Independent mechanism sought Government agencies always say they are committed to protecting human rights, but they have failed to prevent custodial deaths. Nepal 28 Nov, 2021
Bir Hospital gets medical equipment support Australia’s Ambassador to Nepal Felicity Volk provided medical equipment worth Rs 4.2 million to the COVID-19 Unified Central Hospital, at Bir Hospital under the National Academy of Medical Sciences on Thursday. Nepal 26 Nov, 2021
COP26 should be the turning point: From climate negotiations to solutions The evidence is clear. In August, the world’s scientists concluded once again that immediate action is needed. Climate change is uncomfortably close to all our daily realities no matter where in the world we live. Already it is triggering the kind of climate disasters we saw this summer, putting the survival of many species at risk and soon rendering certain parts of the Earth uninhabitable to humans. Opinion 11 Oct, 2021
Thakur reiterates need to amend constitution Loktantrik Samajbadi Party-Nepal Chairperson Mahantha Thakur has stressed the need to amend the present constitution. Nepal 05 Oct, 2021
Parliamentary panels stress women's proportional participation in state bodies Chairpersons of the thematic committees in the House of Representatives and National Assembly have underscored the need to ensure women’s proportional participation in all state bodies. Nepal 01 Oct, 2021
Government, development partners join forces on Nepal's GRID The Nepal government and development partners endorsed the landmark ‘Kathmandu Declaration’ to develop a strategic action plan for Nepal towards green, resilient, and inclusive development (GRID). Business 25 Sep, 2021
Need for clear action plan to abolish untouchability from country stressed Dalit rights activists and local representatives have underscored the need for clear action plan to abolish untouchability. Nepal 18 Sep, 2021
Dahal accuses Oli of signing unity deal only for PM's chair CPN-Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Saturday said that CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli had signed the unity deal with him just to become the prime minister. Kathmandu 29 Aug, 2021
COVID-19 aggravates malnutrition in Bajura COVID-19 outbreak has led to a rise in malnutrition cases as more children have become malnourished for want of nutritious food in Bajura. Nepal 26 Aug, 2021
UK provides Rs 130 million aid to meet nutritional needs The United Nations World Food Programme has welcomed today an additional contribution of £788,000 (Rs 130 million) from the Government of the United Kingdom towards its nutrition support for vulnerable families in Nepal. Nepal 21 Aug, 2021
'Court prejudiced against reservation' Advocate Sarmila Shrestha, who is sub-secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association, says that the Supreme Court’s directive to the government to exclude “creamy layer” from the reservation was not only against the constitutional guarantee, but also an expression of prejudice against reservation. Kathmandu 13 Aug, 2021
SC order on reservations draws flak Lawyers and rights activists say that the Supreme Court’s directive to the government to take the people of creamy layer out of reservation ambit and to make reservation a class or poverty issue is against the constitutional guarantee of proportional inclusion. Nepal 13 Aug, 2021
