Submit your Article

The Survey Office and the Land Revenue Office will go for a merger. The process has been forwarded to merge the offices in a bid to make service delivery effective and reduce problems facing service seekers in reaching the two separate offices of the same kind in terms of service they provide, said Dr Damodar Regmi, secretary of the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation. The merger will also help save some government expenditures, he added. "There is a need for all to have land ownership irrespective of those having land or landless people. The Survey Office should create an environment conducive for all to have land ownership by collecting details of the lands," he said. Similarly, the Survey Department Director General Janak Raj Joshi said the merger was as per the demand of people.

The Nepal Telecom Authority has directed Smart Telecom Pvt Ltd to operate its services in an easy and smooth manner. The Authority issued this directive to the organization regarding the service of the Smart Telecom Pvt Ltd not functioning at some places of the country. The Authority said telecom service should be operated in an efficient manner where the service recipients could use the service without any obstruction until the permission of telecommunication service terminated. It was the responsibility of the telecom service providers to operate the service continuously by following the rules and laws as telecom service has been classified as the most essential service.    

Nepal reported 124 new Covid-19 cases on Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 903 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 77 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 663 people underwent antigen tests, of which 47 were tested positive. The Ministry said that no one died of the virus in the last 24 hours and 29 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 444 active cases in the country.

Biska, the cultural and historical festival, which is exclusively observed in Bhaktapur, formally began today. Devotees have flocked to Taumadhi to pay homage to the deity Bhairav since the morning marking the commencement of the festival. After the worship to Bhairav concludes, the chariot procession of the Bhairav will begin, it is said. The Biska festival commenced with the towing of the Chariot of Bhairav after performing all the associated customary rituals. The idols of Bhairav and Betal are installed in the chariot along with the sword and flag brought from Hanumandhoka in Kathmandu. The chariot is pulled in a procession from local Taumadhi to Gahiti. The festival is observed in a grand way for eight nights and nine days with the celebrations of various rituals including the Sindur Jatra and the tongue-piercing ceremony. Chief District Officer Khagendra Prasad Rijal said all necessary preparations are in place to prevent any untoward incidents during the festival and conclude it peacefully. Police Range Bhaktapur's Superintendent of Police Prajit KC said around 700 security personnel have been mobilized for the festival.