COVID-19 cases more than double in China’s growing outbreak

China’s new COVID-19 cases Tuesday more than doubled from the previous day as the country faces by far its biggest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic.

Artists for K Lang prepared in Panchthar

Ninety young artists are being produced in Falgunanda Rural Municipality of Panchthar district by imparting them training to pass on the original skills of ‘K’ ‘Lang’ (Chyabrung dance) - a traditional dance of Limbus --to the younger generation. The artists to play and dance in tune with the drum (Chyabrung) were prepared from an eight-day training organised with the technical assistance of the local Namsami Kesami K Lang group. The training was imparted to the youths from each ward of...

NCC emphasises export facilitation to reduce trade deficit

Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) has stressed the need for facilitating exports to reduce the growing trade deficit. Welcoming the newly elected officials of the Export Council of Nepal at the NCC office building on Monday, NCC president Rajendra Malla said that the NCC would take initiative to end the policy difficulties in export promotion.

Import margin seeks to tackle economic challenges: FM Sharma

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that provision of margin for import has been imposed to solve the challenges seen in the national economy. Addressing a seminar on customs management organised at the Department of Customs on Sunday, Finance Minister Sharma directed to collect revenue as per the target by working hard even though the tightening of imports have affected the customs revenue

EC recognises 79 parties for local elections

The Election Commission (EC) has recognised 79 political parties for the upcoming local level election scheduled for May 13. Organising a regular press meet here on Monday, EC spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel said, “Out of 80 political parties, which applied for registration at the EC to contest the local poll, only 79 parties have been recognised by the EC.”

South Asian Women’s Conference from today

The South Asian Women’s Conference is going to kick off in the capital on Tuesday with an objective of creating global solidarity to end all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls. The conference titled “Resonating from South Asia in the world: Global norms to address violence against women and girls,” will analyse the existing policies and discuss the new global framework to end the violence against women and girls.

NEA to electrify all Karnali households in next two years

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is going to fully electrify 10 districts of Karnali Province within the next two years. The NEA has taken forward electrification programme with the aim of providing electricity to every household in Karnali within two years. Electricity has reached 22 of 25 municipalities and 21 of 54 rural municipalities in 10 districts of the province.

Saudi Prince in capital, bilateral talks today

Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Fahran Al Saud, arrived here this evening on a two-day official visit to Nepal. Arriving from Sri Lanka on a private plane, he was welcomed at the VVIP lounge at the Tribhuvan International Airport by Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Poudyal, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Nepal Musaid Suleiman M Al Marwani, and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Saudi Embassy in Kathmandu.

Road Safety Challenges

It is sad to note that Nepal witnesses a significant increase in the number of highway and road accidents every year. As per the data maintained by the Nepal Police, as many as 13,000 road accidents were reported across the country in 2019. More than 2,700 people lost their lives while over 10,700 others sustained serious injuries in those mishaps. With the rise in the number of vehicles, road accidents are goin

Prospect Of Electoral Alliance

The nation is getting ready to take part in elections in 753 local bodies across 77 districts in one go. The May 13 (30th Baisakh, 2079 BS) local elections will be the second of its kind in the nation after the promulgation of the federal constitution in 2015. Local bodies are among the three-tier governance in the country besides provincial and federal governance. We know local elections will see the election of mayors, deputy mayors, rural municipality chairpersons, and deputy chairpersons, ward...