Govt. working for IT development: Minister of Communications   

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has said that the government is working for the development of information technology sector.      Addressing the ICT Awards-2021 ceremony organized by Living with ICT here on Friday evening, he said that the country cannot be developed without the development of information technology. He also said that the ministry was ready to hold discussions with the stakeholders for the development and expansion of the information...

Counting of votes for central committee members begins   

The counting of votes of the central members (35 from the open category) is starting from today of the election held on Monday under the 14th general convention of the Nepali Congress. The counting of votes will start at 10 am at the party's central office in Sanepa.   

UML assigns responsibilities for party leaders

The main opposition CPN-UML has assigned responsibilities for the office bearers and leaders after a new working committee was elected from the 10th National Congress. The UML has issued an inter-party directive appointing heads of various departments as well as provincial and district in-charges. The directive was issued announcing the decisions of the full meeting of the 2nd Central Committee of UML held on December 11 and 12 in Bhaktapur.

Parties need to adjust policies to meet public demands: Karki

Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has said that the country is in the process of renaissance of politics and development so political parties should be able to meet the demands of time by adjusting their policies.

Glacial retreat in Everest region 10-60 metres per year: Study

Nepal is among the countries which are most vulnerable to climate change, the impacts of which have been observed in several sectors such as water, agriculture, and biodiversity, and the cryosphere. Glacier retreats, temperature increases, erratic rainfall and an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme climatic events are some impacts of climate change in the country. Several studies have reported an increase in temperatures in Nepal over the past few decades.

PM Deuba in preparation for all-party meeting to dwell on running parliament

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is now in preparation of convening an all-party meeting to dwell on various contemporary issues including running of parliament meeting by holding talks to major opposition CPN UML.

Over 4.1M doses of vaccine received from Germany

The Government of Germany handed over more than 4.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal on Thursday. Chargé d’ Affaires of the German Embassy Dr. Stephan Russek handed the consignment of vaccines to Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada. Nepal received a package of

TRN suggested to amplify digital dimension

The Rising Nepal must keep abreast of technological developments to stay relevant. Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki had this advice for the nation’s oldest English-language daily on the occasion of its 56th anniversary on Thursday.

Low capital expenditure stalls economy

By the end of the first five months of the current Fiscal Year 2021/22, only 6.46 per cent of the capital budget has been mobilised. The government has spent only Rs. 28.4 billion of the total capital allocation of Rs. 439.65 billion set aside for this year till Wednesday, according to the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO). This year’s budget performance has remained poorer compared to the previous fiscal when the capital expenditure stood at 10.13 per cent in the first five months. While...

Upadhyay, Aangdembe and Pariyar elected NC joint general secretary

Upadhyay got 2,533 votes against her rival Kamal Panta's 2,105 votes, Aangdembe gained 2,711 votes against his rival Bikash Lama's 1,913 votes, and Pariyar secured 2215 votes against his closet rival Man Bahadur Bishwakarma's 2,175 votes.

NC general convention: Vote count for joint general secretary begins

Results for the post of party president, vice presidents (two posts), and general secretaries (two posts) have already been made public. Sher Bahadur Deuba has been re-elected as party president while Purna Bahadur Khadka and Dhanaraj Gurung are the vice presidents and Gagan Thapa and Bishwoprakash Sharma are the general secretaries.

Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma elected NC general secretaries

Thapa got 3023 votes while Sharma secured 1954 in the voting held in the 14th general convention of NC, according to Gopal Krishna Ghimire, coordinator of the NC central election committee.

'NC convention has opened up avenues for women's ascent o leadership' 

Nepali Congress (NC) leader Sujata Koirala claimed that the party's 14th general convention has paved the path for women to graduate to party leadership in near future.     Koirala has been defeated in the race of Vice President of NC.    

TRN turns 57

The Rising Nepal is entering the 57th year of its publication on Thursday. The daily was launched on December 16, 1965 as the first broadsheet English daily of Nepal. The daily has served the valued readers by disseminating news and views in a fair manner for 56 years and is committed to continue its service in the years to come. On the occasion of the completion of 56 years of its publication, the daily has published an 8-page special pull out.

Increase border surveillance to check Omicron: Experts

Three weeks after the new COVID-19 Omicron variant became a global concern, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the variant is spreading faster than any previous strain and is probably present in most of the countries in the world. “Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a COVID-19 update in Geneva. According to the WHO, 77 nations have reported cases of Omicron until today.

Vote count for NC vice-presidents begins, results likely in 4 hrs

Rijal said that results of the vote count for vice-presidents of the party are likely to come out in four hours while the results of the other office bearers and the central committee members will take more time.

42 per cent population gets COVID-19 shots in Sudurpaschim

Similarly, 55 per cent of the targeted age group or 906 thousand 174 people have already been given the first dose. People above 18 years of age have been included in the target groups. The population of this age group people is nearly 1.9 million in the province.

COVID-19 update: 252 new cases, six deaths

According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 252 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 were detected in 9,212 PCR tests conducted in the period.

Vote count for NC vice-presidents to begin at 4:30

The vote count of the election held to elect vice-presidents of the Nepali Congress in the ongoing 14the general convention of the party is slated to start from 4:30 pm today.

Finance Minister commits to 'correct' government policy on financial market

Addressing the Innovation Summit organised by the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) in the federal capital today, he said, "Come, tell directly if the government policy has created any difficulty in the financial market. We also have representative in the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB). We are ready to tackle the problem right here."