‘A national coordination mechanism at all relevant levels needs to be put in place’

As economies around the world grapple with the devastating fallouts of the novel coronavirus, the migrant population has emerged as one of the worst affected by the pandemic. The deadly disease has not only...

Nepal Appoints Dav Whatmore as National Cricket Team Head Coach!

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has appointed world cup winning coach Dav Whatmore as the new head coach of the national cricket team. The Sri Lanka-born Australian cricketer Whatmore’s appointment will bring a great...

‘Three lakh antigen tests by mid-January’

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 17 The government will be carrying out coronavirus test of 300,000 people by January 13 through ‘antigen’ method. The Ministry of Health and Population will carry out antigen test to find out whether virus...

EDITORIAL: Shortsighted

It is common knowledge that the root of the controversial ordinance is the bickering between the two co-chairs of the NCP Just a day after the ordinance to amend the Constitutional Council Act was issued...

Evidence-based policy needed: For cooking energy transition

The policies and strategies adopted to increase access to clean cooking energy are falling short. To be sure, affordability of clean fuels would have increased in this period due to rising incomes, but many...

Let’s read newspapers

Going through a textbook is not the only way to teach and learn. There are multiple ways of teaching and learning, and they come in different packages. For me, a useful teaching and learning...

JSP-Nepal stages protest in Saptari

RAJBIRAJ, DECEMBER 17 A sit-in was staged in Saptari today expressing solidarity with the ongoing agitation of sugarcane farmers in the capital. The strike that lasted for an hour this afternoon in front of the District...

Take immediate action against sugar mills: House panel

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 17 The Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Interest Committee of the Federal Parliament has directed the government to take immediate action against sugar mills that are yet to pay the sugarcane farmers. After...