The COVID-19 lockdown was associated with a significantly increased risk of preterm birth, institutional stillbirth and neonatal mortality in Nepal. 2. The overall number of institutional births …
Climate Change: New Threat to Nepal’s Rhinos
Nepal’s population of one-horned rhinoceros that survived hunting, a shrinking habitat and wildlife trafficking are now faced with a new threat: changes in their living environment due to a …
This Is How Army Chief’s Nepal Visit Will Mark Modi Government’s New Approach To Conducting Foreign Affairs
Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane’s visit to Nepal early next month will not only mark a resumption of ties between the two countries after months of chill, but also a new ‘out-of-the-box’ …
Nepal-China agreements are stuck
After the 2015 Indian blockade, the Nepal government tried to diversify trade and access to the sea through China. But five years later, inertia and disinterest in Kathmandu have stalled a raft of …
Nepal’s stance softening? PM KP Oli’s defence minister change a positive sign
A cabinet reshuffle effected by Nepal PM KP Oli, including a change in the portfolio for defence minister Ishwor Pokharel, led to speculation that the pro-China leader might be signalling a softening …
Nepal Government not to bear expenses of all COVID-19 patients, not to bury those dead due to virus
Amid the continuous surge in COVID-19 cases, the Nepal government has decided not to bear expenses of all virus-infected people and not to bury infected people who died during home isolation.
‘Army chief Naravane’s Nepal visit had been slotted for Feb, but Covid came in the way’
The proposed visit of Indian Army chief General MM Naravane next month to Nepal had actually been cleared in February this year, but Covid c.
Army veterans from Nepal face citizenship poser
We served the army as Indians….the enemy bullets never made a distinction: retired subedar who is increasingly feeling ‘stateless’ …
2,942 fresh infections take Nepal’s Covid-19 tally to 132,246 on Sunday
KATHMANDU: Nepal registered 2,942 additional coronavirus infection cases on Sunday, taking the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 132,246. There are currently 39,341 active cases of infection in the …
Benchmark index buckles under quarter-end pressure
The week leading up to the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2020-21 saw a relative lull in the share market, with Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) dropping 1.71 per cent or 27.17 points weekon-week …