Acid Test Of Leaders

When political bickering shows no sign of an end, unified parties divide and majority governments fail to serve the full term, the general conjecture is that the country is fated to remain grounded in instability. That is the reason why the nation’s development has failed to take off and prosper. There are more than one theories that make rounds regarding the political instability in Nepal. They say that undue influence of the external forces is playing its part to keep us incapacitated to make...

Digital Divide Hits Senior Citizens

According to Frontiers in Psychology, the older adults rank in the most at-risk segment of the population because the basal functional resilience, meant as the ability to cope with physical trauma and psychological stress, is fading. The report mentions that aging is physiologically associated with cognitive decline and impaired stress response, with the spinal circuitry degeneration leading to progressive alterations of motor performance. This reduced resilience and cognitive impairment intimately...

Optimism For The New Year

NEW YORK – The year 2020 was a harrowing one, with the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide economic reversals, widespread climate-related disasters, pervasive social unrest, and even US President Donald Trump’s phony claims about massive electoral fraud and calls among his backers for martial law. Yet, despite the grim news, the year also brought some powerful reasons for optimism. In the coming year, we can lay the foundations for a new era of sustainable development, peace, and cooperation. The first...

Adept Humanity

Human beings are known to be inherently inventive in nature. As humans evolved throughout time, they grew in their intellectual stature and the result can be seen in the palm of our hands. Mobile phones are the latest tech incorporated in our lifestyle and each new generation of mobile phones sees novel changes that outsmarts the previous generations. However, mobile phones are just an example of the vastness of human intellect and innovation. From skyscrapers to surrealistic paintings, the world...

Police ask public to report fake news complaints

When a major event -- be it political or pandemic -- hits the headlines, fake news reports related to that event start making their way through media, especially social media. And it doesn’t stop there. Fake news never fails to pique curiosity among a good number of people. Enthused by it, they share it to everyone they are friend with. This is how fake news spreads, reaching epic proportions. No country, including Nepal, has been able to remain immune to this recent phenomenon of fake news. In...

Nepali Army begins unification march

Started as a way of remembering and commemorating the historic unification campaign of Nepal by King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the Nepal Army is organising the unification march this year as well. History has it that the National Hero King Prithvi Narayan Shah’s conquest of Kathmandu started from Gorkha moving along Dhading and Nuwakot. On Tuesday morning, the march was set afoot at Gorkha – the starting point of the unification campaign as a band of army officials left for Kathmandu – the end...

Disciplinary action against unconstitutional move: Nepal

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Water bird census begins in far-west

Census of water birds is being conducted in the far-western region, rich in various rare birds. The census of water birds has begun to find out the status of migratory and native water birds in the area. Initially, birds are being counted in Ghodaghodi in Kailali and Shuklaphanta National Park in Kanchanpur. The census of water birds has been going on in Shuklaphanta since January 2 and at Ghodaghodi Lake since January 3, which is listed in the world wetland area. Ornithologist Hirulal Dagaura...

Capital budget spending stuck at 12.2%

As the first half of the current Fiscal Year 2020/21 draws to a close, government capital spending has recorded a slight improvement amidst the fear of coronavirus pandemic but it has failed to touch the mark of the previous year. In the past five and a half months, capital spending stood at 12.19 per cent – with the utilisation of Rs. 43.01 billion out of the total Rs. 352.9 billion. The progress in the same period last fiscal 2019/20 was 11.75 per cent but the amount mobilised was Rs. 47.9 billion,...

EC begins fixing polling stations

The Election Commission (EC) is beginning the work on fixing polling stations and polling booths from this week. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the EC announced that it would initiate the process related to the determination of polling stations and booths at the district level from Thursday. This work is carried out by a recommendation committee led by the Chief District Officer of the respective districts. The EC hopes to complete the work by January 30, read the statement.