The government of Nepal and activists of the #EnoughisEnough Campaign have arrived upon a 12 point agreement. Below is a list of the agreed upon terms: Nepalis returning from abroad will have to spend 5 days in quarantine. Following the five day quarantine, and after conducting a PCR test, returnees will be allowed to complete […]
— By Birat Krishna Thapa Nepal has been able to curb the external influence of terror organizations according to a report titled ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2019’ released by the Bureau of Counter Terrorism of the United States Department State Publication. Last year’s report on Country Reports on Terrorism 2018 had stated that terrorist organization
Nepal no longer hub for international terrorist activities: US report Read Post »
On Friday evening, five youth activists were arrested from the vicinity of Patan Durbar Square for staging a protest. In an interesting change of roles, the public was practicing a right guarded by Nepal’s constitution, while Nepal Police’s arrests were against the interest of the law. For our few thousand readers, we respect your political
Friday evening’s arrests unlawful, and against the spirit of democratic Nepal Read Post »
Once upon a time Donald Trump was a Democrat, and wasn’t making much progress with his political career. In 2009, he realized the problem wasn’t him – the problem was the political party he was associated with. Therefore, he switched sides. Fast forward to 2011, during the White House correspondents’ dinner, Barack Obama teases Trump
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Ten-year-old Laxmi BK of Bangad Kupinde Municipality in Salyan District on Sunday evening went to the nearby Bheri River to fetch water. She was accompanied by three friends of similar age group, who were all sent to fetch water for their household consumption. According to Inspector Umakanta Joshi of Salyan District Police Office, the kids
A girl went to the river to fetch water, and never returned Read Post »
The Council of Ministers of Nepal, on Monday, endorsed a new political map of Nepal. The new map includes disputed territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura, and Lipulek within Nepal’s territory. While the official map is yet to be released by the government, the above image, as shared by Save the Border Campaign, Nepal, Mapping Subcommittee broadly
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In Nepal 52% of people do not have handwashing facilities with soap and water at home (JMP 2017), despite this being one of the key ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. Ahead of World Health Assembly next week, WaterAid Nepal is urging our Health Minister to make hygiene a key
A 29 year old female from Sindhupalchowk District passed away on Saturday recording Nepal’s first official death owing to COVID-19. According to Ministry of Health and Population, the woman had delivered a new born on 6th May, 2020 at Maharajgunj based TU Teaching Hospital. She was discharged on 7th May. Following reports of fever and
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EDITORIAL: After publishing CGTN’s tweet which claimed Mt. Everest in China, netizens pointed out their mistake. CGTN, for their part, acted responsibly. They deleted the tweet, and posted a correct version of it which included Nepal’s name. The news has been met by great enthusiasm within our social media fraternity – several of them accusing
FYI, the entire land of Tibet is encroached upon. Read Post »
The Association of International NGOs in Nepal (AIN) in coordination with the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen (MoWCSC), and in collaboration with Social Welfare Council (SWC) has handed over medical assistance package in bulk to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), in order to combat the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The assistance
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