Security policy has become a touchy issue in Nepal. Now, it is enmeshed in the cross pressures of the strategic triangle - India, China and the United States of America (USA). Each of these n
Although the 7,000 New York City nurses who went on strike this week reached a deal with their health systems on January 12, nurse staffing levels will continue to be a problem in New York City and in hospitals across the country.
Many schools and universities are currently closed for the winter, giving the students some free time on their hands. No need to rush to early morning classes, spend mornings and evenings toiling away on assignments and have little to do except bask in the winter sun eating citrus fruits. So, why not utilise this time to learn new skills and pick up a new hobby? After all, there is nothing wrong with turning leisure into an opportunity to expand one’s horizons. One of the first, and the
External pressure on the economy has been softening for the past few months because of an increase in remittance inflows and contraction in the trade deficit caused by a decrease in imports.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a viral infection causing most cervical cancer. According to the health experts, early screening tests and widespread immunisation with the HPV vaccine could reduce the impact of cervical cancer and other cancers caused by the HPV.
In the first five years since the establishment of Lumbini Provincial Government, 749 kilometers of roads have been blacktopped in the province.
Sahid Dharmabhakta National Transplant Centre (SDNTC) has performed its 1000th kidney transplantation on Wednesday. During the 10 years of its establishment, the transplant team led by Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha achieved significant success and performed kidney transplants for around 200 people every year. And 1,000 people have successfully transplanted kidney.
After the first phase of government formation, Nepal’s coalition partners have brought out a 21-point Common Minimum Programme (CMP). This indeed provides a clear direction to the government of ideologically differe
The political turmoil in some ways has been over by now, but still the public as a whole are worried about the bickering within the major political parties and among the leaders as well. What many peace-loving and sensible people are saying is that that there should be stability first, both politically and economically and the people should be able to live in prosperity. This is very true but this cannot happen if the political leaders keep on harping on the mistakes of others instead of providing solutions to the problems being faced by the nation.
Following a power-sharing deal reached among the ruling coalition partners, all the seven provinces have now new chief ministers. On Wednesday, chief ministers were appointed in Madhes, Lumbini and Karnali Provinces. Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP)'s Saroj Yadav, CPN-UML's Lila Giri, CPN-Maoist Centre's Raj Kumar Sharma and UML's Rajendra Rawal have been entr
India’s Uttarakhand has now been plunged into a deep catastrophe. Joshimath, a city located in that State, is slowly sinking and the people’s lives are in peril. Most residents have now been shifted to a safer location after their houses began developing cracks. With changing times, problems seem to have evolved too. And this is true in the case of land
The Special Court (SC) Kathmandu has convicted former commissioner at the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Rajnarayan Pathak in a graft case and sentenced him to jail in three years and three months.
Respective District Administration Offices across the country have started closing down the crusher industries being operated illegally across the country following the directives of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
At a policy dialogue held the other day under joint auspices of National Teacher Service Commission and Policy Research Institute (PRI), senior university officials, educationi
As cities around the globe continue to adapt urbanisation, health status of urban populations is becoming more complex and challenging in the recent years. In order to address the growing public healt