Keeping The Vulnerable Mentally Strong

A school declared a holiday. The reason - one of its students committed suicide. The details of the suicide differed depending on sources. Everyone had their own theories behind the suicide which were shared regardless of the age. The students knew suicide was a bad thing but did not know what it meant and why their senior committed it. The concerned child was a bright student and the loss would be hard to explain to the family members. The above scenario is a real life example that could happen...

Resettle The Disaster-hit

Nepal ranks 4th, 11th and 30th in terms of risk of climate change, earthquake and flood disaster respectively. This makes the country highly vulnerable to natural disasters. While nearly all parts of the country are disaster-affected in some way or the other, Sindhupalchowk district seems to be the most affected. Over the past couple of years, Sindhupalchowk has undergone massive changes from geological point of view. The district has been reeling from various natural disasters such as the earthquake...

Gautam appointed NA member

President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday nominated Bamdev Gautam, vice chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), to the National Assembly member.

New tracking software launched to improve policing

Among the various steps taken to improve policing across the country, Nepal Police have come up with new software to track the record of the police personnel under its new action plan. On Sunday, Inspector General of Police Shailesh Thapa Kshetri had officially launched the Nepal Police Action Plan, 2077 and an ‘Implementation Tracking Software’ to monitor the results. “The action plan will assist Nepal Police to improve its performances and pave a long-term benefit. The action plan should...

More female journalists lose jobs due to virus

A large number of female journalists working in the private sector have lost their jobs and faced salary cuts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior journalists participating in a virtual interaction on ‘Role of female journalist and challenges facing them in the COVID-19 crisis’ organised by Sancharika Samuha, have said although majority of the journalists across the country are facing professional insecurity, more female journalists have lost their jobs to COVID-19.

At town hall, Biden blasts Trump’s ‘criminal’ virus response

Joe Biden on Thursday went after President Donald Trump again and again over his handling of COVID-19, calling Trump’s downplaying of the pandemic “criminal” and his administration “totally irresponsible.”

PM pledges to ensure favourable environment for innovation

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said our ancestors had made a lot of progress earlier than European and American scientists in the innovation of science, but it could not be established in lack of systematised research and promotion. Addressing the 8th National Science Day function on Thursday, Prime Minister Oli stated that Bhaskaracharya was the first to discover gravity in the 12th century before Sir Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei did. Likewise, in the 12th century Bhaskarcharya stated in his...

Multiple amendments to COVID insurance policy draw flak

In the past five months since the announcement of the COVID-19 Insurance, the product has undergone multiple amendments creating confusion among the insured. People who were happy to hear about the launch of the COVID-19 Insurance announced by the Nepal Insurance Board (NIB) on 19 April 2020 with an objective to help the people in the treatment of the virus, are now suspicious about whether they would be able to obtain the insurance payment in reality.

Govt to confer over 450 medals, decorations on Constitution Day

The government Thursday recommended names of over 450 persons for receiving various medals, decorations and orders on the occasion of the Constitution Day. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the Official Residence of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli this afternoon took the decision to this effect. The country is marking the Constitution Day on September 19. According to Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe, the meeting today took a decision to send...

Laxmi Sister: Bold and dutiful mortuary aide at Beni Hospital

“When I have to cut open the dead bodies of small children, then my heart cries in pain. After all, I am also a mother. Hearing the relatives cry and scream adds to my sorrow. It is a heart-wrenching job but it’s my job, my responsibility.” These are the words of Laxmi Kisan, an aide at the mortuary of Beni Hospital who helps in the post-mortem of bodies. “Sometimes, we get decaying bodies of those who died a long time ago. Still, I must do my duty, mustn’t I?”