Protected together

Published On: September 12, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh

Protected together

WHO South-East Asia Region’s health ministers have made a bold commitment to adopting a five-year plan to scale up emergency preparedness and response

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When Xi comes to Nepal

Published On: September 11, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal

When Xi comes to Nepal

When Xi comes to Nepal, he will break the 23 years gap of presidential visit to Nepal. Can this inspire the US which has never sent its sitting president to Nepal?

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State of real estate

Published On: September 11, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Ajaya Kusum Adhikari

State of real estate

How is it possible that land prices in Nepali cities with poor infrastructure are close to land prices in London, New York, Tokyo and Shanghai?

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Trump’s effect on US foreign policy

Published On: September 11, 2019 12:32 AM NPT By: Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Trump’s effect on US foreign policy

Institutions, trust, and soft power are more likely to erode if Trump is in office for eight years rather than four

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When generosity kills

Published On: September 10, 2019 01:30 AM NPT By: Bishal Thapa

When generosity kills

Nepal’s young democracy requires Nepalis to demand more from themselves and their government instead of falling victim to the allure of progress that foreign aid promises

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When justice fails

Published On: September 10, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Charan Prasai

When justice fails

As justice has been endlessly deferred, the conflict victims will be left with no option but to seek justice outside of the country

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China and multilateralism

Published On: September 10, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Xizhou Zhou

China and multilateralism

Even as China has established itself as an enthusiastic defender of multilateralism, existing institutions have often failed to give it its due

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Let women entrepreneurs rise

Published On: September 9, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Biswo Poudel

Let women entrepreneurs rise

Should policy making be more nuanced to accommodate the need of evolving demographic trend in Nepal? If phrased like this, the answer is likely to be an almost unanimous ‘yes.’ And yet, policy making tends to be rigid and changing a policy takes ages. Take for example, policies regarding women entrepreneurs. In a survey of managers and owners of 622 Nepali firms conducted by the International Labor Organization (ILO) two years ago, women entrepreneurs identified access to finance and difficulty of getting customers as two top barriers to growth.

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Community mobilization is the key

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

Community mobilization is the key

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.

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Reclaiming Teej

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

Reclaiming Teej

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.

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