Electricity tariffs reduced

The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has slashed the electricity tariffs for consumers. The rate for domestic consumers is cut down by 2.84 per cent on an average. According to the commission, domestic consumers of 5 Ampere, 15 Ampere and 30 Ampere who are using electricity from 151 units to 250 units in a month from the single-phase distribution lines will get Rs. 25 discount on the minimum tariff.

Court order protected constitution: PM

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday said the mandamus order issued by the Supreme Court was in favour of the constitution and democracy. He said the order protected the constitution and democracy.

Agriculture homestay starts in Jhapa

A female-run cooperative ‘Maharanijhoda Sana-Kisan Cooperatives’ in Gauradaha Jhapa began agriculture home-stay targeting the tourists in the sector across the country. The concept of modern homestay was launched by the women in the cooperative under ‘Model Integrated Cooperative Farming’ programme for the first time in Nepal to promote agro-tourism. Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the homestay on Monday and extended his best wishes to the women in the cooperative. “I...

Off-season buffalo breeding successful

Experts in Nepal have succeeded in providing off-season breeding of buffaloes reared for milk and meat. A long research conducted by the Agriculture and Forestry University on off--season breeding of buffalo has been successful, said chief researcher Prof. Dr. Bhuminandan Devkota. "We have succeeded in breeding off-season buffaloes," said Prof. Dr. Devkota, who is also the chairman of the organising committee of the Asia Buffalo Conference in Chitwan. Devkota said, “In the last five years, we...

'KMC delaying to disburse budget of Indra Jatra'

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has delayed disbursement of a budget of Rs. 46 million to the Indra Jatra Management Committee that hosts the annual festival of the living Goddess for two consecutive years. As per the one door system, KMC has to allocate Rs. 2.3 million per year to celebrate and manage the festival.

Latvian envoy visits Mountain Museum

Latvian Ambassador to Nepal has said that his country will seek to establish its formal diplomatic relationship with Nepal in future. Ambassador Artis Bertulis, who recently flew to Kathmandu from New Delhi, where he heads Latvia's Indian mission, stressed future cooperation and promotion of cultural ties with Nepal and building new contacts. The Republic of Latvia has an honorary consul in Kathmandu whose services will be sought in setting up new contacts to build a relationship between the two...

NC general convention rescheduled for December 13-15

A day after party president Sher Bahadur Deuba’s instruction, the Nepali Congress Central Election Committee on Wednesday prepared a revised calendar for the general convention proposing to hold the central level convention on December 13-15.

End Caste-based Bias

Despite constitutional and social measures to do away with the caste-based discrimination, Nepali society has not yet got rid of this evil that has hindered the overall progress and prosperity of the country. The practice of untouchability is blot on our society known for its tolerance, harmony and syncretic culture. In 1963, Nepal had abolished and criminalised the caste-based discrimination but it has not gone away as it is deeply rooted in tradition and people’s thinking and practice. A false...

Double Hatting In Dispute Resolution

This author happened to go through an article on alternative dispute resolution by Gizem Alper at Mediate.com.website the other day with greater curiosity and interest. As the author of the article uploaded in the website, Alper is introduced as attorney in New York and Istanbul (Turkey) having enormous experience, among others, in cross border commercial arbitration and mediation. The article discuses precisely about what is termed as double hatting under alternative dispute resolution mechanism...

Avoid Politics Of Impression

What we fail to understand is most of the decisions we make come from our impressions, not from observations, computations, and contemplation, and they affect our judgment, evaluation, and the kind of initiatives we take, whether that be in politics or policymaking or in any citizenry participation. We lack mental effort.