Social media is currently abuzz with news that the Democratic Professors' Association of Nepal is gearing up for its 5th National Convention. However, the convention has been abruptly transformed into a special meeting at the eleventh hour. The Association has chosen Mr. Gagan Kumar Thapa, the General Secretary of the Nepali Congress, as the chief guest for the event.

Rupa Ghising never thought she would pick dance as her profession. And yet, here she is, gracefully waltzing through her way through her career—ambitious and relentless.

All of us dream of traveling the world, visiting all these new places that intrigue and fascinate us. But, for many, that is what it remains, a dream, a very far-fetched notion that we can only imagine about. Sometimes it is because we do not have time, sometimes we don’t have enough money, and then there are hundreds of other excuses we use not to travel. But Dr Nima Namgyal Sherpa doesn’t let anything stop him from traveling. And that, he confesses, is because his work allows him the luxury of traveling.

Rajiv Joshi is a national basketball player, and Physical Education (PE) teacher at Kathmandu International Study Center (KISC). Having dedicated in sports for 10 years now and played over 100 tournaments, he recently won the NEBA President Cup organized by Nepal Basketball Academy last week.

He wanted to provide a platform to some budding Nepali dancers in France, which is how the YouTube channel Avash Acharya Productions came into being. 23-year-old Acharya had always been passionate about producing content and is now working on introducing Nepali culture to the European audience and market through it. Isha Upadhyay caught up with him to find out more about his work and future plans during his recent trip to Nepal.

KATHMANDU, May 7: Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar Karki today viewed that journalism profession should play the role of a watchdog and be honorable and respectable.

Mira Khanal has more than 15 years of working experience in nursing. She is the principal of Alka Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Hattiban,  Lalitpur. Apart from managing college administration, she loves to teach subjects like management, research and child care. In conversation with Republica’s Prasansha Rimal, she shares her inspiration to pursue nursing, its scope in Nepal and the challenges she has had to face.