Momentous Year In Nepal-US Ties

The year 2022 is a momentous year in terms of relations between Nepal and the United States of America as the two friendly nations are marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties. The US is the second country in the world, after the United Kingdom (UK), with which Nepal had established diplomatic relations. This clearly manifests how the US has attached importance to Nepal. In February 1958, Nepal opened its embassy in Washington D. C. while the US mission was set up...

How Cultured Are We?

We have passed millions of years to develop our physique in the present form. We have undergone countless experiences to develop the mind in its present capacity. Experiences are pleasant and unpleasant, easy and difficult, meaningful and meaningless. Life has thus been going on in this way for generations. Today we are living in an age of technological development. Industrialisation has evolved out of the agricultural economy. Capitalism has replaced feudalism. Urbanisation has rapidly increased....

War: Hot Content For Media

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the number of media users must have increased all over the world. War provides a hot content for the media outlets, escalating their circulation among the readers/audience. The potential of news media would be maximised in times of war when media outlets and their reporters become the main source of information for the common people. However, the overflow of news reporting might represent different versions of reality as perceived and interpreted by them.

Kidney For Cash!

Illegal organ trading is one of the most inhuman acts that anyone has ever come up with. However, a strong instinct to survive has pushed hundreds of thousands of people to do so. This problem is reported to be rampant in many countries, including Nepal and Afghanistan. With Afghanistan's economy in ruins, many Afghans have been found involved in such an unlawful activity. There exists an alarming rate of unemployment in this part of the world and most people have lost their ability to meet even...

Where voters have to walk 10 hrs to polling station

Locals in rural village of Maspur, in Tanjakot Rural Municipality-3, Humla have made repeated requests to the election office to locate polling stations near the village so that they can cast their votes without hassle in the upcoming local level election slated for May 13.

Refugee count tops 1 million; Russians besiege Ukraine ports

The number of people sent fleeing Ukraine by Russia’s invasion topped 1 million on Wednesday, the swiftest refugee exodus this century, the United Nations said, as Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city, Kharkiv, and laid siege to two strategic seaports.

Minister Khadka to attend ADF meet in Turkey

Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka will fly to Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, leading a delegation to take part in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF), to be held in Antalya, Turkey, from March 11-13. Spokesperson for government and Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki said a meeting of the Council of Ministers held on February 27 decided to form a delegation led by the Foreign Minister to participate in the ADF.

3rd Janakpur Literature Festival to begin today

The third edition of Janakpur Literature Festival is beginning in Janakpurdham on Friday. The third edition of the festival is being organised by Mithila Foundation, Nepal, from March 3 to 5. The details of the festival were made public amid a press conference held in Janakpur on Thursday. “The festival aims to promote Nepali literature and culture of Madhes,” said Priyanka Jha, coordinator of the festival.

Age will not stop me from fulfilling my desires: Acharya

With over 80 songs to his credit, Narayan Kumar Acharya has been writing songs for over four decades. Now in his late 60s, Acharya, who is also a retired Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), is still writing songs. Born in Kalaiya, Bara, he had joined the Nepal Police in 1973. He had retired from the service 18 years ago.

Uptown Music Festival today

Uptown Music Festival has been scheduled to be held for the first time in Nepal on March 4 in Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur. The festival will be featuring musical performances by Deepak Bajracharya, Sabin Rai and The Pharaoh, Nabin K. Bhattarai and Atripta, Kali Prasad Baskota, Arko Mukherjee Collective and Robin and the New Revolution.