Unaccountability costing dear to governance: Home Minister Shrestha Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha has viewed sluggishness, unaccountability and impunity are costing dear to governance in the country. Nepal 22 Feb, 2024
EDITORIAL - Lackadaisical approach It has been 22 years since the Kamaiyas were liberated from the age-old clutches of bonded labour from the five Tarai districts of the mid- and far-western part of the country, namely Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Kailali and Kanchanpur. But their living condition has not changed even after their emancipation from the traditional system, which was akin to that of modern-day slavery. Opinion 20 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL: Follow the orders Finally, the government has decided to impose prohibitory orders in nine most COVID-19-affected districts, including the Kathmandu Valley, to break the chain of the coronavirus and bring it under control. Opinion 28 Apr, 2021
What matters in learning?: Perfect planning A teacher’s job is to teach so that students learn important things out of the content, ensure they have a clear understanding and make necessary adjustments to cater to the needs of each learner based on his or her results Opinion 10 Feb, 2021
HIV-positive women being abandoned, facing social stigma Kathmandu, June 7 Although the new penal code criminalises abandonment or expulsion of sick members by a family, women suffering from human immunodeficiency virus are found to be abandoned and ignored by their husbands and families. The government... Horoscopes 08 Jun, 2019
EDITORIAL: Women trafficking One reason why girl trafficking has flourished in Nepal is because traffickers can operate here without much fear At least 103 Nepali girls, including a dozen minors, destined for the Gulf countries have been rescued in the northeastern state of... 04 Feb, 2019
Man arrested after nine years for girl trafficking TRISHULI, NUWAKOT: A 44-year-old man has been arrested after nine years for allegedly trafficking a girl to India. The man has been identified as Man Bahadur Tamang (44), a permanent resident of Ghyangfedi at Dupcheshwor-1 in Nuwakot... Travel 26 Jul, 2017
Post-quake education: Widening disparities Negligence in prioritizing school reconstruction task by the government authorities, even after two years of the earthquakes, has aggravated the problem Education should be for all. But a large number of children are now deprived of education... 14 Jul, 2017
Ethical drought Recently some top ex-police officials were sentenced to jail for corruption. A man was arrested from India on the charge of rape-and-murder of a 14-year old girl. One man was killed in a clash between political cadres in the local election campaign.... 30 Jun, 2017
60 girls rescued from traffickers' clutches in past one year KATHMANDU: Despite various campaigns running across the country against girl trafficking, incidents of this kind are going unabated. A recent report made public today stated that a total of 60 girls were rescued from being trafficked in the past one... Horoscopes 23 Dec, 2016
If a Nepali were to be picked for Nobel Prize... Nepali poet laureate Madhav Prasad Ghimire, who is also a living legend in the field of Nepali Literature, must receive Nobel Prize. Nepali people still recite his poems. His poetry, which is about patriotism and national unity, still touch our... 23 Oct, 2016
Birtamod bus park turning into crime hub Jhapa, February 13 Birtamod Bus park area in Sanarju Municipality of Jhapa is fast turning into a crime hub. According to the statistics of Area Police Office, Birtamod, as many as three dozen murder cases were reported in the area in the last... Travel 14 Feb, 2016
