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Decline in education outcome

Decline in education outcome
The result of Grade XII examinations, which was published on Monday, has come as yet another reminder of how quality of education in our schools is declining,
Jul 31, 2019
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Tiger tiger, rising high

Tiger tiger, rising high
Nepal has made an outstanding achievement on conservation sector. Yes, problems remain. Our wild animals still face the threat of being killed, even being extinct.
Jul 30, 2019
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Source of sorrows

Source of sorrows
When floods and inundations wreak havoc in Nepal’s Tarai plains and elsewhere the issue raised every year is about illegally built structures—dams, embankments, roads etc.
Jul 29, 2019
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367 days of injustice

367 days of injustice
Nirmala Panta’s rape and murder must have been the only case that agitated the whole nation for justice in recent years, which brought people from various walks of life to the street protests, which dominated media landscape and which attracted attention of the international community.
Jul 28, 2019
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Walk the talk

Walk the talk
In May last year, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa had made a commitment that received a huge public approval.
Jul 25, 2019
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Setting the right example

Setting the right example
The constitution of Nepal has fully empowered local governments to work on wide range of issues—from raising taxes of various kinds to managing basic health and sanitation among others.
Jul 24, 2019
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They defamed Everest. Book them

They defamed Everest. Book them
Mount Everest, the icon for which people in the world know this Himalayan republic, received bad press, both at home and abroad in June this year.
Jul 23, 2019
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Provincial responsibilities

Provincial responsibilities
By far the most affected provinces by recent floods and inundation have been Province 2 and others covering Tarai plains
Jul 22, 2019
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Heed the victims’ call

Heed the victims’ call
Nepal’s transitional justice process is getting prolonged further while the victims of the atrocities carried out by both the state forces and rebels during the decade-long Maoist insurgency are still waiting for justice. This is a great injustice to the victims and betrayal to the national cause of...
Jul 21, 2019
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Lessons to learn

Lessons to learn
Since the devastating floods and landslides triggered by incessant rains last week ravaged the settlements in various parts of Nepal, mainly in the Tarai plains, political actors have risen up to help the flood-affected people.
Jul 18, 2019