NCP Division And Lost Opportunity

With the split in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), its leaders and cadres face difficult moment to side with one of two factions, led by Prime Minister and chairman KP Sharma Oli and another chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda. And almost every day, we tune in their speeches in which both the leaders try to clarify their positions on various issues. Common people and their rank and file are befuddled as to whose arguments are correct and whose not.

Singapore’s Approach To Public Housing

According to an analysis by UN-Habitat, Singapore is making exemplary use of public housing to create living spaces in the city. Over the decades, the policy has evolved in response to people’s changing needs and guiding the city state’s urban development. Singapore’s method of providing public housing is unique. Of the city state’s 5.8 million residents, 82 per cent live in homes built by the state-run Housing Development Board (HDB). The rents of the most affordable of these flats lie...

NRB calls for implementation of relief package

The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has drawn the attention of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to implement the relief packages announced in its monetary policy. A delegation of the FNCCI officials led by its president Shekhar Golchha called on governor of NRB Maha Prasad Adhikari and pointed out that there were many problems in the implementation of the relief packages announced through the monetary policy for the revival of industries and businesses affected by COVID-19. Golchha...

Election imperative to ensure peace, stability: President

President Bidya Devi Bhandari said that it was imperative to hold the election on the announced date to obtain a fresh mandate from public in order to ensure peace and stability and promote development in the nation. Receiving the annual report for the year 2076/77 presented by the Election Commission as per Article 294 of the Constitution on Monday, President Bhandari said, "The preparations being made by the EC for the upcoming mid-term election are positive. I believe that the commission will...

Schools closed due to chilly weather

Basudev Timalsina, education section head of the Municipality, said that all community and institutional schools of the Municipality have remained closed due to the incessant cold wave as well as dense fog that have enveloped the Province over the past week. On Sunday, it has issued a notice stating that the schools would remain closed from January 19 to 22.

Fire that broke out in Solti City Apartment brought under control

Apil Bohora, Deputy Superintendent of Police at Metropolitan Police Circle Kalimati, informed that a fire had broken out on the 13th floor of the apartment due to the short circuit of an electrical wire.

322 new cases of COVID-19, 374 recoveries in 24 hours

With 322 new cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed on Monday, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 267,644.

A belly-full meal at Rs. 24? Yes, at Adikavi Bhanubhakta Campus hostel in Tanahu

"Had I rented a room outside, my monthly expenses would be over Rs. 10,000 a month, but here my monthly expenses are no more than Rs. 3,500," she shared.

Three cases of new variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Nepal

Issuing a press statement on Monday, Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population informed that in the test done at Hong Kong-based laboratory, the new mutant of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in three people.

12 workers trapped week ago in China mine blast are alive

Chinese state media say 12 out of 22 workers trapped for a week by an explosion in a gold mine are alive, as hundreds of rescuers seek to bring them to safety. The Xinhua News Agency said Monday a note passed through a rescue shaft Sunday night reported the fate of the other 10 remains unknown.