No leaves for employees until local polls: Home Ministry

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has instructed the District Administration Offices (DAOs) not to approve the deputation and leave of the employees working in the district. The Ministry has instructed the CDO offices across the country not to approve the deputation leave and other leaves of the employees working in the district except in case of any emergency in view of the local level elections slated for May 13.

The Economic Alarm

In the last two years, Nepal’s economy took a nosedive owing to COVID-19. An array of restrictive measures, including the lockdowns, disrupted the economic activities as the priority shifted to saving the lives of people from the pandemic. Although the country has returned to normalcy, it is now facing an uphill task of economic recovery owing to its own structural problems and new challenges posed by the Russia-Ukraine w

Tackling Electoral Offences

The upcoming local elections, it seems, is going to be the mother of all electoral battles for the political parties in Nepal. For some political parties, its outcome will decide not only their political currency and destiny but also offer enough indications whether they could weather existential challenges of the days to come in order to exist, sustain and last as a viable political organisation. The communist parties like the CPN- Maoist Centre and NCP-Unified Socialist are all under heavy political...

Implement Local School Curriculum

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Monkeys And Monks

To see a microcosm of monkeys’ and babas’ lives, you probably have to make a visit to Pashupati at least once. Monkeys of Pashupati seem to be looking for food or something all the time. As I got off my bus at Tilganga and headed towards the gate, there was a monkey enjoying corn at the entrance. He must have been successful in snatching it away from somebody's hand. It seems that some monkeys don't much like being photographed, especially from close proximity. One monkey got very angry and tried...

Tea culture adds charm to Basantapur's allure

Almost every other person you know will tell you that they can't get up and get going for their day if they don't get their cup of tea. The fragrant leaves boiled in water and added with sugar and with or without milk have got everyone hooked to such an extent that unknowingly we have all been addicted to it for a long time.

Nepal commits to enhance development of BIMSTEC: PM Deuba

Prime Minister (PM) Sher Bahadur Deuba addressed the 5th summit of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC) in a virtual meeting today saying that Nepal is committed to moving BIMSTEC process.

Inside the Qatar control room watching over the World Cup

A map of the world flashes cyber threat warnings. Into view across the big-screen-covered wall comes live video from World Cup stadiums. Then there's the incident alarm panels for all eight venues in Qatar.

Relief for Kyiv? Russia vows to scale back near the capital

Russia announced Tuesday it will significantly scale back military operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as the outlines of a possible deal to end the grinding war came into view at the latest round of talks.

PM Deuba stresses measures to prevent economic decline

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged the stakeholders to be sensitive towards preventing further deterioration of the economic situation and stressed on strengthening it. Showing serious concern over the present economic situation of the country, he instructed the concerned stakeholders to be vigilant against the rising prices, widening trade deficit and declining foreign currency reserves.