SOCIETY
Dad calls for stern action after acid attack victim dies
Dad calls for stern action after acid attack victim dies
KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Following the death of one of the acid attack victims of Rautahat on Sunday, the family members of the victims have demanded strong action against the perpetrator. They have also expressed dissatisfaction toward the lack of support from the government.
Sep 25, 2018
SOCIETY
High-level panel on Nirmala rape, murder presenting report today
High-level panel on Nirmala rape, murder presenting report t...
KANCHANPUR, Sept 25: The high-level committee formed to probe Nirmala Panta rape and murder case is set to present its report to Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on Tuesday.
Sep 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Only 8 pc hospital & research centers conduct research
Only 8 pc hospital & research centers conduct research
KATHMANDU, Sept 25: It has come to light that nearly 80 percent of hospital and research centers registered at the Office of the Company Registrar (OCR) do not carry out any research on health issues and only 8 percent of them submit research studies to the government authorities.
Sep 25, 2018
POLITICS
Muluki codes being amended to address docs’ concerns
Muluki codes being amended to address docs’ concerns
KATHMANDU, Sept 25: The upper house of parliament has amended the Muluki codes, provisioning an expert committee that will establish medical negligence prior to the arrest of any doctor on a complaint of negligence or malicious intent.
Sep 25, 2018
Editorial
Justice for Nirmala and Samjhana
Justice for Nirmala and Samjhana
It’s harrowing, horrifying, disturbing and shameful! Violence against girls and women, including rape, has shaken the core of our society. It has disgraced the country as a whole and exposed our police administration’s inefficiency to provide justice to the victims on time.
Sep 25, 2018
OPINION
Time to go electric
Time to go electric
Breathing the Kathmandu air in the winter months is equivalent to four million citizens involuntarily smoking three to four cigarettes every day
Sep 25, 2018
OPINION
Should rapists be killed?
Should rapists be killed?
Where does the world stand on capital punishment for rapists? What has been Nepal’s position? Should Nepal adopt death penalty for rapists?
Sep 25, 2018
OPINION
Inspiring youth to dream
Inspiring youth to dream
Nepal’s marginalized youths lack relationships and connections to break down the walls of isolation
Sep 25, 2018
Infographic
infographics: European views on Muslims women's religious clothing
infographics: European views on Muslims women's religious cl...
In August a Danish law came into force banning face-covering veils. The move to ban burqas or niqabs has proven highly controversial and divisive.
Sep 25, 2018
SOCIETY
President Bhandari observes Indra Jatra (with photos)
President Bhandari observes Indra Jatra (with photos)
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday thronged Kathmandu Durbar Square to observe Indra Jatra, one of the biggest festivals in the Kathmandu Valley.
Sep 24, 2018