Beating The Politics Of Attrition

Nepal’s great poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota not long ago said, “The immediate and the proximate enslaved our spirits and barred the line for our wider and remote visions.” This statement indicates the signs of the deficiency of Nepali intellectual classes, leaders, planners and opinion makers to confine themselves to short-term personal interests and rather than evolve public-spirited character to plan for the nation’s long-term future, improve human condition and institutionalise democracy,...

US Presidential Pardon Is a Royal Mess

LONDON Donald Trump left his worst offenses against American democracy and the US presidency almost until the end of his single term in office, when he refused to recognise his opponent’s election victory and summoned a mob to storm the Capitol. But his final acts – amply availin

World Bank to give Nepal USD 75M for COVID vaccines

The World Bank’s (WB) Board of Executive Directors has approved USD 75 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to support access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and equitable vaccine distribution by strengthening Nepal’s health and vaccination system.

Nepal to export electricity to Bangladesh in four months

Nepal is making final preparations to export electricity to Bangladesh within the next four months. About 200 Megawatt electricity would be transferred physically to Bangladesh by the end of the current Fiscal Year 2020/21, said Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Top Bahadur Rayamajhi at a programme on stimulation of electricity demand in Nepal organised by Society of Electrical Engineers Nepal (SEEN) in the capital on Friday.

Purnima aims to be first woman to scale Annapurna I

Purnima Shrestha of Gorkha is attempting to make history by becoming the first woman to scale Annapurna I. Purnima, a photojournalist by profession, has previously climbed three other mountains – Mount Everest, Manaslu and Amadablam. This has given her the confidence to attempt Annapurna. However, many individuals around her oppose her decision. They did not approve of her previous climbs and do not support her now. However, Purnima is unfazed in her resolve.

Covaxin gets approval for emergency use in Nepal

The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has given approval to 'Covaxin', a vaccine against novel coronavirus, for emergency use in Nepal.

One-fourth of stone spouts in Kathmandu Valley on verge of extinction

Out of 387 stone spouts recorded in the Kathmandu Valley, 67 have gone out of use and many have much decreased flow of water.

Ramesh Badal appointed as new attorney general

Advocate Ramesh Badal has been appointed as the new attorney general.

Reconstruction of Kasthamandap to be complete by July

Keeping up with the legacy, the whole of the monument has been constructed using Sal wood. Shakya mentioned that trees have not been unnecessarily cut but used from places where trees needed to be cut for other development projects. “The wood was sourced from Chitwan, trees from Mahottari that were cut during the construction of BP highway, from Amlekhgunj during the construction of Barauni-Amlekhgunj pipeline and from Dhangadhi,” Chairperson Shakya said.

MoHP reports 125 new cases of COVID-19

In 3161 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 125 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.