Winter storm packing snow, freezing rain moves across US

A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow to the central U.S. on Wednesday as airlines canceled thousands of flights, officials urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses.

PM, coalition leaders discuss ways to pass MCC compact

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Chairman of CPN (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and chairman of Nepal Communist Party (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal on Wednesday discussed the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project proposed by the US government. The chiefs of the three ruling parties discussed the MCC issue at the official residence of the Prime Minister in Baluwatar.

Amitabh Bachchan’s Jhund to release on March 4

Amitabh Bachchan’s sports drama Jhund will now release on March 4. Directed by Nagraj Popatrao Manjule, the film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Raaj Hiremath, Savita Raj Hiremath, Nagraj Manjule, Gargee Kulkarni, Meenu Aroraa under the banner of T-Series, Tandav Films Entertainment and Aatpat. The film has faced innumerable delays for over two years, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. It was also stalled from releasing on OTT platforms, owing to copyright issues.

Deuda singer Prem Raj overshadowed

Prem Raj Khatri, an author, creator and singer of the famous and historical ‘Deuda’ song of Sudurpaschim, has been overshadowed for years. His song of Ho Jilla Baitadi is still popular, which he sang after passing the audition from Radio Nepal in 1983. But singer Prem Raj has still been outshined. The song, which was filmed at the famous religious Jagannath and Tripura Sundari temple complexes in Baitadi, introduces history of Baitadi district and the religious temples. Prem Raj, who joined...

Foodgrains under govt grant starts arriving in Humla

The foodgrains provided as grant by the Karnali Province government amid shortage in Humla have started arriving in the district. The airplanes of Tara Air and Summit Air have started transporting the foodgrains from Surkhet.

Kailali's wetlands disappearing

The wetland area, considered the earth’s kidney, is being eroded in Kailali due to a lack of protection and conservation efforts. Stakeholders are of the view that wetland areas are being destroyed day by day due to unmanaged use of water for income generation.

Nepal, India to jointly construct Darchula-Dharchula bridge

Indian government has decided to provide a grant for the construction of a two-lane motorable bridge to join Darchula of Nepal with Dharchula of India. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Nepali and Indian officials on Tuesday for the construction.

Nation Headed For Local Polls

The country is now headed for the local level elections after the government and the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday agreed to hold the local elections on May 18. At a meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, EC officials proposed to conduct the local polls on May 18. The government is expected to formally announce the date of local polls from the upcoming Cabinet meeting. PM Deuba asked the EC to carry out all necessary preparations to conduct the local polls in a single phase. This has...

Strengthening Mediation Mechanism

This writer did access the text of India’s Mediation Bill 2021, the other day, which was passed by the Parliament of the Union of India toward the end of the last month. The bill had indeed gone through the process of broad-based deliberation and scrutiny of the wider section of alternative dispute resolution champions, mediation advocates and practitioners from India and outside for a considerable length of time before it was enacted by the parliament. The Indian mediation bill had been looked...

Intra-party Democracy At Stake

The general conventions of CPN-UML and Nepali Congress (NC) reelected former party chairs for the next tenure while the CPN-Maoist Centre concluded its convention handpicking the central committee members by Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda. Subsequently, Prachanda has been reelected as the chairman of the party.