Oscar-nominated ‘MASH’ actor Sally Kellerman dies at 84

Sally Kellerman, the Oscar and Emmy nominated actor who played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in director Robert Altman’s 1970 film “MASH,” died Thursday.

Samikshya files rape charge against Paul

Singer Samikshya Adhikari filed a rape case against actor Paul Shah (Purna Bikram Shah) at the District Police Office, Tanahun on Wednesday. According to Yubraj Khadka, Deputy Superintendent of Police of the District Police Office, Tanahun, a complaint has been lodged against Paul Shah, (Purna Bikram Shah) 32, who hails from Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan Ward -2, Rampur in Dang District and is currently living at Om Shanti Chowk, Kharibot, New Baneshwor.

National Tharu Literary Conference begins

The Sixth National Tharu Literary Conference has begun at Sinhapur in Krishnapur Municipality-6, of Kanchanpur. Chief of Krishnapur Municipality Karna Bahadur Hamal inaugurated the conference amidst a function on Thursday. The three-day conference is jointly organised by Tharu Writers Association and Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha Kanchanpur with the objective of preserving and promoting the Tharu language, literature and culture.

NHRC against use of force in protests

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern about the ‘extreme use of force’ in the recent protests against the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact tabled in the Parliament.

Demonstrators clash in New Baneshwor

At least one protestor was injured critically when the anti-MCC demonstrators tried to cross the prohibitory zone near the Federal Parliament Building in New Baneshwore on Thursday. Hemraj Awasthi, 29, of Dadeldhura district, has been critically injured when stones pelted by the protestors hit him during a clash between police and the demonstrators Thursday afternoon. Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Singh Rathour and spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Office, Ranipokhari, said that...

Myagdi's hot water spring teeming with visitors

The number of patients coming to Tatopani Kunda (hot water spring) in Myagdi has been increasing after the recent fall in the risk of COVID-19 infection. The number of patients coming to Kunda, in Ward No. 4 in Beni Municipality, considered a natural treatment, has increased. It was reopened to the public on February 13 as the number of infections has been in decline across the country.

Discussion on MCC in House deferred for today

Discussion on the much-awaited Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact scheduled for Thursday in the House of Representatives was postponed for Friday afternoon. Two Ministers, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Communication and Information Technology, and Dilendra Prasad Badu, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, met with Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota on behalf of the Prime Minister to reschedule the session for another day.

Army For Development

Apart from its primary responsibility of defending the nation’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence, the Nepali Army (NA) has been playing a crucial role in national development. With the utilisation of its well-trained and dedicated human resources, the NA has been contributing to the nation’s development by carrying out numerous infrastructure projects, especially roads. It has been able to develop road networks in many far-flung areas through the implementation of road and...

Accelerating Economic Growth

A higher economic growth is necessary for the prosperity of developing countries like Nepal to increase per capita income and generate employment necessary for enhancing the living standard of people. Nepal needs to accelerate economic growth to catch up with the advance countries. However, how can economic growth be accelerated? Not so easy answer, though the government always desires to have a higher economic growth as reflected in the budget statements.

Civil Society’s Role In Governance

Civil society in Nepal has played a significant role in the political and economic transformation in the last three decades. Under a highly democratic federal system, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) possess considerable potential in further developing the nation. CSOs emerged in the first half of the 20th century in an effective and modern form. They played vital role in the sectors of social welfare, community development and the institutionalisation of democracy after the 1990 political change....