Water supply reality through community participatory videos, rural water users foreground their stories

On watching the videos it becomes clear that access to water is not easy in rural areas, both in the hills and in the plains called Tarai, particularly for the financially and socially marginalised people, women and people with disabilities.

China's Exemplary Feat

At a grand ceremony held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 25 declared that China had achieved a complete victory in eliminating absolute poverty. The announcement was in line with China's one of two centenary goals: to build a moderately prosperous society by 2021 or end poverty within this period. The year 2021 marks a hundred year of the founding of the Communist Party of China while 2049 marks a hundred year of the founding of the People's Republic...

Nepal has firm commitment to further strengthen ties with Israel: Foreign Minister Gyawali

The foreign minister viewed that Nepal's step of recognising Israel as a state in 1960 and having diplomatic relation was a landmark development as Nepal was the first country in the whole of South Asia to have diplomatic relations with Israel and host its diplomatic mission in Kathmandu.

Is Our Democracy Pro-Poor?

Borrowing words from US president Abraham Lincoln, democracy is often referred to a form of the government of the people, by the people for the people. The term ‘democracy’ was originated from ancient Greece word ‘demokratos’, meaning the people's rule - demos (people) and kratos (rule). After being in oblivion for over two millennia, democracy came into limelight in course of the English, French and American Revolutions in the seventeenth and eighteenth century.

First Joint Consultation Conference on BRI: Political parties told to come up with common development agendas

Chief of IDCPC Song Tao said CPC was ready to work with political parties of Nepal to shoulder the responsibility of political parties, contribute our wisdoms and offer our solutions so that the BRI will better align with the national development plans of our two countries

The Poor, The Promise And The Constitution

Before sitting to write some reflection on the sixth anniversary of the Constitution of Nepal 2015, this scribe did want to meet with some porters at New Road of Kathmandu and other places. But, the COVID-19-induced lockdown and other related health safety standards required to be adopted at this time of ceaseless onslaught of the deadly virus created impediments. Finding porters on the street was difficult. They may have returned to their home village or stayed in their rented rooms in the city...