Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) MP Sagar Dhakal has urged against spreading negativity, stating that he has been engaged in life-saving work on the riverbank for 18 days without sleep. In a post made public via Facebook, he accused foreign media of distorting reports available on the internet and attempting to construct a false narrative. Dhakal stated that he has sustained wounds and rashes on his body and his feet are covered in mud due to getting only two to four hours of sleep. He mentioned that he considers it a great virtue to be in the field, focused on rescuing the...
We often consider prevailing beliefs, faiths, and understandings as truth. Society's acceptance of such established notions is deep and impenetrable. However, when turning such established notions into news, journalists sometimes have to question the very beliefs they have held as true. In other words, they have to take the risk of making their own beliefs questionable.In such a situation, the possibility that what one knows might be wrong or incomplete forces the journalist to reconsider their own beliefs. This is the journey of constructing a news story—from doubting notions to evidence and confirmation. Where I did not just question others'...
काठमाडौं । नेकपा (एमाले) कार्यदलको बैठक असोज १ गतेसम्मका लागि स्थगित भएको छ । शनिबार साँँझदेखि काभ्रेको बल्थलीमा बसेको बैठक असोज १ गतेसम्मलाई स्थगन गरिएको नेता राजन भट्टराईले जानकारी दिए । उनका अनुसार, प्रतिवेदनको मस्यौदालाई बैठकमा उठाइएका विषय समावेश गरी अन्तिम रूप दिन भनिएको छ । अन्तिम मस्यौदा पेस गर्न संयोजक रामबहादुर थापा ‘बादल’को नेतृत्वमा […]
Kathmandu. The Supreme Court has clarified that government or public bodies must also be bound by contractual obligations like other parties after entering into a public procurement agreement, and cannot unilaterally change the terms of the agreement or interpret them to their advantage.The court has clarified that the relationship between both parties transforms from 'public law' to 'contract law' after the agreement is made, and government bodies cannot go beyond the terms of the agreement by exercising their sovereign rights or special powers.This principle was established by a joint bench of Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Shanti Singh Thapa in...
काठमाडौँ । हुलाकी राजमार्गअन्तर्गत झापा गाउँपालिका-२ र गौरीगञ्ज गाउँपालिका-१ जोड्ने कन्काइ पुल १४ वर्षसम्म अलपत्र पार्ने निर्माण कम्पनीसँग सरकारले करिब दुई अर्ब रुपैयाँ असुल गर्ने भएको छ। हुलाकी राजमार्ग निर्देशनालयअन्तर्गतको इटहरी आयोजनाले ठेक्का लिएको पप्पु-महादेव-खिम्ती संयुक्त उपक्रम (जेभी)लाई एक अर्ब ९९ करोड १२ लाख ५८ हजार ७७५ रुपैयाँ राजस्व खातामा दाखिला गर्न ३५ दिने सार्वजनिक […]
काठमाडौँ । ब्रिक्स शिखर सम्मेलनमा नेपाललाई आमन्त्रण नगरिएको विषयमा भारतलाई दोष दिनुभन्दा नेपालको कमजोर कूटनीतिक तयारी र रणनीतिक असान्दर्भिकतामाथि समीक्षा गर्नुपर्ने परराष्ट्र मामिलाका विश्लेषक अरुण सुवेदीले बताएका छन्। सुवेदीका अनुसार नेपाल ब्रिक्सको सदस्य वा साझेदार राष्ट्र नभएकाले सम्मेलनमा आमन्त्रण पाउनु नेपालको अधिकार थिएन। आमन्त्रणका लागि भारत वा अन्य सदस्य राष्ट्रले नेपाललाई रणनीतिक रूपमा उपयोगी साझेदारका रूपमा हेर्ने वातावरण नेपालले नै निर्माण गर्नुपर्ने उनको भनाइ छ। उनले नेपालले भारत, चीन र रुसजस्ता रणनीतिक महत्त्वका मुलुकमा लामो समयसम्म […]