Full Sized Cabinet

FINALLY, the federal Cabinet has got full shape, with 25 ministers, including three state ministers. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday inducted 16 new ministers and two state ministers. President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed and designated the portfolios of the ministers at the recommendation of the Prime Minister as per Article 76 (9) and Article 78 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal. After having sworn in by the President, the ministers assumed their office on Friday itself. Two more coalition...

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease

ALZHEIMER’S disease is a neurodegenerative ailment that usually starts gradually and progressively worsens. It is estimated that more than 55 million people live with dementia throughout the world, and 10 million new cases develop every year. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and contributes up to 60-70 per cent of all cases of dementia (WHO, 2021).

Mother Is Unhappy

A dream that I saw last night has been haunting me throughout the day. In the dream, I had met motherly figure in my paddy field. When I was weeding in the paddy farm, a familiar voice addressed me from the back,

Ban on Dhol playing hampers livelihood, culture of Chamars

Playing Dhol (drums) during Dashain is a culture among Terai-based Chamar (Ram) communities. However, the ban on playing the drum has been in place for almost a decade now, citing the occupation was not a good one.

Baitadi remote villages reeling under rice shortage

The settlements on the remote hills in the Baitadi district have been reeling from the shortage of rice because 17, 000 quintals of rice, which should have arrived there before start of the Dashain festival, have failed to arrive.

Capital budget not being spent adequately

Minster for Economic Affairs and Planning of Bagmati Province Rachana Khadka has admitted that not only the federal government but also the provincial governments have been unable to spend the capital budget as expected.

Unmanaged auto-rickshaws throw Nepalgunj into chaos

Nepalgunj, Oct. 9: The city area of Nepalgunj is becoming disorganised day by day due to the lack of proper management of more than a thousand rickshaws, both battery-powered and auto, being operated there. The traffic system has become a mess due to the rickshaws parked or waiting for passengers even in most of the crowded places of the city. As the rickshaws are parked and driven in various streets and places of the city, the risk of accidents is increasing on the one hand and the public is being...

Returning tourists lift Ilam hoteliers’ spirits

Hotels in Ilam, which have been reeling und er the financial problems for almost two years due to COVID-19, are now getting occupied thanks to the arrival of Dashain, one of the biggest festivals of Nepali people.

Minister Karki assumes office

Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki assumed his office Friday evening after attending the Cabinet meeting. Earlier, he was serving as Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. After assuming the office,

Work as per public aspirations, PM tells ministers

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has instructed all the ministers to work as per the public aspirations. Speaking at the first complete meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers (OPMCM) in Singha Durbar Friday evening, Prime Minister Deuba directed all the newly appointed ministers to work as per the expectations of the people with enthusiasm and sincerity.