Why Youths Should Join Politics

The gap between the legal sovereignty of Nepali state and its institutional capacity to fulfil the rights of its citizens has made national politics aspirational, not stability-driven. It is neither a safe and sound road to endure a coherent polity nor a vision youths desire.

Tek Bahadur Khatri: An Early Media Historian

After I decided that I will join RR Campus to study Journalism and Mass Communication in the late 1990s, I think the first book I saw in a senior's home was a photocopy binding of Tek Bahadur Khatri's Nepal's Mass Media. I borrowed that book which later became my best guide to the history of mass media in Nepal. I did not care about the author at that time, though. While working on this piece, I came to know that he was born on December 3, 1933. From journalists Dhruba Hari Adhikary and Jayadev Bhattarai,...

Farmers make millions selling mustard greens

Farmers in Bhimeshwor Municipality in Dolakha district have been earning millions through commercial mustard greens farming. Over 150 farmers from Panchdhara, Hop, Lamatole, Thakurigaun, Manetar, Kalimati, Suire and Sakhine in the municipality are cultivating the plant leaves in some 1,000 ropanis of land.

Alia Bhatt tests positive for COVID-19 hours after getting papped with beau Ranbir Kapoor

A few days after Ranbir Kapoor recovered from COVID-19, now girlfriend Alia Bhatt too has been tested positive for the virus.

President Bhandari inaugurates Melamchi water distribution

President Bidhya Devi Bhandari today inaugurated the much-awaited distribution of the Melamchi water.

179 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in 24 hours

In 3,565 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 179 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Govt doing homework to tax all real estate, transport sector activities

The National Revenue Advisory Board has started a study to bring all economic activities in the real estate and transportation sector within the tax net.

Belahiya border point tightened to contain virus spread

With rising COVID-19 cases in India, security has been beefed up at several Nepal-India border points, especially at the Bhairahawa-Sunauli (Belahiya) border point.

Sugarcane farmers receive payments

Sugar mills have failed to pay hardworking sugarcane farmers their outstanding dues for two years. Farmers continuously resorted to protests demanding payments throughout the nation and even in Kathmandu.

Humagain appointed as Chairman of Advertisement Board, Poudel in Chure Madhesh-Terai Commitee

The meeting of the Council of Ministers has decided to appoint Laxman Humagain as the Chairman of the newly formed Advertisement Board.