Schools not submitting their details

Schools have been evading the submission of the details that they need to submit to the government every year. However, the regulatory body has not even asked for a verbal explanation to those schools.

Realme to launch budget phone Narzo 50 in Nepal

Realme is launching a new budget smartphone, Narzo 50, in Nepal. Similarly, it will be introducing the most stylish entry-level smartphone, the Realme C35. Realme Narzo 50 will be the most stylish entry level phone with flagship level 50MP camera and will have the best performance in segment as well as the most durable quality in segment with dual certification, said the company in a statement on Thursday.

NAC extends concessional flights in Karnali

The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has extended concessional flights to four mountainous districts of Karnali Province. The national flag carrier started flights to Dolpa from Thursday. The services have been extended in an effort to mitigate the inconvenience people there have been facing for long. Kiran Man Shrestha, chief of Civil Aviation Authority, Nepalgunj, said that the flight had extended concessional flights to four districts of Karnali out of a total five and that Kalikot is the...

NADA urges PM to work for opening LC to import vehicles

The delegation of NADA Automobile Association of Nepal has met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and requested to work towards opening letter of credit (LC) needed to import vehicles. A business delegation led by NADA President Dhrub Thapa called on the Prime Minister on Friday and asked him to immediately address the issues of unexpected closure of LC for the import of automobiles.

President receives SC’s annual report

Acting Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki submitted the annual report of the Supreme Court (SC), Judicial Council and Judicial Service Commission to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday. The report of the fiscal year 2021/22 was submitted to President Bhandari in accordance with the Article 138 of the Constitution of Nepal, according to the Office of the President.

Just Pursuit Of Civil Society

In a great moment of global geopolitical flux, civil society’s struggle to restore collective virtue of people can renew democracy and realise their self-worth not determined by forces of arms, fatalism, human nature or instrumental reason without a sense of feeling to public weal. Unjust state of affairs entails a coalition of civil society for multi-scale action aiming for a just order and peaceful coexistence of peoples and nation-states. As an infrastructure of democracy constituted through...

Avoiding COVID-19 Complacency

Geneva – History has shown that some of the most dangerous periods of pandemics come when life returns to normal too soon. A century ago, a premature “all clear” helped the second wave of Spanish influenza claim far more lives than the first, after a more virulent strain emerged. Today, many G7 and G20 countries are relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and shifting their focus away from pandemic response to pandemic prevention and preparedness (or to other issues entirely). But until every country...

Mithila locals mark Chaiti Chhath

Devotees in the Mithila region woke up early Friday morning and marked the end of the great festival of Chaiti Chhath by worshipping the rising sun. The festival, as the name suggests, is celebrated in the Nepali month of Chait, and lasts for four days. On the first day, people bathe, purify themselves and take food. The second day is when the Kharna is celebrated where those observing the festival fast the whole day and only eat after offering rice pudding, banana, milk, fruits and sweets to the...

US Navy intends to decommission some of its newest warships

The Navy that once wanted smaller, speedy warships to chase down pirates has made a speedy pivot to Russia and China — and many of those recently built ships could be retired.

Russian retreat reveals destruction as Ukraine asks for help

Russian troops retreating from this northern Ukrainian city left behind crushed buildings, streets littered with destroyed cars and residents in dire need of food and other aid — images that added fuel to Kyiv’s calls Thursday for more Western help to halt Moscow’s next offensive.