KATHMANDU: The Indigenous Nationalities Commission (INC) has called on the government to officially recognize World Indigenous Day on August 9 as a national event. Currently, Nepal’s indigenous communities and organizations, along with relevant government bodies, conduct separate celebrations. However, the government's involvement was limited to just stating these events.

KATHMANDU, July 28: Prem Bahadur Baram, a leader representing the highly marginalized Indigenous community of the country, has been elected the chairperson of the Bhimsen Rural Municipality Coordination Committee of the CPN (Maoist Centre) on Saturday.

New York: Nepal has been elected vice president for the Asia-Pacific states of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Lok Bahadur Thapa, Chief of the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations in New York, will lead Nepal in the 54-member ECOSOC.