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“Forgotten and Forsaken”

Aug 30, 2020

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 30 How does it feel to live with a wound – one that is kept alive with the constant rubbing of salt by precisely the ones who should have actually treated it? The answer obviously is that it feels painful, very painful indeed. Having a loved one in the family suddenly snatched away, and not getting an answer about the where...

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Nexus between economic crisis and reforms

Aug 27, 2020

In economics and political sciences, a large body of literature is devoted to understanding the relationship between economic crisis and reforms. It has been well documented that a period of reforms generally follows a period of crisis. Such a phenomenon has been appropriately termed as the “crisis hypothesis”. Reforms here can mean a v...

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Flat feet: How to be back on your feet

Aug 25, 2020

Do you have pain in your feet without any injuries? Is your foot turning in while standing and walking? Unknowingly, you might have a condition called flat feet. ‘Flat feet’ is a condition in which the arch of the foot is abnormally flattened down, bringing the entire sole in contact with the ground. As with many other foot and ankl...

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Protecting Pashupatiksetra

Aug 23, 2020

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 23 The Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) has been in the process of finalising a master plan for the Pashupatiksetra. The proposed plan, which focuses on new construction projects and removal of the remaining settlements from the site, has been criticised by heritage experts. The community and local representatives have dema...

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Copyright Act Amendment: What’s new and important?

Aug 22, 2020

The Draft Bill to amend the Copyright Act, also known as the First Amendment to the Copyright Act 2059, was announced earlier this year. As Nepal has become more technologically advanced, artists now have various platforms to publish their art, such as the Internet, radio, magazines, among others. An amendment to the almost 20-year-old act was and ...

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Opinion: Saving science from the tentacles of politics

Aug 21, 2020

Of late science has been vulnerable to political expediency. Political forces of all stripes have found it convenient to coral, sabotage and even brutally flog science to force it in line with the political narrative being constructed. This trend is visible in many countries including Nepal, but strangely enough, the scientifically advanced western...

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Opinion: Covid-19 and Mental Health

Aug 20, 2020

What has changed in our lives because of this pandemic? What will our future be like? For about five months, we have had to change our lives dramatically, we have had to stop ourselves from meeting friends and family. We cannot go out to buy toys for our kids, get new clothes, and buying groceries has become stressful. What this pandemic has done i...

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Opinion: Why isn’t Ayurveda mainstream?

Aug 20, 2020

The historical references of Ayurveda are as old as 5,000 years or even more. In Nepal, studies show it is being used by at least 80 percent of the population in some form. The total number of Ayurveda doctors in the country, with five and a half years of medical school training, is less than 1,000 and the total number of consultants in various Ayu...

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Corruption as Overlooked Threat to National Security

Aug 19, 2020

Kathmandu, August 19 Overview Corruption can broadly be defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. Corruption ranges from the broad term of misuse of power and authority to moral decay. In simple terms, corruption may be described as an act of bribery or the use of public power for private profits that constitutes a serious breaches ...

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Opinion: Debunking Nepal’s Education Sector Fallacies

Aug 19, 2020

‘Lokesh, a 9th grader from Bajura District, returns from his daily ritual of cattle herding and wonders about the reopening of his public school which has been turned into a quarantine centre since lockdown. On the contrary, Prabodh rushes to switch on the laptop for his regular online Zoom Class in Kathmandu after eating his delicious spaghe...

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