Nepal makes scant progress in rebuilding 2 years after quake SANKHU: The paved alleys are still lined by the skeletons of homes once filled with families. Shop shelves are empty, and the water well in the center of town remains clogged by fallen debris. Children carefully side-step piles of broken brick on... Travel 25 Apr, 2017
20 kg rice to families for birth or death functions in Karnali region Kathmandu, December 14 The government is providing 20 kilograms of rice to families in Karnali region for birth or death functions starting next week. As per the Cabinet’s decision made two weeks ago, Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) will begin to... 15 Dec, 2016
One-child policy debate reignited in China SHANGHAI: Shanghai nurse Lu Ming wants a second baby but it is not China's one-child policy that is holding her back. If anything, she is being encouraged to increase the size of her family as the city faces the challenge of providing for its ageing...
