While the Nepal government's stated attitude toward FDI is positive, this has not yet translated into practice, says State Department’s Investment Climate Statement

Promoting breastfeeding

July 20, 2020 12:30 pm

“Breastfeeding is an unsentimental metaphor for how love works, in a way. You don’t decide how much and how deeply to love you respond to the beloved, and give with joy exactly as much as they want.” -Marni Jackson

Kriti Sanon says she was surprised when filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker offered his ambitious period drama "Panipat" to her, but she took it as an opportunity to experiment.

Breaking the barriers

September 1, 2019 00:30 am

No matter how much we glorify role of ICT in improving education, it cannot happen without larger participation of teachers

Learning barriers

September 23, 2018 01:30 am

Most inclusive schools in Nepal do not have enough teaching-learning materials for students with disability

KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Women, the poor and excluded groups face various structural barriers in fully benefiting from Nepal’s energy sector, according to a new report of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The recently released report entitled ‘Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Assessment of the Energy Sector’ assesses the status of energy access in Nepal, and their implications for women and the socially excluded.

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Women, the poor, and excluded groups face various structural barriers, preventing them from benefiting from Nepal’s energy sector, said a report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Overcoming barriers

November 3, 2017 11:10 am

In 2005, a British couple, Rob and Susan Ainley, visited Nepal to provide massage training to visually impaired people. This small effort helped people like Chiranjeevi Poudel to become independent, regardless of their disabilities.

KATHMANDU, August 26: A delegation of Nepali business community has requested India to removing non-tariff barriers imposed on Nepali exports to India.

Across all barriers

March 31, 2017 09:48 am

Sandhya Yonzon was 28 years old when she accepted a ring from her boyfriend. When she did, she had no clue that she was now somebody’s fiancée. She thought he was being cute and showing her that he was serious about her, not actually asking her to marry him, because an engagement in her culture was so different and extensive, and included both the families in the process.

European Union institutions moved a step closer on Tuesday to letting consumers access their online subscriptions for services like Netflix or Sky when they travel across the bloc.

LALITPUR, Sept 6: A 13 year old girl with gleaming eyes and cheerful face does not have any interest in studying any private school at a time when middle and upper class people are bluntly interested in enrolling their wards in the expensive private schools.

Breaking the barriers

August 29, 2016 00:25 am

The biggest problem in our hydro sector is that we failed to learn from our mistakes