As Nepal is celebrating the World Contraception Day on 26th September organizing various programs the country is yet to fill the gap in demands of contraception. Marie Stopes Nepal is a leading organization working in Nepal in family health sectors, Sophie Hodder, the Country Director at Marie Stopes Nepal, spoke to New Spotlight on various issues.
By NEW SPOTLIGHT ONLINE Sep 26, 2018
The overall portfolio performance improved significantly in recent years. The contract award achieved for investment projects in Nepal in 2017 was $435.9 million, and disbursements were $275.4 million (with program loans), historically the highest level in Nepal for the second year in a row
By NEW SPOTLIGHT ONLINE Sep 25, 2018
As Nepal has almost fulfilled the Open Defecation Free (ODF) target with over 95 per cent coverage, many challenges remain in making the universal coverage on sanitation possible and providing safe drinking water. Director General of Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Tej Raj Bhatta spoke to New Spotlight on these and other related issues. Excerpts:
By NEW SPOTLIGHT ONLINE Sep 22, 2018
Rev. Dr. Martin Junge, General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation is in his eight-day visit to Nepal. While here, he went to project sites and interacted with the community members. Before returning home, Dr. Junge had talked with KESHAB POUDEL in an exclusive interview at LWF-Nepal’s office. Excerpts:
By Keshab Poudel Sep 19, 2018
As Nepal government is celebrating Constitution Day with fanfare, leader of Rashtriya Janta Party Rajendra Mahato is terming the day as a Protest Day boycotting official ceremony and commemorating the day as a martyr’s day. Mahato spoke to NEW SPOTLIGHT from Dhangadhi. Excerpts:
By NEW SPOTLIGHT ONLINE Sep 19, 2018
The new Constitution has completed its third year. In these past three years, supporters of the Constitution have remained and continue to be hopeful about the document. Critics who are less enthusiastic about its promises are not aspiring. Nevertheless they contested in the elections under the Constitution. With this context, we sat down with Dr Bipin Adhikari, constitutional expert and dean at the Kathmandu University School of Law, to discuss the three years of the implementation of the 2015 Constitution of Nepal and its future prospects. Following are the excerpts.
By NEW SPOTLIGHT ONLINE Sep 19, 2018
As Nepal and Germany are celebrating sixty years of establishment of their diplomatic relations, German ambassador to Nepal ROLAND SCHAEFER, a career diplomat, who in his past diplomatic assignments had occasion to deal with conflict-hit areas like the Balkans, Colombia or the Middle East, spoke to KESHAB POUDEL on various issues of Nepal-German Cooperation. Excerpts:
By Keshab Poudel Aug 18, 2018
Bhola Prasad Dahal, PhD, Country Director at Search for Common Ground Nepal, has extensive knowledge on good governance and development issues in Nepal. As Search for Common Ground recently released SINGHA DURBAR II, a public television show related to the contemporary issues of good governance, accountability, federal structure, civil society, service delivery, migration and SDGs, Dahal spoke to New Spotlight on related issues. Excerpts:
By A Correspondent Aug 18, 2018
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 58 years ago, Israel has been supporting Nepal in various areas and the bilateral relations between the two countries have become stronger over time. The Embassy of Israel recently celebrated the National Day of Israel in a different way, with the Wheelchairs of Hope. Benny Omer, Ambassador of Israel to Nepal, spoke to Keshab Poudel on this and various other issues. Excerpts:
By Keshab Poudel Aug 05, 2018
Senior Advocate Dinesh Tripathy, who has challenged government decisions to ban rally at public places, is a constitutional expert of Nepal. Having fought for several litigations related to protection of human rights, including sending Maoist Dhungel in prison, senior advocate Tripathy spoke to New Spotlight on various issues of contemporary interest. Excerpts:
By A Correspondent Aug 03, 2018
Legal education has been an important challenge in Nepal. Different law schools in the country have different programs for the undergraduate and graduate legal studies. Kathmandu University School of Law (KUSL) at Dhulikhel, the youngest law school in the country, also has unique perspective in legal education. New Spotlight spoke with Dr Adhikari recently on the specialty of their academic program, and their current approach in this regard. Excerpts:
By NEW SPOTLIGHT ONLINE Jul 22, 2018
Although KMC is justifying its decision to demolish Bagdurbar, arguing that the palace was not built by Bhimsen Thapa, conservationist Chanda Rana sees the argument is ridiculous. She spoke to New Spotlight on the issue. Excerpts:
By A Correspondent Jul 18, 2018
Dr. JEET JOSHEE is the first Nepali-American to hold the prestigious position at California State University, Long Beach USA. Joshee, who was born in Bandipur, Tanahu in western Nepal, attended Bhanu High School , Bandipur, Tanahun. He left Nepal in pursuit of higher education to the United States some 33 plus years ago. He got his first master Degree from School for International Training in Vermont, USA and second Master degree and Doctoral Degree in International Development Education form University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was an Assistant Dean at University of Connecticut and was appointed Dean in 2005 at Cal State San Bernardino. Now is he is Associate Vice President for International Education and Global Engagement and Dean of the College of Professional and International Education at California State University, Long Beach. He is also a the President of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) and also affiliated for a long time with the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA), European Association of International Education (EAIE) and Asia-Pacific Association of International Education (APAIE). Dr. Joshi spoke to DEEPAK RAJ JOSHI about his education, career, experience and home country. Except:
By Deepak Raj Joshi Jul 16, 2018
With the restructuring of the state into three tiers, Central, Provincial and Local levels, the functions of the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage (DWSS) have also transformed. With his long experience in the water supply and sanitation sector, Director General of DWSS Tej Raj Bhatta spoke to New Spotlight on issues related with the transformation.
By A Correspondent Jul 01, 2018
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
Elected a year ago, Norbu Syangbo Ghale chairperson of Naukunda Rural Municipality of Rasuwa District, has his own experiences to share. Elected on the slogan of brining Singha Durbar to the Rural center, Ghale is yet to see any changes in the style of governance. Ghale spoke to KESHAB POUDEL at his Rural Municipality office. Excerpts:
By Keshab Poudel Jun 15, 2018