 of the Fiscal Year 2020/21. Similarly, 338 arrested individuals were charged under Arms and Ammunition Act, 1962. in FY 2018/19, 284 small arms were seized and 361 individuals were arrested.

Task force to look into power transmission issue soon

The government has decided to form a task force at the federal and local level to solve the problems seen in the construction of electricity transmission lines in the future. A meeting of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Minister for Forest and Environment Minister and Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, secretaries and officials of Nepal Electricity Authority held on Wednesday...

Flood death toll reaches 11 with 25 missing

Death toll in monsoon-induced disaster, triggered by torrential rains in different parts of the country, has reached 11. According to an update made public by the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Authority (NDRRMA) as of 4:00 pm on Thursday, landslides and floods have left 11 people dead while 25 others are still missing. The NDRRMA said the devastation has mainly hit 17 districts since June 14, causing complete damage to 129 and partial damage to 114 physical infrastructures. So far,...

NC general convention from September 1

Nepali Congress has amended the calendar of its 14th general convention. A Central Working Committee meeting held on Thursday discussed the calendar amended earlier by a meeting of the office bearers and endorsed the amendment to it.

Floods damage bridges in Nawalpur, Pyuthan

Floods brought on by more than four days of heavy rains have wreaked havoc in Nawalpur, causing damages of more than Rs. 100 million, according to the District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC).

KMC to provide Rs. 20m to Melamchi flood victims

Kathmandu Metropolitan City has announced to provide Rs. 20 million for the emergency assistance to the landslide and flood victims of Melamchi Municipality of Sindhupalchowk. Mayor Bidhya Sundar Shakya announced the emergency assistance to Melamchi Municipality at the 9th convention and the meeting of the Municipal Council held on Thursday.

Standing Prepared For Monsoon Fury

Within the first week of the start of this year's monsoon, flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains have wreaked havoc in different parts of the country, killing several people and causing a huge loss of public and private properties.

Transitional Jitters?

If President Joe Biden’s main goal of his first overseas trip was to reassure his country’s allies and partners, especially those in Europe, of continued American support, he appears to have achieved that. Europeans needed such an assurance after four years of the Trump administration which created lurking uncertainties due to distortions in the established American foreign policy. Biden offered to go for a course correction to make US security commitments to the 30-strong North Atlantic Treaty...

Pandemic’s Impact on Global Supply Chain

There is no denying that pandemic has left its adverse impact creating extraordinary upheaval in the global economy. With pandemic fallout under consideration, policy makers are prompted to review Just-In-Time manufacturing approach pioneered decades ago to curtail production costs and maximise profits by the companies.