Holi songs no longer ring through Mithila

Paradeshiya La Dhotiya Rangawe Goriya … Ho Rangawe Goriya Jamuna Tat Shyam Khelaiya Hori … Jamuna Tat Kinkar Haat Kanak Pichkari … Kinkar Haat Abeer Jhori

Activists question unauthorised construction in Basantapur

Hari Prabha Khadgi, Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has expressed her concern at the construction of eight concrete flag bases at the Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square Protected Monument Zone. “This is a world heritage site and any work here needs to be coordinated with the locals, Department of Archaeology and perhaps even the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO),” she said. Then why has the KMC been pushing ahead despite everyone’s objection?...

FM Sharma urges ADB to bring new technology with investment

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has suggested the major donor agency, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), to assist Nepal by investing along with introduction of new technologies available in the global market.

Digital archiving of Gorkhapatra essential: Minister Karki

Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has said that preserving the Gorkhapatra, which carries a history of 121 years, is essential. Inaugurating a workshop organised on digital archive of all the publications of Gorkhapatra Corporation (GC) in Dhulikhel on Tuesday, Minister Karki said that various publications of the Gorkhapatra since its inception should be preserved in the digital archive and developed them as national heritage.

Government to recruit 100,000 temporary police for polls

Nepal Police is preparing to publish a recruitment notice for hiring 100,000 temporary policemen (Myadi police) to beef up security in the upcoming local level elections slated for May 13, 2022. “The Ministry of Finance has given approval to the Nepal Police Headquarters to begin the recruitment process of exactly 100,000 temporary policemen,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and Spokesperson for the Police Headquarters Bishnu Kumar KC, said.

Let There Be Light In Karnali

So if everything goes as planned, 10 districts of Karnali Province will get electrified in a matter of two years. Kudos to the NEA for outlining this ambitious project, despite abundant risks and challenges attached to. Karnali abounds in hard-to-reach places. Even harder is to take development projects there. For all the odds, the province is making strides, albeit slowly – to the delight of so many countrymen, at home and abroad. Whether in transportation, education, health and, now in electrification,...

Limit Ballooning Trade Deficit

Recently, Nepal’s imports have increased exponentially. It is not known whether it is due to the demands for development or the need of domestic market. Present trends of slow growth of domestic production are likely to increase further. Due to the low rate of production, there is a low possibility of expanding different goods and services in near future. To meet the purpose of expanding exports and minimising imports, a good planning and efficient management is necessary.

Local Leaders Must Embrace Ethics

Until and unless we men do not internalise the needs for women’s rights, equality and equity will not be achieved," says Amik Sherchan, Governor of Lumbini Pradesh during an interaction with Mayors, Deputy Mayors and government officials at Lumbini on March 14, 2022. Although an extremely long and tiring speech of an hour and half, the octogenarian political leader spoke words of wisdom and engaged his listeners with his views on equality issues together with incidents of how he tackled corruption...

Shades Of Colours

Very often moods are described through an array of colours. Anger is fiery red but so is passion. Yellow is cheery and uplifting. Blue is soothing and so is green. It isn’t thus surprising that hospital gowns are blue-green as the particular colour references sanguinity and good health. While purple is regal, white is pure. Black might mean several things such as obscurity, lack of colour or simply darkness.

As election nears, trend of switching parties rises in Madhes

As elections near, a trend has taken hold in Madhes province, one of leaders and cadres switching parties. With the date of the local election less than two months away, political parties have begun campaigning in Bara, Parsa and Rautahat as well as other districts of the province and leaders have begun moving into parties that they feel is most likely to give them a victory.