Nine prominent women leaders elected to NC central committee

Nine prominent women leaders have been elected members of the Central Working Committee of ruling Nepali Congress. Among them is Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, spouse of party president and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who got the third highest votes of 2,536 under the woman open category.

Obstructions Benefit None

More than five months have passed since the restoration of the House of Representatives (HoR) by the Supreme Court (SC). But the Lower House of the Federal Parliament has not been able to run in a smooth manner due to continued obstructions by the main opposition — CPN-UML. Many important bills have remained pending since long as the UML has been persistently creating obstacles. The previous government, led by KP Sharma Oli, had dissolved the HoR twice within the span of six months. Oli had taken...

NC Turns Over A New Leaf

As the vote counting of the Nepali Congress (NC) election nears its end, the election outcome has shed light on some important aspects that will help the country’s oldest democratic party to set its future course in national politics. Belying pre-election speculations that incumbent party president Sher Bahadur Deuba would lose his post, he registered an emphatic victory over his closest rival Shekhar Koirala, touted as a strong candidate to win the NC's presidential post during the 14th general...

Revamping National Economy

Nepal’s economy is based, inter alia, on remittances sent home by migrant Nepali workers working in various destination countries. For lack of job opportunities in the country, people, especially youths, are compelled to go abroad for employment. Youths are considered the most energetic force. They have vast potential for development. But the exodus of youths should be taken as a compulsion rather than anything else. Remittances are a main source of income in Nepal that has contrib

Foggy Mind

The early morning mist at the Kamyakvan has cleared up, but my mind is still foggy. It is clear as broad daylight that I am lost. How do you feel when you are lost? For sometime, you may feel a bit romantic, a tad too sad or a bit adventurous even. Perhaps it all depends on your dominant mindset and the station of life you are in.

Child development not on track due to pandemic: UNICEF

One out of five children between the ages of 2 to 4 years in Nepal is not developing on track amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the new data of UNICEF. The pandemic has especially affected the health, learning and psychosocial well-being of the children.

Leaders recall unconstitutional House dissolution

A year has elapsed since the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli unconstitutionally dissolved the House of Representatives on December 20 last year after he failed to manage intra-party struggle in the ruling party. Although the Constitution has no explicit provision allowing the Prime Minister of a majority government to dissolve the House, Oli dared it with a goal of suppressing the opponents within his party. As his act to dissolve the House contravened the Constitution, it was widely termed...

Sens. Warren and Booker test positive for breakthrough COVID

Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey say they have tested positive for COVID-19, as the country deals with another surge in cases and the emergence of the omicron variant.

Musicians to receive Natikaji National award

Musicians, who have made special contribution to the field of Nepali original songs and music, will be presented Natikaji National Honour and Award. The award was announced at a function held in the capital on Saturday on the occasion of Natikaji Shrestha’s 97th birth anniversary.

Women farmers have a hard time selling vegetables

Women of Mudap village in Gurukhola of Baitadi district have to walk for four hours to sell their vegetables. Women farmers have complained that they have not been able to get the price proportionate to their labour in lack of fixed market price of their vegetables and the monopoly of middlemen, who tend to purchase vegetables at a lower rate.