COVID-19 update: 2,111 new cases, 3,537 recoveries, 13 deaths in last 24 hours

With 2,111 new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed on Friday, Nepal's COVID-19 tally has spiked to 206,353.

Prajapati brothers dream of building a house by selling clay lamps in Tihar

Nagendra Kumar and Santosh Kumar Prajapati from Chatrapur, Gaidahawa Rural Municiplaity-7, Rupandehi, has a dream to complete the house which has been unfinished for years by selling the diyos.

Hustle and bustle to buy Bhai masala for Tihar ( Photo Feature)

The mixture of cashew, almond, raisin, walnut, coconut and so on is popularly called Bhai Masala and are decorated beautifully around the corner in every shops.

Embezzlement intolerable: Ghimire

Yangwarak Gaunpalika is one of the eight local levels in Panchthar district. The Gaunpalika has six wards and is located in the north-eastern part of Panchthar. Spread across an area of 208.63 square kilometres with a population of 18,281, Yangwarak has many natural, religious and historical places. The starting point of the Mid Hill Pushpalal Highway Chiwa Bhanjyang also lies here.

Volunteers unite to save stray animals from accident

In Kirtipur, several stray dogs of the city now walk with neon belts tied around their necks. These collars attached to the street dogs catch the light reflected from vehicles, making them visible in the darkness.  The initiative, a collaboration between local youth organisations, Panga Kirtipur, The Newars and pet stores, Care Paws, and Pawshome Nepal, began on November 2 to protect the vagrant dogs from road accidents at night. "With large number of dogs roaming around Kirtipur, busy traffic...

NCP Secretariat meeting today

Kathmandu, Nov. 13 ; Following the repeated requests of senior leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to call the party’s Secretariat meeting, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the party’s chairman, has agreed to call the meeting for Friday. The Secretariat meeting is scheduled to be held at 4:00 pm on Friday. NCP Secretariat member and former Prime Minister Jhalnath Khanal said, “I ha

Respect People's Mandate

No one denies that the internal squabble in the country's ruling party has cast a dark shadow in the overall welfare of the party that has been reveling in a near two-thirds majority in the Parliament. A section of the party leaders, including most Secretariat members, is egging on the Prime Minister to listen to and act on their demand, which the NCP Chair and Prime Minister has kept warding off. As the disagreements among the comrades have aggravated, there is a wider fear that the party may be...

US Presidential Election And Outcome

Even as the election for the US President draws to its close, declaring the winner of the White House in Washington, D.C., individually the 40th President to occupy the seat, the polls open a whole flurry of queries and suspense: Will Joe Biden and his running co-winner Kamala Harris be able to keep the deeply divided electorate united? Are the wounds going to be healed? Will the United States stand more united on issues at stake and agenda that kept it divided during President Trump's tenure? Will...

Will Biden’s Presidency Boost Global Cooperation?

Following the November 3rd presidential election in the US, predictions are afloat about how Joe Biden’s foreign policy would look like. The US presidential election is an international event. It has direct bearing on the shape of global economy and the conflicts roiling societies thousands of miles away. Possessing years of experience as a senator and vice president, Biden can bring that wealth into his new job for the benefit of his country and the world. Unlike President Donald Trump, Biden...

Ban Firecrackers

While it is always essential for everyone to stay healthy, the coronavirus pandemic has multiplied the necessity to be physically sound. As the COVID-19 infections in Nepal have been on the rise and we still do not know when a vaccine is going to be developed, it is important for us to refrain ourselves from any activity that may put our health at risk. Since this is the main festival season, people are having difficulty in celebrating festivals in full swing. With Tihar, a festival of lights, round...