Nepal Sambat calendar completes one year

Wednesday marked one year since the first solar calendar for Nepal Sambat was introduced. The calendar was developed and launched on October 20 last year by Newa activists Rukshana Kapali, Supriya Manandhar, Sanyukta Shrestha and Subhash Ram Prajapati. Kapali is a writer and activist, Manandhar is a digital artist, Shrestha is a games developer and Prajapati is an ethnomusicologist and software engineer.

Govt to form task force to amend Public Procurement Regulations

A task force will be formed to prepare drafts for amendment to the Public Procurement Act 2063 and Public Procurement Regulations so as to form the basis for timely modifications. A meeting held at the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday decided to form a task force to draft the amendment under the coordination of the secretary of the Public Procurement Monitoring Office. The task force will have representatives from the Office of the Prime Minister; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Law, Justice and...

Power supply to Province 1 cut off after substation flooding

Power supply has been disturbed in several districts of Province 1 after floods triggered by incessant rains since Monday submerged the Duhabi substation in Sunsari. Power supply to Morang, Sunsari, Jhapa, Ilam, Panchthar, Taplejung, Dhankuta, Terhathum, Sankhuwasabha, Bhojpur and other districts has been cut off since Tuesday evening after the main Duhabi substation, which supplies electricity to the districts of Province 1, got inundated.

Information Technology In Time Of Pandemic

Though the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed waves of devastation throughout the world, it hasn’t come without silver linings. One such silver lining is the accelerated pace of digitization across the world, including Nepal. And, it is information and communication technology (ICT) that has breathed new life into the digitization.

Death toll from rain-induced disasters climbs to 86

The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by the post-monsoon torrential rain in the country has reached 86 by Wednesday evening while 27 people are missing in different parts of the country, according to the latest update by police administration from various districts. Of those who died in disasters, 57 are from Province 1, and 29 from Sudurpaschim Province while one life each was lost in Bagmati and Karnali.

Vitamin A, deworming drive to start from Oct. 24

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is conducting a two-day nationwide campaign to administer vitamin A supplement and deworming tablets for children under five years of age on October 24 and 25. The schedule of the nationwide campaign has been changed as the Dashain festival fell on the previously scheduled date. The government has been conducting the campaign on Kartik 3 and 4 of the Nepali month every year.

Winning Over The Virus

Amid the biggest public health crisis of the century gripping the nation and the world, the public was anxious and keen to see how the present government would move ahead to save the lives of the people. From the very beginning, the government took an array of measures to effectively fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK has removed Nepal from the red zone while the World Health Organisation (WHO) has congratulated Nepal on its success in controlling the coronavirus. The scare of the third wave has...

Decentralised Options For Census

National census is conducted every 10 years in Nepal to count population, calculate and ascertain demographic size, composition and diversity. According to the news report, the decennial census is being taken during these months, and it is due to complete by the end of this year. This is the first census that is being taken following the adoption of the federal polity in the country. The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) is responsible for conducting national census. According to the CBS, 77 districts...

Need Of Political Consensus For MCC

People in the country are divided on whether or not the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact is in the interest of Nepal. Intellectuals have made all efforts through written and verbal expressions to persuade politicians in recognising the compact in favour of the nation.

Preserve Biodiversity

The chit chat at family dinner a couple of years ago turned political when we began discussing the best alternatives for my home country's development. I argued, on a self-sufficient line, that protecting and managing our biodiversity instead of relying on fossil fuels — as we had for decades — was Colombia's best possible strategy. To me, in view of our enviable competitive advantage of hosting around 10 per cent of the world's biodiversity, this made irrefutable sense.