Introducing meditation in classrooms can help children's learning and overall well-being
Contrary to industry projections, paper book sales during the pandemic in Nepal have seen healthy growth after an initial setback. Stores were…
Earthquakes are inevitable in Nepal. It is not a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’. And ‘when’ was 2:28PM on 15 January 1934. It was 11:56AM on 25…
School closures have led to an alarming loss of learning opportunities for children in South Asia despite efforts to promote remote education,…
As the Covid crisis pushes millions of Nepalis back below the poverty line affecting their nutritional status, the UK government is funding…
Third grader Sona Lama lives in the uplands of Rasuwa and has not been to school for more than a year. But since Nepal Telecom built a cellphone…
Nepal has squandered another opportunity to fix a defective education system
(This article is based on a research project by Boyd Hayes, Nabila Farid, Riya Sirkhell, who are graduate students at the University of British…
Its scenic setting, a more relaxed urban life has made Pokhara not just a tourism destination but also an educational hub. Pokhara has a long…
Four members of a boat that took part in the world’s most challenging competition to raise money for schools in Nepal have come third in a…
The clock is ticking on the next Big One, but most schools are not prepared for disasters
Earthquake Safety Day 2004 coverage. Photo: NEPALI TIMES #178 Nepal’s National Earthquake Safety Day commemorates 15 January 1934, the day when…
Basketball court inside the premises of Tripadma School in Pulchok is empty despite reopening of the school. Photos: SONIA AWALEOn Monday, it is…
When I taught in a Nepali government school, the biggest problem I faced was not poor facilities. Motivated teachers don't need much beyond…
Results from a recent nationwide survey show that more than half of Nepali households are at risk of falling back into poverty because of loss…
Mohan and Sarita (name changed) studied together in the same school from Grade 6 onwards. They were friends initially, but fell in love and…
A unique ‘tree twinning’ project between British and Nepali schools has shown how trans-continental partnerships like these can increase green…
Students at Ghami Solar School in Mustang district posing with teachers after classes resume. Upper Mustang has not had any cases of Covid-19.…
Period stigma has long blighted the lives of young women and girls in Nepal, but the pandemic is making things worse. If action isn’t taken to…
With schools closed for the past five months, and families losing their livelihoods due to the pandemic, many girl students across Nepal are…
Sodasha Higher Secondary School in western Nepal is undergoing retrofitting as an earthquake preparedness model for future quakes in the region.…
The erosion of a reading culture in Nepal does not bode well for democracy
Nepal is recognised as the only low-income country to have made rapid progress cutting poverty and boosting public health and education in…
Pic: SEWA BHATTARAIThe memory of the catastrophic flood of 2017 is still fresh in the minds of the people of Rautahat district. But even though…
