Leadership and Healing: A year of growth for women and children For 13-year-old Siddhartha Ghimire, weekends were supposed to be a break from the pressures of school, family expectations, and personal aspirations. But when his mother enrolled him in a seemingly "weird" meditation and leadership program called HappySaturdays, he was far from thrilled. Nepal 05 Feb, 2025
Rare diseases in Nepal: Lack of resources and medicines multiply the patients' hardships World Health Organization (WHO) delineated rare diseases as conditions affecting a small fraction of the population, specifically fewer than 1 in 2,000 individuals within a given populace. Health 27 Feb, 2024
BPW-MCML pact An agreement has been signed between BPW Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd (BPW) and Mega Capital Markets Ltd (MCML) to carry out all the work related to the share registrar. Sports 30 Mar, 2023
Pandemic-induced substance abuse a growing concern Substance abuse — especially the consumption of alcohol and drugs — has been on the rise in Nepal since/after the COVID-19 pandemic, say health experts, pharmacists and rehabilitation centre operators. Nepal 30 Jul, 2022
Patriarchy blamed for suffering of mothers, kids Women lawmakers blamed patriarchy and selfish bureaucracy for the sufferings of children of Nepali mothers who have not been able to obtain their citizenship just because they cannot trace their fathers and they cannot produce certificates of their father’s nationality. Nepal 18 Jun, 2022
Statute of limitation related to rape comes under fire The victim is facing difficulty due to failure to have in place a prudent provision of statute of limitation Nepal 22 May, 2022
Forgotten children: Woes of migrant women Priya (name changed) a single mother, returned home to Nepal with a child she had given birth to in United Arab Emirates, with the hopes of providing identity to her offspring who had been denied birth registration in the country of her child’s birth. Nepal 09 Mar, 2022
More girls becoming victims of revenge porn Anu (name changed), now 18, was 17 years old when her boyfriend posted pictures and videos of their intimate relationship in a Facebook group to take revenge after she broke up with him. Nepal 04 Jan, 2022
EXPLAINER: Veteran Hubble vs. new Webb space telescope With NASA and the European Space Agency's Hubble pushing 32 years in orbit, the bigger, 100 times more powerful Webb is widely viewed as its successor even though the two are vastly different. Its liftoff is slated for Saturday morning from the coast of South America. Science and Tech 25 Dec, 2021
In the middle of a crisis, Facebook Inc. renames itself Meta Like many companies in trouble before it, Facebook is changing its name and logo. Facebook Inc. is now called Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday is its commitment to developing the new surround-yourself technology known as the " metaverse." But the social network itself will still be called Facebook. Science and Tech 29 Oct, 2021
Facebook plans new group name to revamp image, says The Verge Facebook Inc, under fire from regulators and lawmakers over its business practices, is planning to rebrand itself with a new group name that focuses on the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday. Science and Tech 21 Oct, 2021
Journos falling prey to mental health problems The social, economic, and job insecurities created by the COVID-19 pandemic have started taking a toll on the mental health of working journalists in Nepal. Nepal 22 Jul, 2021
