Articles

“Tourism Needs Gastronomic Boost”

As Nepal’s tourism sector is heading to a target to bring over 2 million tourists, Secretary General of Hotel Association Nepal Binayak Shah spoke to New Spotlight about the target. Excerpts:

By A Correspondent Jul 01, 2018

“NGOs And INGOs Are Soft Targets To Blame For All The Failure” Deepak Raj Sapkota

Completing many projects in rural parts of Nepal under earthquake recovery projects in remote parts of Nepal, Karuna Foundation, a local NGO, has shown a way to address the poor and marginalized population of Nepal. Deepak Raj Sapkota, Executive Director of Karuna Foundation Nepal, an NGO working in the field of Prevention of Childhood Disability (primary and secondary), Community Based Rehabilitation by strengthening local systems which ensures ownership, sustainability and efficiency, spoke to NEW SPOTLIGHT on the topic. Excerpts:

By A Correspondent Jul 01, 2018

32,000 kg waste collected from Everest

With the end of the year’s main climbing season, mountaineers generated over thirty tonnes of garbage below Camp II on Mt Everest, an official at Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee said.

By NEW SPOTLIGHT ONLINE Jul 01, 2018

OLI’S CHINA VISIT Deftly Handled

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s China visit has concluded with a 14-point Joint Statement, which includes an agreement for railway connectivity

By Keshab Poudel Jul 01, 2018

Breaking Centralized Federalism

The draft Integrity Policy and then the 8-point decisions from the Ministry of Home Affairs raised a serious concern about GO-I/NGO relationship

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Jul 01, 2018

Trump: A Winning Card Or A Foul Expletive?

The Republicans in the USA seem to be quite convinced that the US won WW2, partially by paying for it

By Greta Rana Jul 01, 2018

Changing Thoughts On Language

Nepali as we know it is derived from the Indo-Germanic group whilst some of the other ethnic Nepali languages are from the Tibeto-Burman family

By Hemang Dixit Jul 01, 2018

POLITICS Threat Of Authoritarianism

The decisions taken by the current government seem to be proving NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba’s comments that Nepal is heading toward authoritarianism

By Keshab Poudel Jul 01, 2018

Rescuing Marx From The Marxists

In the process they used Marx's writings selectively to justify their political program. The title of Desai's book Marx's Revenge comes from the last sentence in it, where he says the collapse of the Berlin Wall was Marx's revenge on the Leninists.

By Dipak Gyawali Jul 01, 2018