CIB completes probe on Civil Group’s chairman Tamang

Police have confirmed that Ichchha Raj Tamang, chairman of the Civil Group, who was arrested on charge of fraud and organised crime, has investment in altogether 21 companies under his direct and indirect ownership.

Nepal-EU Joint Commission meeting concludes

The 13th meeting of the Joint Commission between Nepal and the European Union (EU) was held in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The EU and Nepal discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and cooperation in post-pandemic recovery and Nepal conveyed its gratitude to the European Union for promptly extending the support of life-saving medical items and equipment when Nepal was struggling through the devastating second wave of the pandemic in the summer this year, read a statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Thanking...

UN human rights official to visit Nepal to assess poverty

The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, is scheduled to visit Nepal to examine the government’s efforts to alleviate poverty. Issuing a press statement here on Wednesday, the UN informed that the UN Special Rapporteur will visit Nepal from November 29 to December 9. "Nepal has taken impressive steps to reduce multidimensional poverty in recent years,” said De Schutter, an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to...

Doctors suggest eye checkup for diabetic patients

Uncontrolled diabetes is associated with Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), a complication that affects eyesight leading to blindness. People having symptoms of blurred vision are unable to see the fine details of an object may have diabetes and are at high risk of developing DR.

Nepal launches 16-day campaign against gender-based violence

The country on Thursday marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and launched the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign, under the global theme: “Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now.” Amid a virtual event held on Thursday, the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen launched the 16 Days of Activism against GBV along with the national slogan of “Let’s start from home, Let’s end violence against women.”

Check Tobacco Use

There is no denying the fact that smoking is hazardous to human health as it causes numerous diseases and inflicts harms to almost all organs of the body. All types of tobacco consumption are risky. Be it cigarette smoking, cigars, hookah smoking or roll-your-own tobacco, they cause damage to health in one way or the other. Cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (C

Myth Of Sovereign Equality

The issue of sovereign equality is associated with the principles of multilateralism. Multilateralism is pursued to restore international peace. In the maintenance of international peace, common security is the core principle which underscores the imp

Fighting Digital Disinformation

The audience is the meeting point between the society and media. Media cater to public information needs or forms the audience by providing interesting materials. In both of the cases, it is a society where the audience lies. The centrality of information provided by any media outlet develops a dependency on the audience which results in cognitive or visible behavioural effects in longer or shorter times.

Unfair Fares

Two weeks into physical classes and I cannot help but let out a big sigh. Waking up too early in a chilly morning is not even that much of a concern. Rather paying extra bus fare is. It took me multiple trips back and forth, college and home, a few newspaper articles and friends to realise I was paying more than the required amount of bus fare. I was well aware of the government raising the price of petrol and diesel. So, obviously, the public transport stakeholders would not keep quiet about this...

UML’s 10th National Congress from today

The 10th National Congress of the main opposition CPN-UML is starting from Friday in Chitwan. The opening session of the National Congress is going to kick off on the bank of Narayani River. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to address the inaugural session of the Congress. Talking to The Rising Nepal, UML central office secretary Sher Bahadur Tamang said Prime Minister Deuba had already confirmed his participation in the opening session. Tamang further said chairman of Janata Samajwadi...