An OHCHR report examining the human rights situation in Nepal in the context of the peace process up to early January this year comes down hard…
Sahina Shrestha
DHAKA - While rich governments make slow progress on climate change, poor people in the countries most at risk are providing rare good-news…
The World Bank last week approved a $18.2 million grant to support the Nepal government's efforts to minimise the threat posed to humans by the…
Kathmandu's growth could be severely compromised unless the tide of environmental degradation resulting from economic and human pressures is…
Every winter there are reports of death due to 'cold', usually from tarai districts. But a coldwave death has usually been long in the making.…
During Jana Andolan II there were seven communist parties. These have split and divided variously, and there are now 12 communist parties in…
In June 2006, the anti-inflammatory analgesic drug diclofenac was banned for veterinary use in Nepal, because vultures were dying after…
Women's rights activists will be observing 16 days of stepped up activism against gender violence beginning 25 November (the International Day…
MUDITA BAJRACHARYA Almost 60 percent of the Valley's air pollution is caused by vehicular emission, despite authorities carrying out mandatory…
DINESH SHRESTHA Kathmandu now has the distinction of being the most unpleasant of all 94 World Heritage Sites. A recent survey by National…
KIRAN NEPAL Efforts to remove a 56kg 'cylinder' bomb from the Ghardebi section of the Gaur-Chandranighapur road in Rautahat have been surrounded…
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY Nepal's peace-time governments should get back to basics to kickstart development, says a new report by Oxfam International.…
In the last ten years Patan's slums have undergone a sea change. Stone pavements have replaced dirt tracks, all houses have toilets and each…
The interim government will change the labour law in favour of workers if State Minister for Labour Ramesh Lekhak has his way. "The government…
Eighty-five leaders and activists of the General Federation of Nepali Trade Unions (GEFONT) were arrested during April's people's movement,…
Migration can both hurt and help developing countries, said a report released this week by the United Nations. "It is for governments to decide…
Nepal's rock headliners 1974AD will release their seventh album On Air, at a concert in Dresden, Germany on 17 June, the first time that a…
A single day shutdown causes a loss of Rs 870 million to the non-agricultural sector and about Rs 1 billion in total, said speakers at a recent…
Nepal and China will sign two agreements during the special visit of Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Thang Jia starting 16 March, sources say.…
Come home: Southern Heights, Upper Harisiddhi housing estate opened for bookings on 25 February. Located 4 km southwest of the Ring Road en…
Private carrier Air Nepal says it will resume its regular flights from 27 February after being grounded for nearly two months and finding a new…
Government revenue grew just 2.9 percent in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, compared to a projection of 15 percent, according…
Longer life yoghurt: Kathmandu Dairy, maker of Snow fun dairy products, has launched a new type of yoghurt in a disposable container. The new…
Small business loan: NIC Bank has started its Small Business Loan Program offering loans ranging from Rs 500,000 to 10,000,000 with an interest…
