EDITORIAL: Cost of negligence The Patan High Court has upheld the decision of the Nepal Medical Council (NMC) to suspend cardiologist Rishi Khatri’s licence for one year for medical negligence that resulted in the death of a Nepal Airlines pilot in November 2020 from a massive heart attack. Opinion 20 Oct, 2022
EDITORIAL: Let NMC decide Following a series of unwarranted incidents involving medical doctors, Nepal Medical Council (NMC) has urged the concerned authorities not to take things into their hands should negligence in medical treatment be feared. Opinion 09 Sep, 2022
EDITORIAL - Use EVM for civic poll Even though the major political parties at the centre are at odds over the passage of the US-funded MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) compact through the federal parliament, their cadres at the grassroots-level are focused on the upcoming civic polls scheduled for May 13. Opinion 23 Feb, 2022
EDITORIAL: Wrong treatment One fails to understand why the attending doctors did not refer the child to some other hospital for better expert advice Nepal is not new to reports about doctors’ negligence and errors in the treatment of patients, leading to complications, death... 24 Dec, 2019
Editorial: Enhance bank security That Nepali banks are the target of hackers time and again means security in the banking sector is not up to the mark The ease with which a team of Chinese nationals stole millions of rupees from several ATMs in Kathmandu last weekend by hacking into... 03 Sep, 2019
A doctor�s dilemma: Choice between service, commerce The title of ‘doctor’ is no more a ‘sign of academic success’ as in the past. Medical colleges, once considered to be a ‘future destination’ for a few select and deserving candidates, are now similar to a ‘production-house’ of... 23 May, 2019
NMC sacks two doctors for falsifying reports of a raped minor KATHMANDU: The Nepal Medical Council (NMC) has revoked license of two medical practitioners, Dr Vijay Kumar Singh and Dr Rambha Goit, for producing false reports, against professional standards, in case of a rape of a 12-year-old girl in... Horoscopes 11 Oct, 2018
EDITORIAL: Prioritise rights Nepal must act tough to control human rights violations and translate its commitment to upholding human rights into action The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in its annual report for 2016-17, which was made public recently, has said there has... 23 Apr, 2018
EDITORIAL: Medical malpractices These hospitals would not have dared run their business had the concerned agencies carried out regular monitoring The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested 17 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on Monday from five hospitals and three health... 31 Jan, 2018
Ministry to suspend Manipal's renewal operation license KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health has decided to suspend the renewal of a operation license of Pokhara-based Teaching Hospital after it had denied emergency healthcare facilities to the Kagbeni jeep accident victims recently. A meeting held under... Travel 30 Apr, 2017
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Early amendment to statute sought Kathmandu, February 12, 2007 Members of the Legislative Parliament today urged the government to table the Bill to amend the Interim Constitution of Nepal 2007 as promised by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala in his second address to the... 13 Feb, 2017
Medical colleges: The mathematics Nobody has the guts to speak when Dr KC is not holding his protests. Some of us even remain silent while he is holding protests. Now is the time to look in the mirror and support the truth and develop compassion Medical colleges were shown... 21 Jul, 2016
