'Increasing skilled manpower, minimising problems in employment sector a priority' Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Sharat Singh Bhandari has expressed his commitment to focus on producing skilled manpower and take specialised skills to the international level alongside minimising the problems, challenges and fraudulent activities seen in the employment sector. Business 25 Apr, 2023
Government to promote equitable society The government’s new Social Inclusion Policy aims to develop an equitable and prosperous society through social inclusion system. Nepal 26 Dec, 2022
Govt to train employees in child-friendly governance The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration is preparing to launch Training of Trainers Programme to produce trained and skilled human resources for implementation of the Child-friendly Local Governance Implementation Guideline to ensure that children’s rights are protected and promoted at the grassroots. Nepal 23 Nov, 2022
Global Hunger Index 2022: Why does South Asia fare so poorly? The South Asian countries have reported the highest child stunting rate and by far the highest child wasting rate of any region globally, says the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) report 2022. Opinion 19 Oct, 2022
EDITORIAL: Education in Madhes Following the restructuring of the state on federal lines, education upto the plus two level and the management of the teachers are the responsibility of the local levels. However, the Federal Education Bill is in the process of being endorsed by the federal parliament. Opinion 14 Sep, 2022
Child Protection Work procedure formulated Work procedure related to protection and promotion of child rights has been formulated in 290 local levels of the country so far in the course of implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Kathmandu 14 Sep, 2022
'Federal Education Act will address issues related to teacher management' Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology Ram Krishna Subedi said on Monday that the Federal Education Act was in the process of being issued and issues related to management of teachers would be addressed with its enforcement. Education 13 Sep, 2022
Garbage scavengers: Unrecognised heroes Every morning, Khushhal Khan walks about an hour to central Islamabad with three of his underage children. In well-to-do neighbourhoods, they collect reusable items from the garbage of prosperous households. Opinion 14 Jul, 2022
'UBUNTU' architecture: Approach to creating human dignity Before the end of this year, the greatest show on earth, “FIFA World Cup 2022”, will start in Qatar. Opinion 13 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL - Tax manipulation The main opposition, CPN-UML, obstructed the House proceeding the other day over Finance Minister Janardan Sharma’s alleged hiring of unauthorised persons to manipulate tax rates, a day before presenting the fiscal budget in the joint session of the federal parliament on May 29. The news of two unauthorised persons entering the Finance Ministry on the night of May 28 came to the light after a daily exposed it a few days ago. Opinion 16 Jun, 2022
EDITORIAL: Social protection There are many economists who think investing in social protection schemes by the government is a waste of resources, money that could have been put in productive areas that give a boost to the economy and help generate jobs. Opinion 20 May, 2022
Climate disasters drive Bangladesh children from classrooms to work Twelve-year-old Alamin's house rested on the bank of the Ilsha river in southern Bangladesh until last year, when the surging river eroded it and the family's farmland away, forcing them to flee to a slum in Keraniganj, close to the capital Dhaka. Environment 09 May, 2022
