Paragliding in Pokhara attracts crowds of domestic tourists

Paragliding in Pokhara has become the choice of the youth. At this time, a crowd of domestic tourists can be seen paragliding in the sky of Pokhara. About 80 per cent of them are young people. Krishna Bhandari, chairman of the Nepal Air Sports Association, said that attraction of youth in paragliding was on rise after the resumption of commercial flights since September 30 after the government lifted the ban. He said that 70 per cent of domestic tourists paragliding in Pokhara were from Kaski and...

Remittance inflow surges by 8.1% in two months amid COVID-19

Despite the surge of COVID-19, the money sent home by Nepali migrants in the two months (mid-July to mid-September) of the current fiscal year 2020/21 increased by 8.1 per cent. According to the macroeconomic and financial report of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), remittance inflow rose to Rs. 165.73 billion in the review months compared to a decrease of 0.6 per cent in the same period of the previous year. In the US dollar terms, remittance inflows increased by 2.6 per cent to USD 1.39 billion in the...

Narayangadh-Butwal section of East-West Highway in awful state

Shreeram Joshi of Pratappur Gaunpalika-2 of Nawalparasi lost his mother in early October this year. She had shown symptoms of jaundice and was quickly taken to Butwal, where a couple of hospitals denied to admit her and some senior doctors recommended to take her to Bharatpur. Joshi and his brothers couldn’t make it due to an accident at Daunne section of East-West highway, which, along with the death of a patient in an ambulance stuck at the congestion due to the mishap, blocked the road for more...

COVID-19 update: 2,508 new cases, 2,264 recoveries, 17 fatalities in last 24 hours

With 2,508 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection confirmed on Saturday, the national COVID-19 caseload has reached 170,743.

Trump pitches ‘back to normal’ as Biden warns of tough days

President Donald Trump dangled a promise to get a weary, fearful nation “back to normal” on Friday as he looked to campaign past the political damage of the devastating pandemic. It was a tantalizingly rosy pitch in sharp contrast to Democratic rival Joe Biden, who pledged to level with America about tough days still ahead after Tuesday’s election.

More artistes test positive for coronavirus

From the general public to heads of states, COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected everyone. Many artistes in the Nepali entertainment sector have also been infected with the coronavirus. Actor, producer and director Ashok Sharma, who has been found to be infected with the virus, is one among others. A PCR test conducted at Nepal Medical College on Thursday confirmed the presence of coronavirus in Sharma.

Building Resilient Economy After The Pandemic

Today’s era is a time of uncertainties. COVID-19 has created an unprecedented global situation, which requires unprecedented measures to cope with the immediate crisis and long-term impacts. It has also created a vacuum of uncertainties on how socio-economic system will recuperate and become resilient after the pandemic. It wouldn’t be surprising to say that by the time we recover from this pandemic, there will be an entire new spectrum of problems facing us such as natural or human induced...

Need Of Promoting Political Culture

The debate on political culture raises a number of fundamental questions: Is it possible to transplant the political culture of one generation to the next or from one society to another without taking into account certain local traits, historical and social context and material and ideological possessions? Are human values universal that can be learned, shared and partially adapted? Or, culturally specific - meaning cultural relativism - which is clear only in its own terms and, therefore, limits...

Hullabaloos Over RAW Chief’s Meeting With PM Oli

Amidst growing Corona concerns, not to mention, the border issue with India, RAW Chief Samant Kumar Goel landed in Kathmandu on Wednesday, 21st October. His mission has been kept secret but it is said that since both sides want to normalise bilateral ties, they want to engage with each other at the highest level to resolve outstanding issues. However, there is one section in Kathmandu that tends to link the visit with the ongoing dispute within the ruling Communist Party of Nepal. Whereas, the former...

Women, Pandemic And Unpaid Work

The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis that the world was not prepared to handle. Some countries are doing better than others but no one is out of the woods yet. Everyone has been impacted terribly by this crisis but women have had to suffer more. From rise in domestic violence and online harassment to loss of personal space, women are grappling with a lot. However, one issue has not found its way into mainstream discussions and that is the issue of unpaid work.