Apitherapy benefitting leader Khanal

Apitherapy, an alternative treatment method done by using bee venom, has become an unfailing medicine for former Prime Minister and senior leader of the CPN-UML Jhalanath Khanal, who has been suffering from various diseases including back pain.

Economy to grow by 2.7% this year

The World Bank has projected that Nepali economy will grow by 2.7 per cent in the current Fiscal Year 2020/21 and regain momentum in the next couple of years. The forecast for the current fiscal year is higher than the earlier estimates, according to the South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2021, a report published by the WB on Wednesday. In January this year, the multilateral donor had put the growth forecast for Nepal for current fiscal at 2.1 per cent. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gross Domestic...

Polls Enrich Democracy

With the promulgation of new constitution in 2015, Nepal embarked on a new political journey. It underwent drastic structural changes on the back of Janaandolan II. The Constituent Assembly (CA), elected in 2008, abolished the 240-year-old monarchy. It was replaced by the republican order. Similarly, unitary governance system gave way to the federal system based on three-tier government – federal, provincial and local.

Expanding Civic Space At Local Level

A national dialogue was convened the other day to explore into the issues of engagement between civil society and local government institutions in Nepal. The objective of the dialogue as pointed out by the organisers has been to gauge into the state of civic space at the local level and suggest the ways and means as to how local civic space could be expanded at the prevailing context of the country.

Change Your Lifestyle

After lockdown was lifted, majority of people shared that they gained weight, became dull and are now finding it difficult to keep up with the busy schedule. So how can you change your lifestyle? Be more motivated? and be energised? Well, it’s about making small changes to your habits and routine that will push you forward, and get you there! And only when you make those changes, you will achieve those goals. So what are these small changes that will modify your lifestyle?

Kanepokhari-Rangeli road blacktopped, locals elated

The road section was enlisted as priority road for blacktopping even during the Panchyat Rule (before 1990), but many construction companies which won the bid for blacktopping it had fled away before completing the road, which had made the locals doubtful about the road getting blacktopped soon.

86 incidents of rape in eight months in Sunsari

As many as 86 cases of rape and rape attempts have been reported in the last eight months in Sunsari district, according to the data maintained by the District Police Office (DPO), Sunsari.

ANNISU demands return of fees charged during lockdown

ANNISU District Chairman Tekendra Malla on Wednesday handed over a letter to Ram Suresh Yadav, head of the Education Development and Coordination Unit of the district, demanding that the fees collected by the educational institutions for the shutdown period be refunded.

Construction of Bhimphedi-Kulekhani Tunnel slow paced

Although the provincial government set up a project office for the Post Bahadur Bogati Tunnel Road in September last year, work has not gathered momentum yet owing to a lack of manpower and other problems.

MoHP reports 162 new cases of COVID-19

In 3,919 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 162 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.