Experts warn of breakout of diseases in rain disaster areas

As the torrential post-monsoon rains that occurred recently across the country had adversely affected normal life in different parts of the country, including eastern Nepal, health experts have warned of the spread of various infectious diseases there.

Highway damages incur losses over Rs. 1billion

Death toll from the post-monsoon mayhem from October 19 has reached 117 as of Sunday, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA). According to an update of the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, floods and landslides triggered by the incessant rain in different parts of the country took the life of 57 men, 35 women and 25 children.

Security forces have made Nepal country of peacekeepers: Dr. Rijal

Minister for Defence Dr. Minendra Rijal said on Sunday that the tireless efforts and determination of the Nepali security forces in establishing world peace have made Nepal a country of peacekeepers. Speaking at a programme organised by the Nepali Army at the Birendra Peacekeeping Operation Training Centre (BPOTC) in Panchkhal, Kavre, on the occasion of the 76th founding day of the United Nations, Minister Rijal said that discipline, guidance and high level of professionalism of the peacekeepers...

Climate-induced Calamity

The country is still reeling from the shock of the big loss of lives and property caused by the recent rain-induced floods, landslides and inundations. The government has already announced relief to all families who lost their members in the disaster. Likewise, those who lost crops, houses and shops are also getting compensation from the state. Over 111 people lost their lives, and paddy crops worth over Rs. 7 billion were destroyed owing to the natural calamity. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba...

Course Change Should Aid India

With its ambition of joining Big Power Club and a long-shot hope of getting aboard the United Nations Security Council as a permanent member (with or without the veto privilege), India’s average relationship with the rest of the South Asian states remains the most uneasy since its 1947 independence from British rule. What really went wrong with the world’s “largest” democracy? Inconsistencies in foreign policy approach inflicted a heavy dent on its international image and credibility. This...

Mainstreaming Policy Research

At the end of June last year, I got an unexpected call from Dr. Bishnu Raj Upreti, whom I had known as a conflict-management expert, a prolific writer and an untiring mentor for young researchers, to join Policy Research Institute (PRI), a government think tank, which I had heard about only in passing. “I am happy to hear that you have returned home,” he said, after some common chit-chat. “I invite you to join PRI. Let’s work for t

Can Brain Be Autonomous?

In science fiction, scientists easily transplant brains from one body to another. Is this possible in real life? It is not yet possible to answer the question unequivocally, but research on this topic is already underway. So, recently, Russian docto

Farmers worry as marigold blooms weeks before Tihar

Farmers in Tanahun have been worried after the marigold in their farm bloomed weeks before the arrival of Tihar festival. They are worried as the flowers planted for the Tihar festival started blooming before Dashain and began drying almost two weeks before the Tihar festival. The farmers have said that the flowers have blossomed earlier because of the high temperature even during the time when it should have been cold and excess rains. Govinda Adhikari of Aroudi in Bhimad Municipality-8, who...

PM Deuba to visit disaster-hit areas in east Nepal today

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is scheduled to visit parts of eastern Nepal hit by floods and landslides Sunday to take stock of the situation and ensure relief measures are being taken. According to the Personal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Bhanu Deuba, Prime Minister Deuba and his Cabinet colleagues are set to visit disaster-affected districts. The PM-led visiting team will comprise Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Minister for Energy, Water...

Education Ministry unveils programme execution booklet

The Centre for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD) made public its programme implementation booklet last Sunday in an effort to assist all levels of governments to implement educational programme effectively and easily.