National Development Agenda Obscured

Recently, this writer had made a short trip to Hetauda and its surrounding areas in Makwanpur district after a decade long gap. A fleeting glance of Hetauda city in particular and its peripheral areas may be possible while travelling past to the eastern and southern end of Nepal.

Do We Really Need To Walk 10,000 Steps A Day?

When it comes to being fit and healthy, we’re often reminded to aim to walk 10,000 steps per day. This can be a frustrating target to achieve, especially when we’re busy with work and other commitments. The 10,000 steps a day target seems to have come about from a trade name pedometer sold in 1965 by Yamasa Clock in Japan. The device was called “Manpo-kei”, which translates to “10,000 steps meter”. This was a marketing tool for the device and has seemed to have stuck across the world...

EC seeks Rs 7.79 bln for polls

The Election Commmission has made correspondence to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) demanding Rs. 7.79 billion to conduct and manage the upcoming elections to the Lower House of the parliament. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had announced the election for the House of Representatives on April 30 and May 10 this year. Following a discussion with the Minister for Finance Bishu Prasad Paudel, the EC on Tuesday had decided to make the demand of the said amount to the MoF.

Worry over cultural decline of Santhals

The Santhals, who have been living in the plains of eastern Nepal since historic times, are in the threat of extinction.

CIAA Commissioner Dr Joshi resigns from post

Dr Joshi has submitted his resignation in writing to the President in accordance with Article 238 (4) (A) of the Constitution, a spokesman at the Office of the President, Jaganath Panta, informed through a press note.

Clay roof tile, Khapada disappearing in Terai-Madhesh, identity getting lost

It has become difficult to see homes that are roof tiled with khapada in Terai, so one can find the traditional roof tiled home only in some old settlements, said Rajesh Kuswaha, a youth from Sekhauna, Dhankaul Rural Municipality-1.

142 new cases of COVID-19, 206 recoveries in 24 hours

In 3,597 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 142 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.

General strike tomorrow: NCP Prachanda-Nepal faction

NCP spokesperson Narayankaji Shrestha said the general strike was called to protest the appointments made by the government in constitutional bodies without following due process of hearing in the parliamentary committees.

Entered NCP to serve nation, citizens: leader Yadav

Member of the political committee of Janata Samajwadi Party and former member of the Constituent Assembly Shivjee Yadav said that he entered Nepal Communist Party to work for the nation and citizens.

With no job opportunities at home, people start returning to India for employment (photo feature)

According to the district administration office of Kanchanpur district, in the last five months, 172,565 Nepalis have gone to India in search of jobs from the border point of Gauri Fanta and Gadda Chauki.