Attack on democracy not tolerable: PM

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that targeting democracy and social goodwill thereby creating instability in society in the name of criticism is not tolerable at all. Issuing a message on the occasion of World Human Rights Day on Thursday, Prime Minister Oli said, "As respecting others' rights while exercising one's own right is the primary principle of human rights, works such as causing despair, desperation and frustration amongst the civilians are not acceptable at any cost." "As an inseparable...

Govt extends term of National Reconstruction Authority

The government has issued Social Security Ordinance-2077 in order to clear some legal obstacles to distributing social security allowances to the people of specific groups and categories. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on December 3 recommended President Bidya Devi Bhandari to issue and certify the ordinance. The ordinance issued and certified by the President this week has come into effect, informed Minister for Communication and Information Technology Parbat Gurung on Wednesday.

NPC suggests ministries to focus on project implementation

The National Planning Commission (NPC) has suggested the ministries to concentrate on expediting the development projects and improve the mobilisation of the development budget. The total capital expenditure stands at just 9.25 per cent, Rs. 32.64 billion in the first four and half months of the current fiscal year 2020/21, according to the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO). Total expenditure is about 28 per cent of the total Rs. 1474.64 billion budget for this year. The size of capital...

COVID-19 update: 1056 new cases, 1483 recovered, 14 deaths

According to the COVID-19 update of the Ministry of Health and Population, 1,483 persons got over the deadly virus while 14 succumbed to it in the last 24 hours.

NCP Chairmen duo hold meeting

The meeting between the two chairmen held today is seen as part of ways to narrow down differences before the upcoming SC meeting and find a solution to the intra-party dispute.

Study of biodiversity of Kakarpatta, the Buddha era town, started

Study of the biodiversity of Kakarpatta, the Buddha era town, now located at Sarawal Rural Municipality's Jawa area in West Nawalparasi district has started.

Super Plus Size Model Nepal announces audition for 2021

Many women are worried about obesity, but sometimes this obesity also opens the door to opportunity. Such an opportunity is ‘Super Plus Size Model Nepal’. Targeting the plus size women, Model Songs Nepal – an organizer has already organized two editions of this contest in Nepal. Women from 16 to 55 years of age, married or unmarried, can participate in this competition.

Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday called for urgent action on the coronavirus pandemic as he introduced a health care team that will be tested at every turn while striving to restore the nation to normalcy.

Consensus Approach Vital For Party Unity

The intra-party dispute within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is getting complicated with each passing day. The NCP stalwarts are embroiled in their bitter infighting as the country is witnessing the surge of anti-republican forces on the streets. The anti-systemic elements are taking advantage of the poor performance of the governments formed since the abolition of monarchy in 2008. What is more worrying is the fact that the present government has failed to receive support from the party...

Cooperatives Bring Empowerment

Nepal, like any other developing nation, has been experimenting with various programmes and projects aimed at poverty eradication. One of the most successful projects that Nepal Government implemented as its poverty alleviation strategy was Small Farmer’s Development Project in the early 70s with soft loan from the Asian Development Bank channelled through the Agriculture Development Bank of Nepal. Initially, this project was seen as a failure, but turned into a successful model after formulation...