John and Urmila romance in ‘Dasi’

After the relaxation of lockdown, production of music video has flooded in Nepal. When no decision is made to open the film industry, many jobless filmmakers have shifted to music videos. Meanwhile, singer Thiraj Rai has been bringing one music video after another to the audience. TNSPM Media has made public the video of his song Dasi Baner Jiune on YouTube on Saturday. Director Govinda Rai has made the couple of John Pulami Magar and Urmila Gurung romance in the video.

Defiant Trump defends virus record in 1st post-COVID rally

Defiant as ever about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump on Monday turned his first campaign rally since contracting COVID-19 into a full-throated defense of his handling of the pandemic that has killed 215,000 Americans, joking that he was healthy enough to plunge into the crowd and give voters “a big fat kiss.”

Health Insurance For Universal Health Coverage

Nepal has expressed commitment to the universal health coverage (UHC) of Nepalis and formulated policy, enabling laws and regulations with short-, mid- and long-term goals to this end. The country has introduced the provision of free basic health services, social security scheme and National Social Health Insurance Programme. Unveiled in 2005, free healthcare policy marked major progressive step towards the healthcare financing in this sector. It seeks to realise health as the fundamen

Air Rescue Guideline

The COVID-19 patients with severe degree of symptoms need prompt rush to central medical facilities, and if the location of the victim is faraway from the centre, rescue planes, choppers and air ambulances have to be used. Operation of such air ambulances, if available in time, can do mira

Right To Information During Pandemic

In democracy, right to information is the key to empowering citizens and improving governance system. It enhances transparency and accountability of public bodies, reduces corruption, boosts the delivery of goods and services and increases the people’s participation in the decision-making process and trust in public institutions. It also enables all citizens to know how the decisions that affect them are made, how public funds are used and according to which criteria institutions act.

Impacts Of COVID-19 On Poverty Alleviation

Nepal’s decades of efforts to mitigate poverty has notched up remarkable success. In the past, the incidence of poverty in the country was horrendous. In 1995, the level of poverty in the country was put at 42 per cent, which was alarming. With constant efforts backed up by an improvement in key economic indicators, the level of poverty came down to 31 per cent in 2003 and to 25 per cent in 2010. The level of poverty further came down to 21.6 per cent in 2015. Now, the number of people living below...

Good Touch, Bad Touch

The lesson of body safety is an essential skill to be taught to children. The concept of good touch and bad touch helps children learn how to establish boundaries about their body from an early age. With the rise in incidences of child sexual abuse, this module of learning needs to be introduced to the school curriculum. Unless children speak out and adults listen to them, it is hard for an abuser to be identified. A simple one-hour lesson can save many children from being a victim to this heinous...

Rafting resumes in Trishuli after six months

Rafting in Trishuli, which had been closed after the lockdown was imposed on March 24, has resumed. The resorts that had shut their doors because of COVID-19 have started opening again. Companies and resorts are unveiling various packages to promote rafting in the river. The rapids of Trishuli are renowned all over the world and attract many domestic and foreign rafters, contributing immensely to the overall tourism of the country. Close to the capital Kathmandu and easily accessible from Prithvi...

Lama makes millions from apple

Apple farm of Padam Bahadur Lama, chairman of Simkot Gaunpalika, is eye-catching as the saying mustache does not block the mouth in eating. Chairman Lama started apple farming to increase his income along with the work of people as their representative. Chairman Lama said that he had cultivated apples to increase his source of income even though he was involved in politics. He has been cultivating apples to break the belief that one should not engage in other business after joining politics.

NC asks govt to provide festival aid/handout to poor families

Nepali Congress Labour and Trade Union Department Monday submitted a petition to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli demanding that the government provide festival assistance to the people who do not have regular income, and the poor families. Department chief Shiva Prasad Humagain informed on Monday that his department demanded that Rs. 10,000 be provided to each family to meet their festive expenses. In the petition, the department said the government should provide expenses to the low-income people...