Rustic symphony

Published On: February 29, 2020 09:47 AM NPT By: Babu Ram Neupane

Rustic symphony

This year’s Swasthani Bratakatha recitals and Mahashivaratri festival celebrations are over. Sadhus and Naga Babas (naked yogis) from India have already left the Pashupati temple premises upon receiving dakshina (monetary gift) from the Pashupati Area Development Trust infusing some cash to the demonetized economy of the southern neighbor.

Read More

Accept the criticisms

Published On: February 29, 2020 09:39 AM NPT By: Tulasi Acharya

Accept the criticisms

I wonder why we are so critical of the government and the government is intolerant of criticisms that come from people. Who are critical of the government? They are people whose lives are still in lurch and whose aspirations are still not addressed. They are the media that carry the voices of such people.

Read More

Don’t blame the animals

Published On: February 27, 2020 10:16 AM NPT By: Pranab Kharel & Gaurab KC

Don’t blame the animals

Diseases come and go. When it emerges as deadly and sinister it completely rubs out the human life. Throughout human history the outbreak of diseases has ruptured and paralyzed everyday normalcy of humankind resulting in terror, tragedies, miseries and human suffering. At the present juncture, one of our closest neighbors China (and other nations)—a country inheriting the oldest civilizational past and an aspiring global power—is suffering and struggling with disease outbreak.

Read More

When China Sneezes

Published On: February 26, 2020 11:45 AM NPT By: Stephen S Roach

When China Sneezes

NEW HAVEN – The world economy has clearly caught a cold. The outbreak of COVID-19 came at a particularly vulnerable point in the global business cycle. World output expanded by just 2.9 percent in 2019—the slowest pace since the 2008-09 global financial crisis and just 0.4 percentage points above the 2.5 percent threshold typically associated with global recession.

Read More

Do not tax books

Published On: February 26, 2020 11:39 AM NPT By: Hrithik Yadav

Do not tax books

The government has imposed 10 percent tax on all types of books imported from other countries, ever since the decision was announced in the budget of this fiscal year. This has had a huge impact on Nepali academia. Students, publishers and book sellers have opposed this move but Nepali printing industries have stood in its favor.

Read More

Nurturing nurses

Published On: February 26, 2020 11:26 AM NPT By: Dr RC Lamichhane

Nurturing nurses

More than 70,000 nursing professionals are legally registered with National Nursing Council of Nepal. Nursing professionals are the key actors of Nepali health care system. Their knowledge, skills and decisions determine the quality of health care. They are equally responsible for preventive and curative health care.

Read More

Grow your own plants

Published On: February 25, 2020 10:40 AM NPT By: Bhairab Raj Kaini

Grow your own plants

Importing fruit plants for commercial production should not be encouraged because our quarantine and monitoring systems are weak

Read More

Teach them yoga

Published On: February 25, 2020 10:20 AM NPT By: Biranchi Poudyal

Teach them yoga

Schools of Nepal should find new approach of punishment that will help students outgrow negativity and develop positive attitude. The best way to do this is by teaching them yoga

Read More

Digital Revolution in Lending

Published On: February 25, 2020 09:54 AM NPT By: Huang Yiping

Digital Revolution in Lending

China has long recognized the importance of increasing SMEs’ access to finance. Now, online banks are providing the solution the country needs

Read More

What to Teach Our Students?

Published On: February 24, 2020 10:29 AM NPT By: Tom Robertson

What to Teach Our Students?

At a recent meeting of Nepali high school and college educators, I was asked what we should be teaching our students. I was asked because I’ve taught in a government high school in Nepal and at a US engineering campus. As the director at Fulbright, I worked with top Nepali and American students.

Read More

Just In