SOFAJ honours art journalists

Society of Fine Art Journalists (SOFAJ-Nepal) has decorated five journalists with ‘Narayan Bahadur Singh Memorial Fine Arts Journalism Award’ and ‘SOFAJ Laxmi Maya Kumale Memorial Fine Arts Award’ at a function organised in Lalitpur on Thursday.

Farming more lucrative than foreign employment

Ram Prakash Mahato of Surunga Municipality, Saptari, spent over four years in Malaysia, earning his livelihood as a struggling migrant worker. In the course of all those years, Mahato amassed around Rs. 700,000 working for companies such as Globes Factories among others.

We don’t entrust heritage conservation to contractors: Madhyapur Mayor

Madhyapur Thimi is a culturally rich municipality situated in the centre of the valley districts -- Lalitpur, Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. However, it has often been overlooked and overshadowed by its more popular neighbours. But now, Mayor Madan Sundar Shrestha wants to change that. Aashish Mishra of The Rising Nepal talked to him about his efforts to preserve and promote the heritage of Madhyapur Thimi in Bhaktapur district and develop the municipality as a tourist destination. Excerpts:

New academic session from Asar

The government has decided to start new academic session in schools from mid-June this year considering the uneasy situation caused by the COVID-19. As per a mandate given by a Cabinet meeting, the Ministry of Education has taken the decision.

Amicus Curiae members give mixed views on PM's move

Two legal experts, Purnaman Shakya and Bijayakanta Mainali of the Amicus Curiae, expressed mixed opinions Thursday to a Supreme Court bench on the writs filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

Community Homestay Network wins global startup competition

Nepal’s Community Homestay Network has won the UNWTO Global Startup Competition for Transforming Tourism under the ‘SDG8-Good Jobs and Economic Growth’ segment.  The competition, which was supported by the United Nations Innovation Network, attracted some 10,000 initial proposals.

Govt to purchase 2 million Covishield shots from India

The government has given permission to the Ministry of Health and Population and Department of Public Health under the Ministry to purchase 2 million doses of Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India.

COP26 Presidency pays courtesy call on President

The presidency of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the Office of the President on Thursday afternoon. President-Designate for COP26 Alok Sharma MP, briefing the President about the priorities of the conference, welcomed Nepal’s constructive participation, given the country’s longstanding contribution to climate action, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said.

Freeing Khula Manch From Encroachment

It is a commendable move on the part of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) to demolish the unauthorising structures built in the Open Theatre of Kathmandu.

Intra-Party Feud Causes Instability

In contrast to the general assumption that practices are based on theories – as with our theories, so with our practices – we seem to have indeed been indulged in quite the opposite.