Journalism should guide govt through authentic news: Bagmati Province CM Poudel

"There is a need for journalists to make healthy criticism of the government within the boundary of discipline and respect so the government could get time for self-evaluation," he said inaugurating the 16th annual general meeting of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) amid a function today here.

Growing number of youths see career prospect in security forces   

 Winter has set in. Days in Pokhara are foggy. A group of youths in T-shirt and half-pant is seen sweating for the physical resilience training on the ground of the Armed Police Force (AFP) Company Gandaki at Ratna Chowk-6.

KMC to turn dust into bricks   

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City is at work to make bricks out of dust collected from the city, said the KMC. 

Vehicular movement resumes in Dumkibas 

Police have cleared the demonstrations and resumed the vehicular movement along the Dumkibas area in Nawalparasi (East) of the East-West Highway.    

     Domestic and international flights affected owing to thick fog in Kathmandu   

All the domestic and international flights to and from Kathmandu have been affected from early this morning due to thick fog in the Kathmandu valley.    

   KMC to install 2,000 road lights   

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is working to install 2,000 road lights in sensitive areas. 

Human rights defenders worry about rights situation in Nepal

Unhappy over the human rights situation in the country, despite the existence of various laws and rights bodies to safeguard people’s rights, human rights defenders have said that a lot of improvement needed to be done. Despite continuous endeavour to promote culture of human rights and laws, the situation of human rights in the country does not present a colourful picture, they shared their worries. They made such remarks during a virtual progamme organised by the National Human Rights Commission...

Rural municipality blacktopping 55-km road

Khijidemba Rural Municipality of Okhaldhunga is currently tarring the 55-kilometre Likhu-Bhusinga road. The rural municipality has taken upon itself in laying down the blacktopped road under the federal supplementary budget. In order to blacktop the road from Jili, Ragani to Khijichandeshwori to Khijiphalate, the rural municipality called for tenders on December 8. Despite its limited budget, Khijidemba Rural Municipality has decided to move on with the road construction by utilising the federal...

Nepal Police issues directive to ramp up security surveillance

Spokesperson of Nepal Police, Superintendent of Police Basanta Bahadur Kunwar said, "All the District Police Offices have been asked to strictly follow the security plan being implemented since earlier. They have been asked to pay special attention in course of mobilizing joint team by reviewing security challenge."

NC leader Koirala rules out possibility of holding party general convention in Falgun

Nepali Congress General Secretary Dr Shashank Koirala ruled out the possibility of organising party General Convention within the stipulated timeframe of the Nepali month of coming Falgun citing various reasons including a lack of time to distribute party active memberships.

Government preparing to give anti-COVID-19 jab to 72 per cent people

Vaccine has not been tested on children so far and the plan is to vaccinate all except the children, Dr Sameer Kumar Adhikari, Associate Spokesman at the Ministry of Health and Population, said.

AI Nepal starts campaign urging PM Oli to probe incidents of 'custodial deaths'

Amnesty International Nepal has launched a new local campaign demanding the authorities launch an independent and impartial investigation into what it called all incidents of custodial deaths.

Geminid meteor shower most active in night of December 13

The Geminid meteor shower that was active since December 4 will be most active the night of December 13, Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) has said.    

Schools in Shuklaphanta shut for 10 days   

Teaching and learning has been shut for 10 days in the schools operated in Shuklaphanta municipality with the rise in the transmission of coronavirus.   

SEE and Grade 12 exams uncertain this year

As concerned authorities have been unable to decide whether or not to hold this year’s Secondary Education Examination (SEE) and grade 12 examination, uncertainty has started surrounding them. In previous years, all examinees used to submit their examinations forms by this time, but this year the authorities have not yet initiated any process for that, as classes have not been resumed due to COVID-19 pandemic. The examinations of grade 10 and grade 12 are conducted by the National Examination...

Central Zoo to reopen from today

The Central Zoo is reopening from Thursday after a gap of more than eight months. Nepal’s only zoo, located in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, was shut down on March 20 after the government prohibited gatherings of more than 25 people. Since then, it has remained closed to visitors. But it is once again opening its doors from tomorrow with a standard operating procedure in place. “The procedure has been prepared in accordance with the government’s safety protocol and is designed to protect the health...

Press pass, online renewal from post offices now

Press accreditation certificates of media persons working across the country and online news portal renewals will now be done from the post offices in the districts. The government has delegated such authority to the district post office with the objective of making the service provided by the centre easier and simpler, informed Minister for Communication and Information Technology Parbat Gurung on Wednesday.

'Bibeksheel-Sajha' sees merger again

Rabindra Mishra has been designated the chairperson and Milan Pandey the coordinator of the merged party. The executive power lies in both the leaders, it was informed.

Study of biodiversity of Kakarpatta, the Buddha era town, started

Study of the biodiversity of Kakarpatta, the Buddha era town, now located at Sarawal Rural Municipality's Jawa area in West Nawalparasi district has started.

RTI, required condition for human rights: Minister Gurung

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung has said the government has focused on the enhancement of information technology so as to ensure human rights are protected.