Politics & Development Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN–UML) and PM Oli: Discussions about PM Oli's constitutional obligation to take vote of confidence after the Supreme Court's March 7 decision—to revive CPN–UML and CPN–MC—have begun in the parliament. Constitutional experts argue that there need not be a no confidence motion filed for PM Oli … [Read more...] about News Digest – Politics & Governance (April 01 – 07, 2021)
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News Digest – Federalism (March 25-31, 2021)
Photo: RSS The observation of the Sharecast Initiative Nepal showed the people’s trust in government is falling sharply. The organization observed that the survey carried out on 5082 people showed only 50% satisfied with the local government and 30% with the federal government. Similarly, 27.4% of respondents were neutral while 21.2% showed dissatisfaction with the … [Read more...] about News Digest – Federalism (March 25-31, 2021)
News Digest – International Relations & Foreign Affairs (March 25-31, 2021)
Photo: RSS China donates 800,000 doses of vaccine to Nepal: On March 29, 800,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines were brought to Nepal. The vaccines were handed over to the health minister by the Chinese Ambassador. However, the Health ministry is not sure as to who will receive this vaccine. … [Read more...] about News Digest – International Relations & Foreign Affairs (March 25-31, 2021)
News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (March 25-31, 2021)
Photo: RSS Shrinking institutional births in rural areas: Badigad Rural Municipality is facing higher infant mortality and pregnancy complications due to lack of awareness regarding maternity health. The number of institutional child birth is very low and women refrain from visiting health posts for regular check-ups as well as per the District Health Office. The … [Read more...] about News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (March 25-31, 2021)
News Digest – National Security & Climate Change (March 25-31, 2021)
Photo: RSS According to the health ministry, as of March 31, Nepal’s COVID-19 tally stands at 277,147 and the death tally has reached 3,030. There are 1,390 active cases of infection in the country while 267,408 people have made a recovery. Raging wildfires around the country have deteriorated air quality also causing the weather conditions in Nepal to fluctuate. … [Read more...] about News Digest – National Security & Climate Change (March 25-31, 2021)