Earthquake victims of Barpak Dalit  settlement await reconstruction

As the NRA is bidding farewell to the district, the earthquake victims of the Dalit settlement of Barpak, the epicenter of the 2015 earthquake, are left disappointed.

1,357 new cases of COVID-19, 23 fatalities in 24 hours

In 9,773 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,357 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Friday through its regular update.

15 injured in Salyan bus accident

At least 15 people have been injured after a bus met with an accident in Kapurkot Solawang of Salyan.

13 million vaccines received, 75.6% used till now

According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 10,103,864 doses have been administered to people across the nation until now. Therefore, 75.6 per cent of the total vaccines received have been used.

19 districts record more than 500 active cases

A total of 19 districts of five Provinces have been recorded to have more than 500 active cases of COVID-19 as of now.

Oxygen Therapy In COVID-19 Management

During the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, we faced an acute shortage of life-saving oxygen just like India had experienced. In big cities and hospitals, several COVID-related deaths occurred due to a lack of oxygen. The same kind of crisis has continued till now. In paediatric and neonatology, it’s an established fact that too much oxygen inhalation is considered bad. Oxygen is given only when it’s necessary. Researchers have looked

Averting UML Split Mandela Style Dialogue Could Have Worked

Almost six years ago, this writer had participated in a training course on multi-stakeholder dispute mediation led and facilitated by conflict mediation expert Chris Spies who hailed from South Africa. Chris is an experienced conflict transformation practitioner and facilitator of capacity building workshops in a wide variety of settings in Africa, Asia and the beyond. The multi-stakeholder disputes do constitute the type of conflicts, which involve two or more parties or g

Opportunities To Observe Magnificence of Planets, Stars

The night sky during this month would present optimum opportunities to observe and marvel at the magnificence of planets, stars and constellations along with other numerous celestial entities. The elusive planet Mercury will reach its greatest eastern elongation (sparsely 26.8 degrees) from the Sun on 14 September. Although it would be staying at its highest point above the western horizon after sunset, appreciating it would be doubtfully difficult. Planet Venus can be viewed after sundown in the...

Ghatta: Traditional Watermills

Over time, people have become accustomed to the vagaries of climate and permanently settl ed in the foothills. This is a rather dangerous way of life in the mountains. Snowy peaks in the spring begin to melt and the bubbling mountain river runs at a scary speed, wiping down everything in its path. Sometimes people have had to give up in front of nature, and at the beginning of the spring, they would embark on a nomadic way of life. However, the mountains are always captivating them to come back.

A Book On Socialist Democracy

'Socialism' is an attractive term for public utility and progressive ideals. This scribe who is a student of language, literature, culture, prefers to stay away from political associations has remained ignorant of the power of sweet words.