5th international conference on nutrition kicks off KATHMANDU: The fifth international conference on nutrition has kicked off in the capital today. The four-day international conference is being organized for the first time in Nepal in South Asia. Such an international conference is being... Horoscopes 04 Nov, 2019
NCP, CPC establish fraternal ties Kathmandu, September 24 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and Communist Party of China today established fraternal relations with the signing of a memorandum of understanding here today. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the ongoing two-day... Horoscopes 25 Sep, 2019
Implementation of APMD on Population & Development: Govt report stresses building data collection, analysis capacity KATHMANDU: A government report has driven home the message that strong data collection and analysis capacity leads to evidence-based policies and planning that will ultimately help track the achievements of local development targets as well as global... Travel 03 Sep, 2019
Population and development: Ensuring rights and choices With growth of the working age group becoming higher than the growth of the total population, we need to prioritise investment in education, work skills, empowerment and employment to reap the benefits of the demographic dividend The world’s... 11 Jul, 2019
Nepal�s ICPD progress remarkable but hurdles remain KATHMANDU: Nepal, which has played a significant role in advancing the programme of action adopted during the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994, has still a long way to go before it can claim to have lived up to the... Horoscopes 03 Jul, 2019
Rights groups to protest death sentence for drug offenders at Sri Lankan embassy Kathmandu, July 1 Various human rights and civil society organisations today announced protest programme in Kathmandu against the Sri Lankan government’s recent move to order the execution of four drug offenders. The organisations are Amnesty... Horoscopes 02 Jul, 2019
AI tells govt to ensure safe housing for all people Nearly half the population isliving in substandard homes; 10 pc people are homeless Kathmandu, June 12 Nepal chapter of Amnesty International has said that Nepal must strengthen its new legislation on the right to housing to prevent homelessness... Horoscopes 13 Jun, 2019
FNJ announces fresh protests Kathmandu, May 19 Federation of Nepali Journalists, which concluded its first phase of protests against the controversial Media Council Bill on Friday, announced fresh protest programmes today. A meeting of the FNJ central committee chaired... Travel 20 May, 2019
Migration for development: Advance policy, institutional coherence We need to consider the growing impacts of migration on the destination communities. They include mounting pressure on urban congestion, infrastructure, productivity gains and barriers to mobility faced by migrants in accessing public services In... 06 May, 2019
Combatting modern slavery: Challenges and opportunities A recent report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows that most of the victims detected across the world are females, mainly adult women, but also increasingly girls Modern slavery has been thrust on millions of people... 14 Feb, 2019
Civil society and media: Give them their due The government must create an environment conducive for the functioning of CSOs and the media by minimising the restrictions on them. It is necessary for the civil society to engage actively in public debates on social security and... 03 Jan, 2019
PM raises 0.1 million dollar ethical question Kathmandu, December 2 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s acceptance of the $100,000 ‘Leadership and Good Governance Award’ from the controversial Universal Peace Federation at the end of the two-day Asia Pacific Summit here today, has raised... Travel 03 Dec, 2018
