Govt to upgrade Hetauda Hospital: Minister Khatiwada

Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada Sunday inspected the Hetauda Hospital run under the Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences. On the occasion, he instructed the hospital management to provide prompt and quality health services to general people.     Minister Khatiwada also handed over an ambulance with modern facilities to Hetauda Hospital on behalf the government.

People aged 12 to 17 years being vaccinated

The government has started to inoculate Pfizer, a vaccine against COVID-19 to people in the age group of 12 to 17 from today. Only people suffering from chronic diseases were vaccinated with Pfizer until Saturday. With more Pfizer vaccine in stock, the government has decided to vaccinate healthy children aged between 12 and 17.

NC’s federal constituency level convention today

Federal Constituency level convention of the Nepali Congress under its 14th general convention is being held on Monday. NC Central Election Committee member Tej Rawal informed that The Rising Nepal on Sunday that the general convention would be held in 62 districts. The party had already held the Federal Constituency level convention in 14 districts.

INGOs’ support scatters over many small projects

International Non-Government Organisations (INGOs) are found scattering their financial supports to numerous tiny programmes. They have mobilised Rs. 698.3 million support as the COVID-19 relief in 14 projects in the first four months of the current Fiscal Year 2021/22, according to the statistics of the Social Welfare Council (SWC).

Fulfil Climate Pledges

Situated along the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountains, Nepal boasts of distinct identity with towering peaks in the world. The Himalayan range has been source of civilisation, livelihoods and ecological system for centuries. The world’s tallest peak, Sagaramath (Mt. Everest), and scores of other mountains lie in this country. In a globalised world, these shiny mountains are of great attraction for the tourists engrossed in exploring thr

On The Mines Of Their Diction

Son of ex-dictator Ferdinand Marcos to run for Philippines president” At first glance, the above-headline carrying an Agence France-Presse story might read to many as an innocuous announcement. A little more attention should offer an extra message. BBC’s online news portal also carried a similar headline; so did Britain’s G

Let The Subaltern Speak

Some time ago, one of the parliamentarians questioned to my question: “Who would listen to me in the parliament?” when I asked him “Why could not you bring about any reformative change in your territory from where you were elected?” My question was regarding people’s social and economic status. He was elected through the proportional voting system. He further said, “I am bichara (p

Is Feminism Bad?

When they hear the term ‘feminism’, a lot of people think of it as an idea to take revenge against men or gain some kind of unreasonable benefit in the name of being a woman. I also used to think of it like that. It is because of the pseudo feminists who care about no one but just females. Being unreasonable for others yet reasonable for women is what they make feminism about. But that's not exactly what feminism is.

Tourists flock to Dudh Kunda, Tsho Rolpa Lake

The number of internal and external tourists has increased in the famous Dudh Kunda and Tsho Rolpa glaciers areas in the northern part of Dolakha. The number of tourists visiting Tsho Rolpa Snow Lake, Dudh Kunda and Rolwali Range located in Rolwaling area of ​​Ward No. 9 of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality has increased. Tourists reach here via the Dudh Kunda-Tsho Rolpa tourist trail.

Rittenhouse verdict puts Biden in difficult political spot

Biden was already facing sliding poll numbers with an electorate worn down by the coronavirus pandemic and increasing inflation. Now, the president finds himself caught between outraged Democrats — some of whom were already stewing over Biden’s inability to land police reform and voting rights legislation — and Republicans looking to use the Rittenhouse case to exploit the national divide over matters of grievance and race.