Community mobilization is the key

Published On: September 9, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Narayan Gyawali/Sameer Mani Dixit

Over the past few months, dengue outbreak has been of concern in many districts of Nepal. More than 4,500 people have been infected with dengue virus till the end of August. Deaths are being reported.  People are starting to panic, as authorities appear helpless in controlling the outbreak. The outbreak in Kathmandu is likely to get worse, as the city is densely populated and unorganized.

Reclaiming Teej

Published On: September 9, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Monika Niroula

These past few days, Facebook has been colored with women adorned in bright saris to mark Teej, a widely celebrated festival in the Hindu hill communities. One also comes across a sizeable number of criticisms of the festival on the social media platform, mostly from men but also from women. In recent years, the festival is celebrated with much grandeur by women residing not just in the country but also abroad. Traditionally the festival is a three-day celebration: the first day is the day of feasting, the second of fasting and on the third day a ritualistic bathing takes place.

The return of black and white

Published On: September 8, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Bikash Sangraula

If you haven’t heard it, here’s some bad news: The black and white worldview is back. Like all inestimable things, the extent of its spread cannot be quantified with precision. But a bird’s-eye view of opinions voiced in current-day Nepal certainly indicates that it is widespread, and already difficult, if not impossible, to contain.

Africa needs traditional media

Published On: September 8, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Adewunmi Emoruwa

ABUJA – In June, Senegalese President Macky Sall’s brother, Aliou Sall, resigned from his post as the head of a state-run savings fund, following public outrage over allegations (which he denies) that he was involved in corrupt oil and gas deals. That outrage was expressed via social media and on the streets of Dakar. But it was investigative journalism, carried out by the BBC, that triggered it, highlighting traditional media’s enduring power to effect change.

Media is now a part of the surveillance state

Published On: September 8, 2019 12:05 AM NPT By: Ravish Kumar

India has conquered the moon. In this very proud moment, I am looking at the moon and at the ground beneath my feet simultaneously. My streets have craters and potholes which outnumber the moon. Across the world, democracies on fire in broad daylight are craving the coolness of the moon. But this fire can only by doused with information that is pure and with courage, not by mere rhetoric.

Acting deaf n dumb

Published On: September 7, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Hemant Arjyal

New tourism minister has come up with list of tasks he wishes to get done before Visit Nepal Year 2020. But he has left out many aspects

Does intoxication fuel creativity?

Published On: September 7, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Babu Ram Neupane

Many renowned writers have been known to write under the influence of alcohol and various drugs. Why creative people seek out stimulants/intoxicants such as alcohol and drugs is still an unsolved mystery.

Mentoring the youth

Published On: September 7, 2019 12:00 AM NPT By: Simone Galimberti

Initiating and promoting mentoring and coaching culture can be of great help for youth who are seeking jobs

Bearing the brunt

Published On: September 5, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Ngamindra Dahal and Bhagirath Yogi

Nearly 70 people died due to a monsoon landslide in Myanmar’s Mon State. According to officials, the landslide took place when the mountain side of Ma-lat mountain collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Paung township in early hours of August 9. The remains of the collapse buried residents, houses and vehicles, reports said.

Whose responsibility?

Published On: September 5, 2019 01:05 AM NPT By: Narayan Manandhar

With the enactment of the Industrial Enterprise Act (2016) and its regulations, the mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) is now set for implementation. As per the provisions made in the law, all medium and large scale units and small scale units with a turnover of Rs 150 million are obliged to allocate minimum one percent of their net profits into CSR budgets every year.