EDITORIAL: Socialist Front Four left political parties facing an existential crisis have launched the Socialist Front, which is seen by many as a last-ditch effort at staying afloat in Nepal’s fast changing political landscape. Opinion 21 Jun, 2023
151 wards still not able to provide online service for civil registration Despite the provision for online registration of personal events in place, 151 out of 6,743 wards are yet to provide such service through digital platform due to lack of access to internet connectivity. Nepal 26 Apr, 2023
Three former ward secys booked for embezzling social security allowance The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed charge-sheet against three former ward secretaries at the Special Court for embezzling social security allowance fund. Nepal 28 Dec, 2022
'Senior citizens are beacons of knowledge, motivation' President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has extended hearty best wishes for good health, longevity, and dignified life of all the senior citizens on the occasion of the Second National Senior Citizens Day. Nepal 27 Dec, 2022
DCOs, CAOs told not to leave work stations The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued a circular to district coordination officers of all district coordination offices and chief administrative officers of all the local levels, directing them not to sanction leave to their executives without its prior approval. Nepal 18 Dec, 2022
Man presumed dead returns after 19 yrs The final rites of a person are performed after s/he dies. Once the last rites are conducted, nobody imagines, even in dream, that the deceased will come alive. Nepal 16 Nov, 2022
Elderly, disabled receive allowance at doorsteps Social security allowance has been distributed to elderly citizens and physically disabled people at their doorsteps in Budhinanda Municipality, Bajura. Nepal 02 Nov, 2022
EDITORIAL: Honouring climbers Nepal’s tourism sector has contributed a lot in generating revenue for the government and providing job opportunities to over a million people engaged in the hospitality business, airlines, travel, trekking and mountaineering. Opinion 31 Oct, 2022
Dalit family deprived of govt facilities She is over sixty years old but Durpati Sarki of Ward No 2 of Khaptad Chhededaha Rural Municipality hasn’t got a citizenship certificate yet. Nepal 29 Sep, 2022
KMC set to distribute medical facilities to chronic disease patients Kathmandu Metropolitan City has written to all its 32 ward offices, directing them to provide specified amount as medical expenses to kidney, cancer and spinal cord paralysis patients in line with the procedure approved and issued by the Ministry of Health and Population. Kathmandu 28 Aug, 2022
Local levels doing little to check duplication As many as 216 local levels distributed around Rs 65.4 million as social security allowance against two or more ID cards to same beneficiaries without removing the names of deceased persons from the records. Kathmandu 29 Jul, 2022
National Assembly passes four bills unanimously A meeting of the National Assembly today passed four bills. It unanimously endorsed the Social Security Bill-2022 received from the House of Representatives along with a message. Kathmandu 15 Jul, 2022