Forest in Pokhara metropolis to come under local community

Since the forest area is large, the two consumer committees -- Armala, Kalilek Sainidanda Community Forest Users Group and Maudhun, Chogoe and Armala Community Forest Users Group -- have been tasked with protecting and promoting the forest.

Traffic action taken against 342 loud noise bikes

Chief of the Division, Senior Superintendent of Police Janak Bhattarai said that such motorcycles cause accidents and are responsible for noise pollution and irritation in the public sphere.

Chitwan reports 243 dengue, 286 scrub typhus infection cases

Of the dengue infected, 149 are from the district and 94 outside, said the health office, adding that the infected people are in normal condition.

Can Wealth Save Our World?

As of 2019, there are 2,825 billionaires in the world. And there are 46.8 million millionaires. Now, that is a lot of money. Taking the millionaire’s data to the percentage, it amounts to just 0.9% of the global population but they own nearly half of the planet’s $361 trillion in wealth. The effect of income inequality is indisputable here. While some are racing to get their daily bread, and some are racing to be the first trillionaire in the world. It is estimated that it would take about $7...

Foreign Policy Door Ajar For Refinement

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Promises Frustrated: Urgency Of Behavioural Change

We often hear stories about how our unequal society can be turned into an equitable one. We also listen to countless speeches of leaders who promise to end the world of discrepancy and discrimination and establish an egalitarian society. Stories have been told since time immemorial and speeches have been delivered for generations. But to this date, people have not experienced the things they aspired for. Promises made by philosophers, politicians and socio-cultural leaders hav

Tips For Environmental Journalists

Hey, you... Why do you write wildlife news? Do animals, birds, the living and non-living beings read it? They don't,  so don't waste your time on it." This above statement from a media owner to his environmental reporter is quite popular in the Nepali media sector. Though media persons have taken this incident as a joke, if one observ

JSP-N leaders demand Speaker to call HoR meeting

The JSP-N has considered the HoR to be alive despite its dissolution on December 20 by Prime Minister, said JSP-N leader Keshab Jha. From the JSP-N, the meeting was attended by JSP-N chair Upendra Yadav, party's Federal Council Chairperson Dr Baburam Bhattarai and leader Laxman Lal Karna.

Chinese ambassador meets Prachanda

Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met Chairman of Nepal Communist Party (Prachanda-Nepal faction) Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' this morning.

Number of men victimised by wives on the rise in Tanahu

"Men who go abroad for employment are found to have been victimised by wives. Many men come here to lodge a complaint that when they returned home from foreign employment, they found their wives eloped with other men with all the money and property," said Karki.

Prachanda elected as NCP Parliamentary Party leader

A meeting of former lawmakers and parliamentarians of Prachanda-Nepal Group held at the Parliament Building, New Baneshwor, today, elected Prachanda to the parliamentary party leader by removing KP Sharma Oli from the post, said lawmaker Dev Prasad Gurung.

Patients decreasing at government and private hospitals amidst pandemic

The Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) at Maharajgunj is a case in point. It used to provide outpatient services to around 2,500 patients daily before the onset of COVID-19 infection. Now, it has been providing this service to about 1,500 patients on a daily basis.

Academic session, evaluation of school children uncertain

Following the Ministry guideline for school operation, many schools across the country have started running classes physically while others continue virtually. But despite resuming classes, school managements have been unable to formulate a clear-cut framework owing to the looming uncertainty over final evaluation time and method.   

No confidence motion against PM registered at parliament before President dissolved it

No confidence motion against the Prime Minister is found to have been registered at the parliament before the President approved the government recommendation to dissolve the House of Representatives and to hold mid-term election.

NCP Vice-Chair Gautam deplores parliament dissolution

Issuing a press note in his Facebook account, the NCP leader stated that the move the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also one of the NCP Chairmen, to have the parliament dissolved would promote political instability in the country and bring down all norms and values of federal republic democracy.

Landless people of 17 local levels to get land ownership documents

According to Devi Gyawali, commission’s Chairperson, the commission has been proactive in its attempt to address the problems facing the landless. Stating that the constitution has mentioned the rights of land to the Dalits, oppressed and landless people as a fundamental right, Gyawali said that no one should be deprived of exercising the rights guaranteed by the constitution. Chairperson Gyawali also urged the concerned bodies to extend their support to the commission.

NTA seeks fresh EOI for satellite launching

The selected company should assist the NTA in preparing policies for regulation and safety, trade and operation model, in preparing specification while announcing the bid, should explore commercial potentiality of the satellite and give advice for regulation after the satellite launching.

Quarantine and isolation period for COVID-19 infected reduced to 10 days

The Policy, Planning and Monitoring Division at the Ministry had decided that all the infected persons except those fallen sick after showing symptoms of infection and seriously ill people would be kept in quarantine or isolation only for 10 days.

Attractive Land For Holiday Makers

The thickly forested foothills of the great Himalayas are generally referred to as the 'Terai' but nowadays there is no thick and dense and ever-green forest there. As per the government's survey, the country has an estimated 2.5 billion trees of 443 species belonging to 239 genera and 99 families. The Nepali Terai is stretched from the east to west, from Mechi to

Psychosocial Impact On Health Workers

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global population of all walks of life, with psychosocial health aspect being the most affected one. Vulnerable Health care providers are particularly vulnerable to emotional distress in the current pandemic, given the risk of exposure to the virus at their workplace, concern about infecting and caring for their family members, abysmal and conflicting decisions from higher authorities, shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), and longer hectic work...