Importance Of Breastfeeding

Last year, during a visit to one of the hilly districts of Karnali Province, I saw a woman at the ward office who was holding her 11-month old daughter on her lap. She had come there to pay her land tax. While I spoke with her, she told me that she often visited the office for various matters as the head of the family because her husband was in India for work. Carrying a small child on her back and breastfeeding her while waiting in long queu

Universal Health Coverage And Nepal

At least half of the people in the world do not receive the health services as per their need at present. About 100 million people are pushed to extreme poverty each year because of their inability to spending on health. The universal health coverage means that all people should have access to the health services they need, when and where they require them, without any financial hardship. It includes the full range of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation...

COVID-19 : Domestic Violence Goes Up

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and to prevent further transmission, a lockdown had become a necessity. Nepal enforced a lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic, much before many other countries. However, when we look at this lockdown from a social aspect, a red flag is being raised as the vulnerable are put in a risky situation. During this pandemic, there has

Search For Contentment In Modern Society

People have all sorts of wants and desires. Maybe the most prominent one is money, power, or maybe happiness. If you ask people what their optimum choice for life is, they will probably reply with some predictable materialistic answer. I want money, or cars, or big houses with pools in them, etc.

Mahabharata Stories In Different Taste

There is no need to add anything more to describe the importance of the Vedic epic of the Mahabharata because we have a quote of the Great Poet Bed Byas himself (this is written in the second page of the preface of the author of this book): 'All, which is in this world is in the Mahabharata and that which is not in this book is not there in the world.' Byas, whom we regard as one of the Astachirajibis (one of the eight immortal persons) in the Vedic civilization, is precise in his saying. The context...

India’s Series Victory Stuns Australia

Mighty India might be the LA Lakers of cricket. Filthy rich and boasting the most talent – just like those glitzy NBA defending champs – can make them easily cast as villains. India are cricket’s goliath and pretty much run the sport through their governing body’s stranglehold. But after their miraculous

Chha Maya Chhapakkai becomes hit on YouTube

“Chha Maya Chhapakkai” a film by popular actors Deepak Raj Giri and Deepashree Niraula has been made public on YouTube. The film, produced by the group of Giri, Niraula and Kedar Ghimire, was made public on Tuesday evening through the official channel of Ama Agni Kumari Media. Written and directed by Dipendra Lama, the film is produced by Rohit Adhikari. The film stars Deepak Raj Giri, Keki Adhikari, Kedar Ghimire, Supushpa Bhatt, Jeetu Nepal and others.

Priyanka Jonas hints at shock role in The Matrix 4

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has hinted that her role in ‘The Matrix 4’ is “something you don’t expect”. The 38-year-old actress has been cast in the sci-fi action flick, which is set in a dystopian future in which machines have taken over the Earth, as an undisclosed character and revealed that audiences will be left surprised by her involvement in the movie.

India’s Vaccine Support

As Nepal has been in dire need of a vaccine against the coronavirus, India is making available one million doses of vaccine to the country. The friendly neighbour is providing us with this essential medicine as a grant under its 'Vaccine Maitri Programme'. This is certainly an appreciable gesture of goodwill and friendship. With the availability of the vaccine support from India, Nepal is now preparing to launch the vaccination campaign against the contagion that has so far infected m

Lessons Learnt From COVID-19

In fact, not everything is bad arising out of the global health crisis. Although in terms of fatalities and adverse impact on world economy, the COVID-19 has been the most severe crisis in the span of a century. Being unprecedented in the history of mankind, the pandemic has brought opportunities and challenges simultaneously. On optimistic note, our habits have changed due to the SARS CoV-2, which has resulted in the current pandemic. Patience is one of the many virtues that has been learnt. Compelled...