VOL. 13 No. 16, April.17, 2020( Baisakh 05, 2077) Publisher: Keshab Prasad Poudel Online Register Number: DOI 584/074-75

Published on: May 18, 2020

Articles

Bhagwan Bharosa

One has only to think of the destruction of the ancient city of Pompeii in 79 CE by the eruption Mount Vesuvius and of the fatalities caused by the Black Death / Plague of the Fourteenth century.

By Hemang Dixit | Apr 17, 2020

As Loktantra Sizzles and Fizzles

What will happen next? Will Oli and Bidya Bhandari resign? Will Oli fight on even to the extent of splitting off his faction of the never united party? Or will he dissolve the parliament, call for fresh elections that cannot be held anytime soon and impose president's rule in the meanwhile?

By Dipak Gyawali | Apr 29, 2020

UPPER TRISULI 3 B Work In Progress

Despite disruptions of work following the sudden outbreak of COVID-19, Upper Trisuli 3B Hydro Electric Project (UT3BHEP) has resumed work

By NEW SPOTLIGHT ONLINE | May 13, 2020

How Can An Employer Pay Full Salary To Employees Without Income? Senior Advocate Dr. Gandhi Pandit

Having had a long experience in the practice of law in the corporate sector, senior advocate Dr. Gandhi Pandit, who graduated from the University of Columbia, is now working with investors to settle the current challenges arising from the spread of COVID-19 in the industrial and particularly the hotel sector. At a time when hospitality related industries are completely shut down following the spread of pandemic globally, the income of the hotels has virtually gone down to zero. However, the government issued a notice for them to pay the full salary of Chaitra and Baisakh to their employees. This unilateral government decision, without consulting Hotelier, has created a deep rift between employees and employers. Dr. Pandit, who also teaches law at Tribhuwan University, spoke to New Spotlight on the issue of industrial relations in Nepal in the context of COVID-19 Pandemic. Excerpts:

By NEW SPOTLIGHT ONLINE | May 14, 2020

LIPULEK BORDER ISSUE Street Diplomacy

Nepali power circles have always raised the sensitive border issue on the street rather than taking it up quietly at the negotiations table

By Keshab Poudel | May 16, 2020

Learn To Live With Corona

Resource-poor countries in the world have to act smart in accessing bilateral and multilateral sources of help and assistance so that their economies do not take a plunge into an unfathomable mess of misery\poverty recovery from which could take years of hard work and sacrifice.

By Dr. Tilak Rawal | May 18, 2020

NCP FEUD Beginning Of End

Whether one third or two thirds or absolute majority, Nepal’s political instability has no end. The ongoing feud in ruling NCP is another drama in the sequence

By A Correspondent | May 18, 2020

PRASHASTI ARYAL Rising Poet

With her first book, young poet Aryal depicts the world from her own lens

By A Correspondent | May 18, 2020

COVID-19 Economic Implications

Although Nepal is yet to release any study on the economic implications, COVID-19 will have far reaching economic consequences to Nepal

By A Correspondent | May 22, 2020

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