Why development projects in Nepal are seldom completed on time
Poor budget implementation raises questions over the projects announced for the upcoming fiscal year as well.
Poor budget implementation raises questions over the projects announced for the upcoming fiscal year as well.
Among the most common are landslides, thunder strikes, flooding and outbreaks of water-borne and vector-borne diseases.
Top court not only lacks chief justice but has five of the 21 justice posts vacant. Lower courts are understaffed too.
While the organised sector is impacted by cyber attacks, the effect of hackers on individuals is no less significant.
Infrastructure development lags even as successive governments make big promises.
As buyers don’t want to get into complex court cases, unscrupulous traders are emboldened, observers say.
122,000 got nod to study abroad in 2022. In 9 months this fiscal, 81,000 received permits.
Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border point had been closed for more than three years.
Preference for sons, which leads to female foeticide, is among the suspected reasons.
Gold cost has more room to rise and could hit Rs120,000 a tola in Nepal, observers say.
Lack of proper law is among several reasons obstructing the process, a major component of the peace accord.
There is uncertainty around Nepal’s graduation into the ranks of ‘developing countries’ on November 24, 2026.
Borrowers cite anomalies like exorbitant interest rates for their failure to pay back loans.
An overview of the upcoming election, which will pick republic Nepal’s third President, and its brief history.
Currently, the online media are emerging at a rapid pace while the traditional private media are striving to retain their space.
The government has a target of collecting Rs1,403 billion in revenue in the current fiscal year.
No constitutional provision for dual citizenship, but state offers limited citizenship rights for non-resident Nepalis.
A well-maintained old aircraft has less time in the skies but it may be safe as a new one.
Even as their relevance is questioned, Tribhuvan University seeks to widen the scope of Free Student Union polls.
Low uptake of vaccines is the main reason. The World Health Organisation on Friday called on countries to take urgent measures against measles.
A look into how it became a formidable political force within a year of its establishment, the agenda it carries and its way forward.
Governments have come and gone, but sustaining Nepal’s political stability remains a constant challenge.
Mayor Balendra Shah’s mismanagement of Kathmandu Metropolitan City is in keeping with the lack of vision of the body’s past heads, observers say.
Multiple, hastily-brought ordinances show rulers have been bypassing Parliament to legalise their actions.
Experts caution against complacency and lay emphasis on vaccination.
Political interference is at the root of Tribhuvan University’s most recent troubles.
Biden, who spent 36 years in the Senate, long supported the filibuster but has grown more open to changing it as Republicans have blocked several of his major initiatives.
Government aims to fit embossed number plates on 2.5 million vehicles in the next 15 months.
Transport management office revises decision on compulsory adoption of the vehicle number plates after public outcry.
There is renewed debate on removing the limit while reporting cases of sexual violence.
As many as 79 parties are registered to contest elections at the local level.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government has come under growing pressure for its mishandling of the economy, and the country has suspended foreign debt payments in an effort to preserve its paltry foreign exchange reserves.
Economic turbulence looms large with half of the country’s income going to import bills. But situation manageable if immediate mitigation measures are taken, economists say.
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Doctors stress the need for understanding ‘dose’, the strength of the drug, and ‘dosage’, how and at what intervals it should be taken.
Decline in cases comes as respite but experts stress jabs and warn against complacency.
US compact’s fate hinges largely on the CPN-UML.
Rana’s been suspended, but what it takes lawmakers to actually remove him from office.
Politicians and experts are divided over constitutional provisions and poll-related laws. Interpretations are different.
Here are some facts to consider when choosing a mask.
Police submitted documents so as to move case by January 11; district attorney office returns it for more investigation, says statute of limitations not applicable.
19 members will be elected on January 26 to replace those who are retiring on March 4.
Country so far has received 39,203,927 doses of various Covid-19 vaccines—Vero Cell, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssenand Pfizer-BioNTech. WHO has only recommended additional dose as part of primary protection for vulnerable groups.
Data is still needed on how protective Covid-19 vaccines remain in real-world use against the highly mutated Omicron variant.
Though information is limited about the effectiveness of the existing vaccines against the latest variant, experts in Nepal have called for expansion of the vaccination coverage as they believe vaccines offer some level of protection.
An impeachment motion can be registered even when the House is not in session, but the House has to be in session for forming the impeachment recommendation committee, discussing the motion and for putting the motion to vote.
Rana got into hot water after he allegedly sought a share in the Cabinet, but he is said to have a history of controversies.
Nepal so far has received 18,857,590 doses of Vero Cell, AstraZeneca and Janssen and vaccinated 6,546,237 people fully. As many as 8,594,274 people have taken at least one dose.
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Experts question motive behind introducing and repealing the ordinance on political parties.