Photos: RSS According to the health ministry, as of April 16, Nepal’s Covid-19 tally stands at 307,925 and the death tally has reached 3,194. There are 26,224 active cases of infection in the country while 278,506 people have made a recovery. The Health Ministry recorded 4,364 new cases and 18 deaths on 27th April. India is currently experiencing one of the world’s … [Read more...] about News Digest – National Security & Climate Change (April 22-28, 2021)
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News Digest – International Relations & Foreign Affairs (April 22 – 28, 2021)
Photos: RSS Chinese foreign minister to meet Pradeep Gyawali A virtual meeting is scheduled on May 27 between Chinese and Nepali Foreign Ministers. In the meeting issues related to management of Covid crisis, including the vaccines will be discussed. China has prioritised the management of Covid-19 in the South Asian Region. China has agreed to provide health … [Read more...] about News Digest – International Relations & Foreign Affairs (April 22 – 28, 2021)
News Digest – Federalism (April 22-28, 2021)
Photos: RSS Budget and development The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has allocated Rs32 billion budget for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) in the upcoming fiscal year 2021/22. The upcoming budget is Rs5 billion less than the current fiscal year (2020/21) while the ministry had allocated Rs37 billion in the current fiscal year. Because of the low … [Read more...] about News Digest – Federalism (April 22-28, 2021)
News Digest – Democracy and Governance (April 22 – 28, 2021)
Domestic Politics CPN–UML: Oli-Nepal Meeting after Five Months Photos: RSS Ending a five-month long silence, PM and CPN–UML chief KP Sharma Oli and senior leader Madhav Nepal held a one-on-one dialogue on April 21, 2021. In the dialogue, which continued on April 22, Nepal urged Oli to work to save party unity, whereas Oli asked Nepal to return to the party by … [Read more...] about News Digest – Democracy and Governance (April 22 – 28, 2021)
News Digest – Federalism (April 15-21, 2021)
Photos: RSS The Pokhara Metropolitan City organized the National Mayor Conference for the first time on April 13-14 and shared their experience and challenges through a-16 points Pokhara declaration among local representatives. More than 50 Mayors had participated in the conference and exchanged their last four years of experience among them. In the conference, the mayors … [Read more...] about News Digest – Federalism (April 15-21, 2021)