SOCIETY

Inside the Flood Forecasting Section: How timely forecast could save lives

Inside the Flood Forecasting Section: How timely forecast could save lives

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Last week when almost all the southern plain of Nepal was hit by incessant downpours, employees at th...

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Last week when almost all the southern plain of Nepal was hit by incessant downpours, employees at th...

Aug 22, 2017

SOCIETY

Kaski, Syangja still not safe from H1N1 infection

Kaski, Syangja still not safe from H1N1 infection

POKHARA/SYANGJA, Aug 21: Despite some measures taken to control H1N1 Influenza 'A' virus, commonly known as swine flu, K...

POKHARA/SYANGJA, Aug 21: Despite some measures taken to control H1N1 Influenza 'A' virus, commonly known as swine flu, K...

Aug 22, 2017

SOCIETY

LWF Nepal provides relief to 568 flood-affected families

LWF Nepal provides relief to 568 flood-affected families

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Nepal has provided relief to 568 flood-affected families in vario...

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Nepal has provided relief to 568 flood-affected families in vario...

Aug 22, 2017

POLITICS

Jha returns to Maoist Center

Jha returns to Maoist Center

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Naya Shakti Party (NSP) leaders Ram Chandra Jha and Ram Kumar Sharma have joined CPN (Maoist Center)....

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Naya Shakti Party (NSP) leaders Ram Chandra Jha and Ram Kumar Sharma have joined CPN (Maoist Center)....

Aug 22, 2017

SOCIETY

'Mastermind' of 33 kg gold smuggling arrested

'Mastermind' of 33 kg gold smuggling arrested

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: A man who allegedly masterminded the smuggling of 33 kilograms gold through the Tribhuvan Internation...

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: A man who allegedly masterminded the smuggling of 33 kilograms gold through the Tribhuvan Internation...

Aug 21, 2017

Editorial

National disgrace

National disgrace

Dr Govinda KC often refers to the ‘mighty medical mafia’ when talking about the major impediment to vital medical reform...

Dr Govinda KC often refers to the ‘mighty medical mafia’ when talking about the major impediment to vital medical reform...

Aug 22, 2017

OPINION

Exorcising Indian ghosts

Exorcising Indian ghosts

In India we need to see a country that overcomes its poverty, its deep-rooted social exclusion and its weak institutions...

In India we need to see a country that overcomes its poverty, its deep-rooted social exclusion and its weak institutions...

Aug 22, 2017

OPINION

Inclusive response

Inclusive response

The government should ensure that at risk groups including people with disabilities are specific targets of disaster res...

The government should ensure that at risk groups including people with disabilities are specific targets of disaster res...

Aug 22, 2017

OPINION

Health for all

Health for all

An investment of US $100 per child would reduce chronic undernutrition in developing nations by 36 percent.

An investment of US $100 per child would reduce chronic undernutrition in developing nations by 36 percent.

Aug 22, 2017

Infographic

Infographics: Hundreds dead in South Asia flooding

Infographics: Hundreds dead in South Asia flooding

Infographics: Hundreds dead in South Asia flooding

Infographics: Hundreds dead in South Asia flooding

Aug 22, 2017