Foreign Policy Door Ajar For Refinement

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Promises Frustrated: Urgency Of Behavioural Change

We often hear stories about how our unequal society can be turned into an equitable one. We also listen to countless speeches of leaders who promise to end the world of discrepancy and discrimination and establish an egalitarian society. Stories have been told since time immemorial and speeches have been delivered for generations. But to this date, people have not experienced the things they aspired for. Promises made by philosophers, politicians and socio-cultural leaders hav

Shyam Prasad’s Contributions

The under review publication edited by Jeevan Chandra Koirala focuses on life and works of late Shyam Prasad Aryal, who has left an indelible mark of social works for society. What are Aryal's works that we need to remember and cherish after his demise? Let us also relate Aryal's contributions in the context of the world views about social works. There are many personalities, who have attained global fame. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is one such pe

YouTube now a good platform for filmmakers

Digital platform YouTube has opened doors of opportunity for many and provided an unwavering platform for innovative ideas. The entertainment sector has benefitted a lot with the increase in YouTube users in Nepal. From music videos to feature films, short- films and tele-serials, every entertaining event now use the YouTube as their suitable platform to reach the audience easily. Even a few years ago, people had to rely on CDs and DVDs to watch Nepali movies, but now time has changed and YouTube...

All Eyes On Judiciary

The judiciary is a vital component of democratic society. One of the three organs of the state, other two being the parliament and government, it basically implements laws, settles legal disputes and punishes law-breakers, enabling the state to ensure justice, peace, order and good governance. Based on the principle of separation of powers, judiciary should function without the fear or favour for the powerful groups or individuals or any vested interest. Citizens look to judiciary to uphold the

Ensuring Access To Vaccine

At a time when there is scientific breakthrough in developing COVID-19 vaccines, low- and middle-income countries are battling to procure them on time. These countries can’t afford to buy, transport and store themselves, let alone produce the vaccines. The bright part of science is that some vaccines have been developed at record breaking speed. SARS-CoV-2 has spread farther and faster than any virus in a century. Millions of lives have been perished. The second and third wave

Tapping Local Resources For Development

Although in the past some endeavours were made to launch a variety of rural development programmes in Nepal, they could not meet rural people's needs mainly because of mismanagement and also due to corruption. Still now, the majority of the Nepalis re

Shattered Dreams

As we grow up, we require a lot of things, including economic security. Needless to say, money is a very important to our life and it can only be earned through a stable job. But most people are deprived of job. This is why they are in constant search for job opportunities to earn and survive. But jobless people are very vulnerable to trafficking. And sometimes they are forced to lose their lives. In October last year, a great mishap called the "Essex Lorry Death" took place in the United Kingdom....

Export of soybean oil soars

Export of soybean oil has been on the rise after that of palm oil dropped continuously for almost a year. According to the trade statistics made available by the Department of Customs, soybean oil worth Rs. 13.50 billion was exported during the first five months of the current fiscal year. The export increased by over 300 per cent during the review period compared to same period last fiscal year, when worth Rs. 3.28 billion was exported. India, which was the most important market for Nepal’s...

108 wild animals killed in road accident in a year

Increasing wildlife deaths in road accident in national parks and conservation area has sounded alarm among the conservationists. As many as 108 wild animals died in road accidents in three major national parks -- Bardiaya, Parsa and Banke -- in the fiscal year 2019-20, according to the annual report of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.