Phanindra Adhikari: Trauma-informed care (TIC) is crucial in addressing the profound impact of trauma, especially within school settings. In Nepal, students are often exposed to traumatic events such as natural disasters, poverty, domestic and sexual violence, harsh punishment by teachers, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic. These experiences can have long-lasting effects on their physical, emotional, […]
Washington DC / July 21: Katie Donohoe has been appointed the USAID Mission Director for Nepal. Donohoe was sworn in by USAID Administrator Samantha Power amidst a program at the USAID Headquarters in Washington DC on Friday. On behalf of the Nepali Embassy in Washington DC, Chargé d’affaires Kumar Kharel attended the ceremony. Kharel, applauding […]
Kathmandu / Mar 22: The handover ceremony of the sanitary napkin-making machine to the Centre for Health and Environment Conservation (CHEC) Nepal was held in Birgunj Municipality, Parsa District on Friday. The installed machine was provided through the Project for the Installation of Sanitary Napkin Making Machine in Parsa District with the assistance of $ […]
Kathmandu / March 17: At a program organized to discuss the achievements made in the first six months of the current fiscal year, the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Balendra Shah, urged departmental chiefs to conduct activities with high morale. Mayor Shah directed all departmental chiefs to streamline service delivery and smooth operations.He emphasized the […]
Kathmandu / Feb 26: Veteran singer and musician Bhakta Raj Acharya, popularly known as Bhajan Shiromani, died on Monday. He was 82. Musician Hari Lamsal, a neighbour of Acharya, confirmed that Acharya passed away while being taken to Nepal Mediciti Hospital. “I along with Swaroop (Acharya’s son) took him to the hospital after his oxygen […]
Kathmandu / Fen 21: The country has experienced a ballooning trade deficit of Rs 811 billion 110 million while making a foreign trade of Rs 984 billion 770 million in the first seven months of the current fiscal year 2080/81 BS. According to the foreign trade data of the reporting period, made public by the […]
Kathmandu / Feb 17: The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Nepal for formulating a law on restricting levels of industrially produced trans-fatty acids in food items. Issuing a press statement recently, Saima Wazed, Regional Director for South East Asia, lauded Nepal for taking steps to curb the production of trans-fat through legislation, a move […]
Kathmandu / Feb 13: The Terai Arc Landscape has been recognized as one of the seven UN World Restoration Flagships. The announcement was made as part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration on Tuesday in Nairobi, Kenya. This information was shared on Tuesday in a joint news conference organized by the Department of Forests […]
Kathmandu / Feb 6: The Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola tunnel is set for a breakthrough on March 6. Deputy Director of the Nagdhunga Tunnel Project Gobinda Dumaru announced the progress of the Nagdhunga Tunnel during the meeting of the Sustainable Development and Good Governance Committee under the National Assembly on Tuesday. He said that preparations are underway to […]
Kathmandu / Jan 18: The Tribhuvan University, Office of the Controller of Examinations, Balkhu, has made preparations to provide all services related to distribution of educational certificates through online from January 29, said Examination Controller Pushpa Raj Joshi. The Office would carry out activities related to educational certificates online and send it at the respective […]
