Governing digital world

April 3, 2019 00:30 am

Instead of spending another year debating the perfect digital governance system, it would be wiser to start with a functional and proven approach and adapt along the way

July 9: There's about a 50 percent chance you already have cytomegalovirus (CMV), but don't worry, it's pretty harmless in healthy adults. It's long been believed that the virus probably weakens the immune system in older people, but now mice tests have shown that the opposite is true – somehow, the virus gives the immune system a bit of a late-stage boost.

DOLAKHA, May 3: A non-governmental organization (NGO) has distributed Christianity promotion material to school children at a school inauguration function attended by Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun.

KATHMANDU, April 25: Nepal Republic Media (NRM) has marked the commencement of its 10th year organizing a special function in the capital on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Mar 4: CPN-UML lawmaker and former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police, Nawaraj Silwal, who had been hiding for the past several months to avoid arrest over alleged forgery, has started appearing in public with the change of guards at Singha Durbar.

KATHMANDU, May 9 : In what could be seen as a growing rift between the executive and legislative branches on one hand and the judiciary on the other, following the impeachment motion brought against the chief justice, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar  skipped the Law Day function on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, April 29: Nepali billionaire businessman and industrialist Binod Chaudhary's youngest son Varun Chaudhary has tied his nuptial knot with Anushree Tongya, daughter of Indian Jeweller Rajkumar Tonya on Friday evening in Udaipur, Rajasthan in India.

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun attended a reception hosted by Ambassador of India to Nepal, Ranjit Rae, on the occasion of the 68th Republic Day of India, here today.

KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who is on a three-day state visit to Nepal, has attended a special function organized by Kathmandu University at Nepal Army Officers Club on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 19: A special ceremony has been organised to mark the first anniversary of the promulgation of Constitution of Nepal today.

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Chinese Primier Li Keqiang has emphasized the need for political stability in Nepal for its sustainable economic and social development.

KATHMANDU, June 6: The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has pointed out that the budget allocated for the Constituency Development Programme (CDP) was being diverted to programmes other than those mentioned in the guidelines.  Government started providing Rs 10 million to each directly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the CDP since 2071/072 BS. The amount was hiked to Rs 10.5 million in 2072/073.