Chepang people forced to survive on wild tubers

Chepang villages in western parts of Makwanpur district are facing acute shortage of food. Food produced in the sloppy fields in the hills could meet the demand of maximum six months and for the rest of the time, people of the villages used to go to other places to work and earn money which was used to buy food and other essential goods.

Global Partnership To Combat Virus

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread from one country to another last year, it became a truly global phenomenon, threatening the nations and people simultaneously. Coronavirus has triggered health, social and economic crisis of unprecedented proportions, which made the people practically realise that the human race is sharing the same planet and is facing same predicament. This is because the world is increasingly becoming interdependent not only economically and technologically but also from the security...

History Makers Telescoped

Former editor-in-chief of Gorkhapatra daily, Nirmal Kumar Acharya has come out with a book assembling the names and relevant details of 101 Nepali women who earned the distinction of being the “first” in their specific pursuits. It is the first that the effort has been made on such scale in a country where writing is quite often considered too demanding an undertaking. Acharya’s “Pratham Nepali Mahima” (First Nepali Women) is a cut above the rest when it comes to bringing to the fore the...

Evolving Digital Social System

The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled almost every sphere of life, with devastating socio-economic repercussions on the entire society. Still the health crisis has offered an opportunity to digitise all areas of service delivery, thereby helping to form a robust digital social system. A social system is a patterned network of relationships between individuals, groups, and institutions that form a rational whole. A person can be a member of several social systems at the same time. Social media, one of...

Gauge Your Response-ability

The rise in infection rate, deaths, pleas for help and struggle for hospital beds have become everyday headlines in the media. The second wave of coronavirus has pushed people to the limits with their physical and mental resources. It is not easy to work amidst the daily dose of fear, threat and grief over losing loved ones. This is certainly a time to be more aware of the difficulties faced by people around us and offer any form of support to them. At the moment, it may feel like there is no end...

Gurung Museum constructed in Lamjung

A museum representing the ethnic Gurung community has been constructed in Bhujung, a tourism destination at Ward 4 of Kwhlosothar Rural Municipality. The museum has been constructed by the Bhujung Community Home-stay and Tourism Management Sub-committee.

‘National consensus government likely’

At an interaction programme with media persons organized by Press Chautari Nepal here today, the PM, who is also the CPN (UML) Chairman, urged all sides to participate in the elections adding that he was ready to go for election by forming a national consensus government under his leadership as per the constitution.

President issues ordinance related to citizenship

The office of the President informed in its statement issued on Sunday that the ordinance was issued as per Article 114 (1) of the Constitution upon the recommendation of the government.

Opposition parties collect signatures of HoR members, to file writ petition at SC

Dr. Shashank Koirala, general secretary of the Nepali Congress, said that the signatures of the HoR members were collected to submit at the Supreme Court as the President had invalidated the claim to form a new government by a majority of HoR members.

Government entirely focused on controlling COVID-19: PM Oli

At a press meet orgainsed by Press Chautrai Nepal at Baluwatar, the Prime Minister said that the government was working to prevent spread of virus as far as possible, ensure treatment of the infected and arrange for vaccine against COVID-19.