Foreign Minister Dr. Rana's first 100 days: From diplomatic activism to expansion of diplomatic ties The effectiveness of a foreign minister is often assessed by the success in bilateral and multilateral engagements and the impact of foreign visits in advancing national agendas. Opinion 24 Oct, 2024
India bringing in a new law to curb the menace of hoax bomb threat calls disrupting airlines flying The Indian government plans a new law to punish those making hoax bomb threats against flights, which disrupt the schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to thousands of passengers. World 22 Oct, 2024
Making lives safe from floods: Four steps for an effective flood warning system Over the last two decades in Asia, floods impacted nearly 1.6 billion people, killed nearly a hundred thousand people, damaged tangible economy worth 436 billion USD and caused massive inconvenience to the lives of billions. These numbers may very well increase in future, as continued global warming leads to more intense and erratic rainfall and increasing exposure and vulnerability to floods. Opinion 10 Aug, 2023
First conference on women shelters begins ​​​​​​​The first-ever national conference on ‘Women shelters for victims/survivors of gender-based violence in Nepal’ commenced in Kathmandu on Sunday. Kathmandu 26 Jun, 2023
Budget of 1.751 trillion unveiled for 2023-24 The government has unveiled a budget of Rs 1.751 trillion for the fiscal year 2023-24 in the joint session of the House of Representatives and National Assembly here today. Nepal 30 May, 2023
EDITORIAL: What a shame The abrupt resignation by a high-ranking police officer following his date of birth controversy has created quite a stir in the police force and the media as to how this could have been concealed for so long. Opinion 24 Feb, 2023
Probe blames pilots for last year's Tara Air crash The final draft report of the Tara Air 9N-AET aircraft that crashed at Tirkhe Dhunga while en route to Jomsom from Pokhara on 29 May 2022 blames largely the flight crew for the fatal accident. Nepal 23 Feb, 2023
933,293 e-passports issued The Department of Passports has issued a total of 933,293 e-passports over a period of one year. Issuance of e-passports was launched on November 17 last year. Nepal 21 Nov, 2022
Safety and health at work: Acting together to build a positive culture When it comes to workplace safety and health, ‘social dialogue’ matters. In International Labour Organisation (ILO) parlance, social dialogue refers to all types of negotiation and consultation, or simply the exchange of information between representatives of governments, employers and workers. Opinion 02 May, 2022
How to teach: Don't be dogmatic Majority of the teachers at the college level in Nepal seem to believe subject matter expertise solely qualifies them to be a sound instructor. Ironically, there are many teachers in Nepal who lack subject matter knowledge to teach at the Bachelor’s level; however, for this article, let us focus on those who have the required level of knowledge and qualification in his/her field. Opinion 28 Mar, 2022
India says reviewing procedures after accidental firing of missile into Pakistan Pakistan said it was not satisfied and reiterated a demand for a joint investigation into the incident by the nuclear-armed arch rivals. World 15 Mar, 2022
DoP personalised 6,806,913 MRPs till last fiscal The Department of Passports personalised a total of 6,806,913 machine readable passports till fiscal 2020-21. Nepal 21 Jan, 2022
