Nepal Faces New Geopolitical Reality

Right from the time when Homo sapiens moved from African jungles to Asian and European landmass forming dots of civilizations, the concept of nationhood evolved. Since the first state evolved in Sumeria, (Tigris and Euphrates river basin in present Iraq), several states were born and disappeared from the map of the world. The process of birth and disappearance of states continues even now albeit in a slower pace.

The Predator Network Of Human Trafficking

One of the most heinous crimes on earth is trafficking people for sex trade. Girls, boys, women and men have been victims of this crime. Similarly, both men and women have been perpetrators. The conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell - former British Socialite - of recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sexual encounters with the disgraced late financier and her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein between 1994 and 2004 has exposed to the world how the rich and famous women and men are involved in exploiting...

Screen Addiction

Our minds tend to be drawn towards the cynical. It explains the proliferation of negative news in the current times. Today we have social media that has become a haven for spreading sensational news. It has introduced the term doomscrolling or doomsurfing. Both of them refer to the excessive consumption of negative news on the screens such as mobile phones, tablets, iPads and so on.

NA peacekeeping team stands top among 10 nations in Lebanon

At the call of the United Nations, the 62nd contingent of Barda Bahadur Battalion Peacekeeping Mission of the Nepali Army deployed in the UNIFIL Mission, Lebanon has succeeded in becoming the best among the other 10 nations deployed in the mission.

Lockdown will harm economy: Minister Sharma

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that the country should not choose the path of lockdown under any circumstances. He made this remark while speaking at the second annual general meeting of the Confederation of Banks and Financial Institutions Nepal (CBFIN) held in the capital on Monday. “The new variant of coronavirus has spread rapidly in recent times, but now the path of lockdown should not be adopted,” he said.

UML convention concludes in 38 districts

The district convention of the CPN-UML has successfully concluded in 38 districts, electing district committee leaderships. According to Bishnu Rijal, deputy chief of the publicity department, leadership in 38 district committees were finalised by Monday evening.

Govt closing schools from today

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) on Monday decided to close all schools across the country from Tuesday as per the recommendation of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Coordination Centre (CCMCC). A meeting of CMCC on Sunday recommended the government to close schools for 15 days starting from January 15.

District Attorney’s Office returns Lalita Niwas report

The District Attorney’s Office of Kathmandu has returned the investigation report prepared by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Nepal Police on the Lalita Niwas land scam. Chief of the District Attorney’s Office of Kathmandu, Ganga Prasad Poudel said that the report was sent back as some of the issues were found to be insufficient in the investigation and some other issues needed additional investigation.

President's Prithvi Jayanti message

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has extended best wishes to all the Nepalis within the country and abroad on the occasion of the 300th birth anniversary of King Prithvi Narayan Shah. Issuing a statement on the occasion of Prithvi Jayanti on Tuesday, President Bhandari said that under the leadership of Prithvi Narayan Shah, the citizens from the Terai, hill and Himalayan regions contributed to the territorial and sentimental unification of Nepal.

Probe finds serious lapses in construction within Narayanhiti

The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has found serious lapses on part of Bhesh Narayan Dahal, executive director of the Narayanhiti Palace Museum and Republic Memorial Management and Operation Development Board, with regard to the construction and operation of a restaurant inside the Narayanhiti Palace complex.