National strategy on child marriage in the offing The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens is all set to bring a 'national strategy to end child marriage, 2081'. Nepal 16 Nov, 2024
Survivors of the earthquake may experience psycho-social problems Recommendations have been made to address potential psycho-social problems among earthquake survivors in the affected areas. Kathmandu 09 Nov, 2023
MoHP urges for prevention of post-quake disease outbreak The government has urged the bodies concerned to carry out works for the prevention of possible disease outbreak, malnutrition and psycho-social problems following the earthquake and for their proper management. Nepal 08 Nov, 2023
KDC refuses to register same sex marriage despite apex court order ​​​​​​​Kathmandu District Court has refused to register the marriage of a same-sex couple who approached KDC following an order from the Supreme Court. Kathmandu 14 Jul, 2023
Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world? Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world? World 09 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL: Old age homes With hundreds of thousands of young Nepalis leaving the country every year for work or higher education – and in the case of the latter not returning at all – the care of the elderly in the country has been greatly affected. Opinion 04 Jul, 2023
Elderly in old age homes deprived of state facilities ​​​​​​​Some senior citizens living in old age homes are found to have been deprived of social security allowance and health benefits provided by the state due to lack of citizenship certificate, says a report recently published by the National Human Rights Commission. Kathmandu 03 Jul, 2023
Mental health: The stigma associated with it Do you care about your mental health as well as your physical health? If not, why do you ignore your mental health? Do people stigmatise mental health in our society? If yes, why are mental health issues still stigmatised? Opinion 17 May, 2023
37pc Nepali girls get married before 18 Though the constitution of Nepal has declared that no child shall be subjected to child marriage and the penal code has prohibited child marriage, it has been found that 37 per cent of Nepali girls get married before their legal age. Nepal 05 May, 2023
Think tanks can play major role in guiding govt policies Dr Somkiat Tangkitvanich, president of Thailand Development Research Institute, is a leading expert in the areas of development strategy, trade and investment policies, innovation policy, education policy and ICT policy. Nepal 12 Apr, 2023
Evidence-based policy-making in Nepal: A driver of better implementation Rather than the pre-defined architect of policy or only the expert’s/experienced person’s opinion and beliefs and/or personal bias, evidence–based policies seem self-evident, and hence, these designs differ when the evidence-based policy is underpinned. Opinion 01 Feb, 2023
Pelé, who died at 82, was a sports star and cultural icon Pelé will be famous for 15 centuries. World 30 Dec, 2022
