Govt. grants approval to educational institutions to conduct examinations

The government has decided to give approval in principle to the schools and educational institutions of all levels and streams to conduct exams by fulfilling all the public health standards.

Trump campaign’s next steps unclear after White House return

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House is poised to reshape the campaign’s final four weeks as aides debated Tuesday how to move past an extraordinary setback while grappling with how to send an infected president back on the road.

‘A Mero Hajur 4’ waits for shooting permission

Shooting of A Mero Hajur 4 was supposed to start from last Friday, but the government did not give permission to shoot the movie citing the COVID-19 fear. The film with actor Anamol KC and actress Suhana Thapa in lead role is waiting to complete its shooting once the government lifts the ban imposed on film shooting. Producer Sunil Kumar Thapa told The Rising Nepal, “We are in ready position and waiting for the government permission to complete the remaining shooting of our movie.”

Listen To Deaf Students

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disrupted normal way of living and doing things but also exposed diverse societal fault-lines. It strained the state’s capacity to cope with the health emergency. It has badly disrupted economic and education sectors. The government has lifted lockdown and prohibitory orders to resuscitate the ailing economy but it has not allowed the full-fledged operation of schools and universities owing to the increasing virus threat. However, it has introduced the alternative...

Heed Nature To Avoid Large Gatherings

With the advent of the cool weather and sunny days, the Dashain festival is in the air these days. In fact, we would be in the midst of Dashain celebration now had it not been for the Purusottam Month as per the lunar calendar. This is also known as Adhik Mas or Mal Mas. This is known as the extra month in the Hindu calendar which is inserted once in every 32 months to keep the lunar and solar calendars aligned. Astronomically Mal Mas is also known as the intercalary month. Purushottam is an epithet...

Consolidating Nepal-China Relations

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E-commerce Gets A Boost

While the economy is seeing downturns in most sectors, e-commerce is thriving in this time of pandemic. E-commerce signifies the buying or selling of goods or services through the online platforms and the consequent transactions of data and money on the internet. Even before the pandemic, there was a hefty growth on e-commerce which is now seeing profits on an immense scale. As social distancing is requisite to curb the coronavirus, people are relying on online shops to procure requirements. In...

NMA warns of harsh steps if govt delays to hold talks with Dr. KC

The Nepal Medical Association, a professional organisation of medical and dental doctors across Nepal, has warned the government of taking harsh steps if the authorities delayed in holding talks with Dr. Govinda KC. Issuing a press-statement on Sunday, the Nepal Medical Association (NMA) had given a 72-hour ultimatum to the government for forming a talk team and holding talks with Dr. KC. “If the government doesn’t form a talk committee in the next 72 hours and take no step in saving life of...

Govt mobilises market monitoring teams in Valley

The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection (DCSCP) has started market monitoring in the Kathmandu Valley by mobilising 10 teams targeting the festival season to control sale and distribution of inedible foodstuffs and black marketing. “We have mobilised 10 different teams as a special taskforce to carry out market inspection in the Kathmandu Valley at present. Subject-wise teams have been formed to ease market inspection,” said Rabindra Acharya, spokesperson at the DCSCP.

Parliamentary Committee asks OPMCM to furnish reasons for extending term of expressway

The parliamentary committee on Tuesday demanded that the government should furnish reasons for extending the term of the Kathmandu-Terai-Madhes Expressway project by three years. A meeting of the Development and Technology Committee under the House of Representatives directed the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers (OPMCM) to submit the reasons for extending the term of the national pride project by three years. Announcing the decisions after discussing the progress of the...