Pritam Bhattarai / Kathmandu: It seems that there is complete absence of governance, forget good governance. There is still a short supply of essential fuel including cooking gas even months after the crippling blockade ended while Kathmandu continues to reel under black marketeering. On the other hand, the government is yet to address the demands […]
Krishna Sapkota (Kathmandu) / April 13: The Year 2072 BS has left lasting memories among the Nepali denizens with a blend of pain and pleasure. Never-ever imagined physical devastation and psychological wreckage of the 25 April 2015 (Baisakh 12) Earthquake inflicted excruciating pain whereas the hard-earned promulgation of the new constitution of Nepal gave a […]
Krishna Sapkota / Kathmandu : The phrases – open access, open knowledge and open data – are gaining increasingly popularity in the field of development and communications both in the developed as well as in the developing world today. These ideas are believed to wipe out restrictions to access to information and knowledge and thereby […]
Manoj Karki / KATHMANDU: After surviving through the border blockade imposed by India that was in fact initially unhappy over the way he was ‘unilaterally’ elected to govern the Nepal state, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli enjoyed a red carpet welcome in India itself. And he is now in the midst of what many Nepali […]
Many people sacrificed their lives for the sake of democracy with the hope that the country will move towards peace and prosperity, but the political parties, who are at the helm of power, have been running mobocracy in the name of democracy. At a time when the price of petroleum products has been decreasing at […]
Narayan Prasad Ghimire / Kathmandu: It has been nearly one year Nepal was struck by the double devastating earthquakes which claimed the lives of nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 23,000 people, while damaging properties worth hundreds of millions of rupees. People however are gradually back to business despite paucity- tents, makeshift houses, shelters, damaged […]
Sushil Darnal (Bangladesh) / March 16: Manisha Balmiki of Haryana in India is fighting against caste-based discrimination and untouchability ever since she started understanding society. Apparent day-to-day caste-based discrimination aside, the ill practice would find its way even to everywhere be it public places and her school, making it difficult for her to battle it […]
By Basudev Poudel (Pokhara) / March 15: The 37th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Council of Ministers’ meeting underway in Pokhara is expected to shore up the lake city’s unparalleled reputation of being a tourist haven. The SAARC Council of Ministers’ meeting itself is being held for the first time outside of the […]
Narayan Prasad Ghimire / March 12: ‘Every action and ‘no action’ have reactions.’ It was what a chief judge from one of the SAARC countries said during the SAARC Chief Justices’ Conference held in Kathmandu last week. I invoke this line for some reflection on the recent election in the Nepali Congress, the oldest democratic […]
Pabitra Guragain / Kathmandu: The 106th International Women’s Day was celebrated in various countries across the globe including Nepal on Tuesday, with different events and celebrations commemorating the Day also known as March 8 Day. The celebration marks the movement by women labourers held at the turn of the twentieth century in New York city […]
