CM Acharya to undergo floor test today

The coalition of main opposition parties in Province 1 has proposed CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Rajendra Rai as the candidate for the new Chief Minister. A meeting of the coalition parties held on Sunday decided to nominate leader Rai as the CM of Province 1.

Power Transmission For More Consumers, Trade

Nepal has made big strides towards electricity generation and supply. Currently, it is producing 1,900 megawatts of electricity. The amount of this hydroelectricity is below expectations given that the country has the potential to generate more than 43,000 MW hydroelectricity and higher if cascade projects are constructed. Similarly, over 93 per cent of total population has now access to electricity. This is indeed good news for the country that once suffered acute power shortage. However, N

Nothing New, They All Do It

They protest, shout and feign shock at the illegal and mean disregard for international norms and all that stuff. In reality, they all are culprits to the other side while they themselves rationalise the surreptitious engagement as essential for their national security and economic interests. Perfidy thy name is double talk.

State Building Thru Capacity Development

Francis Fukuyama, in his popular book 'State Building', states that federalism and decentralisation have been widely touted as ways of making government more responsive politically and more supportive of economic growth. Federal form of governance, in a narrower sense, is a mechanism of decentralising decision making to the levels of government. The authority of decision making, and expenditure assignments are associated to each other in such setup.

Nepal's Appeal As Tourist Destination

At a time when Nepal’s tourism has been picking up slowly with a remarkable drop in the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths, Lonely Planet has lately enlisted the country among the world’s top 10 destinations to travel in 2022. This listing by the popular US travel guide has highlighted Nepal as one of the most appealing tourist destinations worldwide. With unrivalled topography featuring mountains, green valleys, beautiful rivers and plain lands, Nepal is undoubtedly very rich in cultural...

72-year-old Batuli Majhi awaiting citizenship

Batuli Majhi, who had migrated to Kanepokhari Rural Municipality-7 of Morang from Okhaldhunga via Birtamod to overcome extreme poverty, is 72-year-old but she has not received her citizenship certificate yet. Her husband Shyam Bahadur Majhi, 73, made a lot of efforts to obtain his wife's citizenship from the government administration. The local ward office has been demanding a migration certificate and voter's ID, the Majhi family has not been able to produce the documents.

  Sujita crowned Miss Universe Nepal 2021   

Sujita Basnet has been crowned 'Miss Universe Nepal 2021'. She clinched the title after beating 15 other contestants.     The new Miss Universe has been crowned with a diamond-studded crown and also won Rs 1 million in cash. She was crowned by last year's Miss Universe Nepal winner Anshika Sharma.    

Nepal ranked eighth best destination to visit

The famous travel guide book publisher Lonely Planet has named Nepal as one of the 10 best destinations to visit in 2022. The book has ranked Nepal eighth out of 10 countries and specifically mentions the district beyond the mountains: Mustang. A CNN article featuring the top 10 picks describes the magazine’s choice this way: “It is nearly impossible to discuss Nepal without talking about Mount Everest. But this Himalayan nation has so much more on offer for travellers who are not climbing...

Is COVID vaccine safe for children?

Yes, U.S. regulators authorized Pfizer’s vaccine for younger children after millions of 12- to 17-year-olds already safely got the shot, the only one available for children in the country. Those ages 5 to 11 will get just a third of the dose given to teens and adults. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the kid-size doses Friday, and next the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will recommend who should get them.

Country facing energy wastage because of rickety infrastructure, supply mismatch

Speaking at a rally of electric vehicles organised in the Kathmandu Valley on Saturday, Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Kulman Ghishing expressed worries that about 500 megawatt of electricity is being wasted daily in Nepal during the monsoon season. But sufficient electricity is not supplied to many industries in major industrial corridors and they fail to run production plants in full capacity. According to a study published by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries...