- Thursday, 30 October 2025
Manjima Dhakal
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Rise of voluntary childlessness poses a demographic challenge in Switzerland
In Nepali society, there is a general assumption that couples must have children after marriage. Due to societal pressure couples seek different medical treatments if they are unable to conceive naturally. Being childless or declaring that one doesn’t want children is very rare in Nepal. However, in another part of the world, Switzerland, the younger generation is increasingly choosing voluntary childlessness, sparking discussions about demographic challenges.
Himalayan tastes float along the Alps
Even after acquiring the citizenship of a new country, individuals often retain a deep affection for the culture and customs of their country of origin. Heera Gurung and Yukta Kumari Gurung, Swiss citizens originally from Pokhara, Nepal, have embraced their Nepali culture by opening their own restaurant in Bern, Switzerland. Their restaurant, called Pokhara Nepali Kitchen, aims to bring the taste of Nepal to Bern with the motto “Taste the Love of Nepal.”
Switzerland Can Inspire Nepal
After finalising my travel plans to Switzerland this month, I heard many people comparing its stunning landscapes to those of Nepal. Intrigued by these descrip
Remedial classes help children recover lost learning
Ichchha Thing, a seventh grader of Shree Ugratara Secondary School, Sankharapur Municipality, Kathmandu, could not tolerate her peers’ foul mouths, who often used to utter the four-letter word. They also had a habit of bunking classes.
Varying Levels of Dashain Ecstacy
With the end of rainy season, the time for Dashain celebrations is here. The biggest of all festivals in Nepal is celebrated by Hindu people with much fanfare. A total of 10-day long vacations undoubtedly makes Dashain the most awaited festival for many Nepalese, especially students and teachers.
Govt has no record of students going abroad for higher education
Almost everyone is familiar with the reality that many students have been leaving the country for higher education. But the scary fact is that no government authority has authentic record about the number of such students. Due to a lack of government mechanism to keep the record of the students going abroad, the country doesn't have the authentic data on such students. This means that the government is unaware about its energetic youth brains.
Transitional justice process making progress
A glimmer of hope has pervaded among stakeholders that the transitional justice process will reach its conclusion soon. The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs started undertaking its works afresh to resolve the problems as it has successfully convinced the stakeholders to give up their rigid stance and to come to a mid-point to have a win-win situation.
Some community schools outperform private ones
Every year, many community schools across the country are being closed and many go for merger after they faced shortage of students. But, there are some community schools where the school management is compelled to conduct entrance examinations to select students after a huge number of children want to enroll in such schools.
It may take a month to get full set of textbooks
Schools’ students across the country are facing acute shortage of textbooks even a week after the start of the new academic session. Schools are having to wait for textbooks as the Janak Education Materials Centre (JEMC), the only textbooks printing authority of the government, spent its textbooks printing time by printing ballot papers. All schools across the country, including in the Kathmandu Valley, have been facing the problem.
