Prez administers oath to officials of constitutional bodies

The officials recommended by the Constitutional Council for various vacant positions of constitutional bodies have taken the oath of office and secrecy.

WHO team visits Wuhan research lab at center of speculation

World Health Organization investigators on Wednesday visited a research center in the Chinese city of Wuhan that has been the subject of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus.

Great stories, short presentations Experiences of five young filmmakers

Don’t let the name deceive you, short films are no less interesting than feature movies. They have to tell a complete story, develop characters and convey a range of emotions just like a feature film does but unlike features, they don’t have the luxury of 90 minutes or more to do so. Still, short filmmakers around the world have produced masterpieces, reaching at the very heart of the human experience and, in a way, finding the soul of cinema.

NEA inking performance deal with distribution chiefs to control leakage

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has started signing performance agreements with the heads of distribution and customer service centres focusing on electricity leakage control and service delivery improvement.

Rajbiraj records more dowry cases

A recent study paints a grim picture of Rajbiraj, as the Municipality records maximum number of cases of dowry and gender discrimination. According to the study, of the total number of marriage ceremonies observed within the Municipality, over 40 per cent account for forceful dowry transactions.

Polygraph test helping police identify criminals

Polygraph tests on people indicted for crimes has been on the rise in Nepal of late. Especially Nepal Police and the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), while grilling them, employ it either to confirm their involvement in the crime or to exonerate them.

PM has right to dissolve House: Advocates

Defenders of the writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) continued their pleading in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Attorney General Agni Prasad Kharel and former Attorney General Sushil Panta, who is a senior advocate, pleaded on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers and the Office of the President today. They claimed that the Prime Minister has an inherent power to dissolve the House of Representatives in a parliamentary system.

Revenue collection improves

Increased development work across the country and escalation in consumption in the post-COVID-19 situation has resulted in better revenue collection. Surpassing the rate of the previous year, government revenue collection has reached 45.34 per cent in the seven and a half months of the current fiscal year. It was 41.39 per cent during the same period last year.

Power For Prosperity

Electricity being the chief driver of development in the modern world, the nation needs to place prominent priority to harness this energy. A nation that has faltering electricity supply also falters in development. Thus, the dream of attaining economic prosperity remains unfulfilled until there is an uninterrupted power supply. With this fact in mind, Nepal is heading to generate adequate amount of electricity by constructing major hydropower projects like Arun III, Lower Aru

Tourism Regains Momentum

Since the past few months, the travel agents in Nepal have been developing very attractive domestic vacation packages. To attract certain segment of the population and develop confidence in the tourism industry among consumers, good hotels are offering packages that are very attractive and low priced. There seems to be at least some people who are taking up these offers, however many still lack confidence to actually take up these attractive offers.