Skills For A Bright Future

‘The formulation of the problem is often more essential than the solution’- Albert Einstein. Being an educator of a least developed country, my experience in dealing with young adult minds is that I frequently have to answer questions that haven't been adequately explored. We have now been trying to transit from an economy where most people have low wage earnings to an economy where one expects to get anything more than a minimum wage job, for which one must have some skills, a successful...

Application called for NEB chair

The government on Thursday called applications for the position of the chairperson in the National Examination Board (NEB). The recommendation committee of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has called applications from qualified candidates for the position.

Sickle cell anemia centre of Nepalgunj out of service

The sickle cell anemia centre established at Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj is out of service in lack of space and transfer of its focal person. The centre was established to treat the sickle cell anemia patients of Banke, Bardiya including other districts of western Nepal. Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary disease in which a patient’s red blood cells become stiff and abnormally ‘sickle or crescent-shaped’.

Mercury plummets up to minus 8 degree Celsius in Hilsha, Limi

Minimum temperature has plummeted to minus degree Celsius in Hilsha and Limi, bordering China in Namkha village in the northern part of Humla district. As the mercury dipped down to minus, the frosting cold has brought normal life to standstill.

Kathmandu-Kashi motorcycle rally begins

Pashupatinath-Kashi Vishwanath Amrit Mahotsav Motorcycle Rally was flagged off Thursday jointly by Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale and Ambassador of India Vinay Mohan Kwatra from the Pashupatinath Temple in the presence of main Bhatta of the Temple. Nearly 50 Indian and Nepali motorbike enthusiasts are participating in the rally, according to a statement issued by the Embassy of India. “The rally is aimed at showcasing the profound and timeless people-to-people...

Tamor corridor to link China and India

The Tamor corridor, under construction in Taplejung, is to connect China and India. Construction of the corridor, one of the national pride projects, is expected to complete by mid-March. As of now, work to open the final track of the corridor is going on in full swing. After the completion of the construction of the track of three kilometres, the corridor will be connecting Olangchunggola of Nepal which shares its border with Tibet of China.

Vaccines arrive from China, Switzerland

Nepal on Thursday received 1 million doses of Vero Cell, a vaccine against COVID-19, from China. According to Upendra Dhungana, Chief at the Logistic Management Section under the Department of Health Services, additional 1 million doses of Vero Cell arrived from China on Thursday. The government received 1 million doses Vero Cell vaccines produced by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products out of the agreed 59.36 million doses to be purchased with the loan assistance from the Asian Development...

Make Census Count

Nepal has more than 110-year-old history of population census. In 1911, the country carried out the first population count. The initial censuses were less precise and scientific as compared to the modern ones owing to lack of educational and technological advancement. Four censuses undertaken prior to the 1952/54 census are dubbed as ‘head counts’ because they enumerated only the population. The 1952/54 census was take

Shun Menacing Self-Interest

In a rapidly globalising world, people are turning more and more individualistic. This can be seen in all affairs of life – community, institution, enterprise, and the society as whole. This began to happen when capitalism grew at the age of industrialisation, when capitalists began to earn more than they needed and sell their products beyond their neighbourhood, the major motif being profit earning and hoarding the capital for further enterprises to gain more. With this growth of capitalism, self-interest...

Need For Effective Climate Reporting

The term ‘climate reporting’ has gained wider currency in today’s journalism. It bears relevance in Nepal, too, for two reasons. First, it helps in spreading awareness of the impacts of climate change while keeping tabs on the government's plans and policies in this regard. Second, it will shape the global flow of news and information about the consequences of climate change and their implications for the Himalayan region.