Are mustard oil, alcohol good for post-partum mothers?

Mankumari Budha, 50, of Budhathok Tole in Nisikhola Rural Municipality-6 of Baglung, has given birth to four daughters. According to her village convention, she drank a litre of mustard oil and alcohol every time she gave birth.

Landmark Verdict

In yet another landmark verdict, the Supreme Court (SC) Monday reinstated the House of Representatives (HoR), setting a new political course of the country. President Bidya Devi Bhandari had dissolved the HoR on the recommendation of the Cabinet on May 22. This was the second time the Lower House was dissolved amidst heightened political crisis. But the five-member Constitutional bench led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana, invalidated the decision to dissolve the House, terming it unconstitutional....

Dealing With COVID-19 Coinfections

The COVID-19 pandemic has been around us for one and a half years. Scientists are still scrutinising the disease. During the studies, they have explored complications associated with the disease. They have found that those who have recovered from the dise

COVID-19 Leaves Children In Dilemma

There is a popular saying - bhavishyaka karnadhar – which figuratively means future of nation and is often referred to the young people. The need of education for children and the fear of contracting COVID-19 have left us in a dilemma. All the stakeholders, including schools, guardians, teachers and students, are worried about such a situation. Attempts with distant and online teaching/learning methods have become successful partially. Imparting education in physical presence with cleanliness,...

Thriving Research Culture

A recent scientific gathering organised by Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) delved into this statement through presenting various research documents. It is a positive sign that the research culture is gaining momentum in Nepal. The diversity in topics and research designs showed the different achievements and challenges of the various fields. Every research demands time, expertise and resources to reach its intended target. Therefore, it would be a waste of valuable information if we do not find...

China says facilitating trade with Nepal its priority

China has said that a process to facilitate trade with Nepal is its priority and authorities on both sides of the border are working to ease the movement of cargo containers across the border. China wants to facilitate more cargo containers’ entry into Nepal. Authorities are trying to find more efficient ways to send or bring in more goods to Nepal, said Ambassador of China to Nepal Hou Yanqi at a virtual interaction with the journalists on Monday morning.

KMC repaving roads in 14 places following monsoon season

The Chief of Public Works Department within the KMC said the KMC has been laying gravel roads in 14 places within Kathmandu City. “The weather forecast has mentioned a few days of relative sunshine. If this continues for few more days we may even add asphalt to these roads but as of now, we are only focusing on finishing the work required prior to laying asphalt,” Thapa said.

China will supply more COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal: Ambassador Hou

When asked about the difficulties in the export of Nepali products to China through Kerung and Tatopai border points, the Chinese ambassador attributed the problem to the restrictions enforced to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and hoped that the concerned authorities in the borders will take necessary measures to ease the export and import of goods.

1,690 new cases of COVID-19, 1,133 recoveries, 18 fatalities in 24 hours

In 7,689 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,690 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population in its regular update.

Sara Ali Khan visits the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, says ‘blessed’

Actor Sara Ali Khan, this past weekend, flew to Assam. She shared a series of photos from Assam on Instagram on Sunday. She went to Guwahati's Kamakhya Temple and shared images from her tour.