Day Meal Programme draws more students to Banke schools

The Day Meal Programme (DMP) launched by the federal government for all primary level students of community schools across the country has been effective in increasing the number of students in schools of rural areas in Banke district. The number of school-going children has increased surprisingly after the introduction of the DMP in child development centres, community schools and madrasas in Narainapur Rural Municipality of the district.

Concern And Commitment

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s recent visit to Glasgow of UK was important in regard to fostering Nepal’s relations with friendly nations and put Nepal’s position on climate change issue. The mega global forum in Scotland, attended by 132 heads of governments and states, 40,000 delegates from 170 countries, provided a rare opportunity to spell out Nepal’s concerns about the adverse impact of global temperature rise and its negative climatic repercussions on the lives and livelihoods...

Make Census 2021 Inclusive

Gods in every religion are followed blindly, but for everything else you need evidence and data to validate your stories,” said Nebin Lal Shrestha, Director General (DG) of Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal, to a group of journalists during a media sensitisation workshop on population and housing census of Nepal organised by Media Action Nepal (MAN). CBS has been conducting decennial population census since 1911 an

Transforming Nepal's AIDS Response

Globally, HIV/AIDS is still a major public health problem. Despite several efforts of prevention and treatment, there are increasing evidences of new HIV infections among key and vulnerable populations in developing countries. The progress to reduce the burden of the epidemic is still slow. More importantly, the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted on the provision of HIV services in the communities and h

Digital Danger

In an era of technological advancement, there are also dangers of digital blights. Throughout the day whether at work or home, we are constantly at the beck and call of our smartphones. While androids and iPhones have certainly enabled us to reach out and connect, it has also led us to a fatigue. As such, digital fatigue refers to the stress, anxiety and exhaustion caused by aconstant screen time.

COVID -19 vaccination govt priority

The government has decided to provide relief to the families of the deceased of the Motipur Industrial Corridor incident. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Monday decided to provide relief to the families of the victims of the Motipur Industrial Corridor incident. As per the decision, each family of the deceased would receive relief amount of Rs. 550,000 with Rs. 50,000 meant for performing the funeral rites. In the incident, four persons were killed after security forces opened fire...

‘This Padma Shri will help silence so many people’: Kangana

Kangana Ranaut has said her Padma Shri honour is a reply to all those who’ve questioned her ideology and statements on national issues. Post receiving the fourth-highest civilian award in India on Monday, Kangana posted a video on her Instagram handle where she thanked the government and also reminded fans about the issues she’s stood up for and against. “As an artiste, I’ve received several awards, honours, love and acknowledgments. But for the first time, I’ve been awarded by the government...

‘Eternals’ opens with $71M but audience response is mixed

“Eternals,” one of Marvel’s most ambitious efforts to expand its superhero universe, arrived in theaters with about $71 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. By most studios’ box-office standards, the opening was enviable. Only three other films have debuted better during the pandemic: “Black Widow” ($80.3 million), “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” ($75.3 million) and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” ($90 million). But for Marvel’s...

Decades on, no light flows from West Seti

About 30,000 residents of the Chwangadh area of ​​Baitadi, who have been waiting for the West Seti project for 40 years, have been forced to live in darkness. As many as 30,000 residents of Chwangadh area of Baitadi have been forced to live in darkness after the electricity poles erected by the Sigas Rural Municipality for the expansion of the national transmission line at a cost of Rs. 10 million have started collapsing.

Ruling parties form joint committee to assist govt

The five ruling parties on Monday formed a joint coordination committee to assist the government and make the alliance more effective. A meeting of the top leaders of the ruling five parties held at Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba`s official residence in Baluwatar decided to form the committee to forward joint election strategies for the upcoming election to the National Assembly and by-elections.