SC justice, officials test positive for COVID-19, hearing scheduled for today deferred

All hearings except for that of single-bench ones have been suspended in the Supreme Court (SC) for today following confirmation of infection of the novel coronavirus in some justices and officials in the SC.

Care For The Elderly

On October 1, the world marked the 30th anniversary of the International Day of Older Persons with the slogan ‘Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing.’ The occasion should remind the governments and policymakers of the precarious conditions of the elderly population in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The older persons have become more vulnerable to the deadly disease than those of different age groups. It may lead to fatal consequences to the persons having chronic health...

Good Nutrition For Fighting COVID-19

Nutrition plays a vital role in healthy living. It has proven function in boosting immune system and maintaining proper immune function. Nutrients help people develop a strong immune system and remain healthy. People with malnutrition show delayed responses to many infectious diseases. Vitamin A fights against multiple infectious diseases. Along with Vitamin D, it regulates the immune system and helps to prevent its over-activation. An antioxidant such as Vitamin C protects us from the injury caused...

Tertiary Education During Pandemic

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the countries across the world have adopted online education to cope with the new situation. Unlike many other developed and developing nations, Nepal has found it more challenging to transition into the digital mode of education owing to the inadequate digital infrastructure and resources in the country. In the absence of timely decision on academic calendar to meet the demand of the current situation, students’ learning is now at stake. Many universities have put on...

Live Up To One’s Duty

On the last day of 2019, China reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) that a new type of flu was infecting 41 people in Wuhan since the second week of December. This prompted the WHO to ask countries to stay alert about the novel coronavirus disease. One month after the emergence of the virus, the world health agency declared that the COVID-19 developed into a full-blown pandemic, spreading across the globe like a wild fire. Like other nations, Nepal also sprang into action to prevent and...

Divert resources to SDGs: FM Gyawali

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has stressed that financial resources spent on nuclear weapons should be diverted to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the overall security and wellbeing of humanity at large. In his pre-recorded video address to the ‘High-level Meeting to Commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons’ the other day, he said the world would never be a safer place as long as the specter of nuclear weapons...

EU to support aviation safety oversight in Nepal

The European Union (EU) has acknowledged the positive developments and the substantial efforts being made by Nepal to improve air safety. During a meeting of the 12th Nepal-EU Joint Commission on Friday afternoon, the EU announced that it was looking forward to developing a technical assistance project with the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) in order to support efforts to enhance aviation safety oversight in Nepal. At the same time, it also reiterated that further progress needed to be...

Lockdown assists Nepal Police in arresting many fugitives

The restrictions in cross-border movement and travel limitations during the lockdown followed by increased surveillance amidst the COVID-19 pandemic assisted Nepal Police more than usual in arresting fugitives. Senior officers at Nepal Police with whom the Rising Nepal Daily spoke to said that the pandemic led thousands of Nepalis, including many fugitives, to return home and the travel restrictions allowed police to track and arrest the fugitives more conveniently than earlier. “The ones found...

AICL yet to sign deal with B’desh company for fertiliser import

It will take at least one more month for the urea borrowed from Bangladesh to arrive in Nepal, which means the farmers will get the fertilser meant for paddy plants only after harvesting the crop. This case shows the inefficiency of the government to address the farmers’ problem. Every year farmers face shortage of fertilisers during the plantation season but the government, even the communist government that commands two-thirds majority, has done little to solve the recurring problem.

Bahrain Prince Nasser atop Mt. Lobuche

The high profile expedition team comprising prince of Bahrain successfully scaled 6,119m Mt. Lobuche on Sunday morning. This has been the first ascent of mountains during this autumn. According to Seven Summit Treks, the entire team of Bahrain including other Sherpas successfully reached the summit of Mt. Lobuche at 8:50 am this morning. Altogether 25 persons, including 18-member Bahraini team, reached the summit, Migma Sherpa, Chairman of the expedition company, wrote on his facebook page. Sherpa...