Opinion

Returnee Migrants In Pandemic

There are over 115,000 migrant workers who had received labor permits but were unable to travel for foreign employment.

By Sapana Phuyal Aug 13, 2020

Urban Resilience- A Growing Concern Of Urbanizing Nepal

With the rapidly growing urbanization, urban centers are becoming more prone to devastating disasters and increasing climate change impacts.

By Dr. Suman Karn Aug 13, 2020

Revitalizing These Four Areas Will Help Developing Asia Cope With The New Normal - Shixin Chen

Revitalizing four key areas can help developing Asia cope with the new normal and find a path to economic recovery.

By Chen, Shixin Aug 13, 2020

Collapsed Society

As a society, it seems like we are reaching rock bottom. People are interdependent, requiring care that responds to their vulnerabilities (hygiene, food, emotional support, upbringing).

By Deepak Raj Joshi Aug 12, 2020

My Name Is CORONA

“There is no denying the fact that I have created a rumpus all over the world. Some of the countries of East Asia did not suffer too much initially because of wearing masks, washing hands frequently and greeting each other by bowing or doing Namaste rather than shaking hands.

By Hemang Dixit Aug 11, 2020

Excessive Use Of Pesticides Increases Health Risk

While conducting Focused Groups Discussion (FGD), we found out that between mid-December and mid-July 2019, there were 9 patients diagnosed with cancer.

By Pratik Poudel Aug 09, 2020

Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019: Lessons For The Future

The Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), for the Decade 2011- 2020 aimed at graduating half of the LDCs by 2020

By Ranjan Prakash Shrestha Aug 06, 2020

Re-engineering Nepali Engineers' Civil Society

The Arun-3 campaign was a milestone in professional activism because it was engineers themselves who went public with what was wrong with the project. In India's Ganga plains, it is engineers like DK Mishra who chose activism against bad flood control projects which have exposed the true cost of bad engineering that has mired Bihar in rural poverty.

By Dipak Gyawali Aug 04, 2020

COVID Catalyst: Reviewing Our Education System

The Zoom connections being used for classes are not robust, the teacher’s sound fading in and out, and their internet connectivity at a price many can ill afford.

By Dyuti Baral Aug 01, 2020

LT. GENERAL LATE KUL BAHADUR KHADKA: A Man Of Amicable Disposition

Lt. Gen. Khadka was a man of amicable disposition and spoke with an open heart. We continued to have the best of relations for all these years.

By Madan Kumar Bhattarai Aug 01, 2020

The Impacts Of COVID-19 On Women-Owned Businesses

As per a report by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), 29.8 percent of the enterprises in Nepal are owned by women, which are 247, 880 in number.

By Novela Acharya Aug 01, 2020

In Conversation: Atul K Thakur and Greta Rana

Nepal's literary culture has really thrived, it could become a literary publication hub for South Asia

By Atul K. Thakur Jul 31, 2020

World Humanitarian Day 2020

Around the world, humanitarian action is saving lives and minimizing human suffering every day while confronting several challenges.

By Dr. Prabin Manandhar Jul 29, 2020

East West Grand Canal Of Nepal, Part II

We propose to utilize the freely available canal-top air space for installation of solar panels to produce electricity and to reduce evaporative water loss in the canal while allowing for water navigation on the canal

By Ambika P. Adhikari, Shiva Gautam,Om Raut, Keshav Bhattarai, Keshab Sharma Jul 29, 2020

Sanatana Dharma : A Cure For Present Crisis

The pandemic is also the grim reminder of growing greed, selfishness, and vaulting or unbridled ambition of man.

By Krishna Nand Mishra Jul 26, 2020

In The Throes Of Lockdown

We Nepalis have a great tendency to dance and make merry. It is a good trait and definitely better than being glum and immobile.

By Hemang Dixit Jul 25, 2020

Hepatitis Campaign Through Pharmacies

In Nepal, HEV and HAV are the most prevalent. In the last two decades, Nepal has experienced two major HEV epidemics:2005-2006 in Kathmandu and 2014 in Biratnagar

By Smita Rawal Jul 22, 2020

New Global Pandemonium Post Pandemic

Countries in the Indo-Pacific Region and South Asia including Nepal are entering what we can refer to as an economically led cold-trade war. The “Cold War 2.0 has begun and yet again it is democracy versus Communism.

By Binoj Basnyat Jul 18, 2020

Inter-government Relations Bill: A Mixed Bag Of Optimism For Subnational Governments

Compared to most other federal laws that have passed since 2015, the Legislation Management Committee of the NA embarked on a relatively consultative process; and that matters.

By Bishnu Adhikari and Parshuram Upadhyaya Jul 17, 2020

100 Years Of Abolition Of 'Sati' Practice And Still A Huge Surge In Gender Based Violence

In Hindu culture, women are worshipped as goddesses in various forms. In Nepalese culture, presence of five young virgin girls as "Panchakanya" is considered auspicious during special events and occasions while welcoming distinguished guests.

By Novela Acharya Jul 15, 2020

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