Written off three indigenous nationalities of the earlier listed 59, adding 29 new to finalize 85 nationalities as ‘indigenous’ Read more…
DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
KATHMANDU, MAR 09 –
A high level government taskforce assigned to review the enlistment of the country’s indigenous nationalities has put 85 nationalities in the ‘indigenous’ list. The decision, however, is likely to land in controversy as some caste-groups who have been missed out have expressed strong reservations. Read more…
SPECIAL EDITORAL : Law and disorder
MAR 02 –
A second media entrepreneur has been shot dead within a month. On Monday, Arun Singhaniya, was killed in Janakpur, the cultural and political hub of the Tarai, on a day the people there were celebrating the festival of colour and hope, Holi. Singhaniya ran Janakpur Today, a local newspaper, and Radio Today, an FM station. Both are known to take strong positions against armed groups that proliferate the Tarai. Read more…
A CLASS APART
DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
KATHMANDU, FEB. 19 -
[Evolution supplementary for 17th anniversary edition]
Durbar High School at Rani Pokhari used to attract 1,400 students two decades ago, now there are only 350. This is a classic example of Nepali parents losing faith in government schools despite private schools being expensive. The story of the country’s oldest school is indeed sad and illustrates the state of government education in the country. The other side of the story is the remarkable success of private schools in the last two decades. Read more…
MAR 02 –
The global population growth rate has come down to 1.10 percent per annum from its peak of 2.2 percent in 1962-63. The slowdown is the result of rapid spread of contraception use and the disinclination among women of the industrialised world to have babies. Countries like Russia and Japan have seen their growth rates plummet below the replacement level — there are not enough babies to replace the current workforce. A growth rate of 2.1 percent, just enough to replace the number of currently living people, is considered healthy. Currently, Nepal’s population is growing at 2.3 percent per annum. Read more…
TU to prevent grant-freeze
DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
KATHMANDU, FEB 28 –
The University Grants Commission (UGC) and Tribhuvan University (TU) have decided to set up a separate Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in the university to prevent a World Bank (WB) grant from freezing. The WB had provided grant for making the constituent campuses of the country’s oldest university autonomous. Read more…
DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
KATHMANDU, FEB 12 –
The government has claimed to have controlled the recent bird flu outbreak in parts of the popular tourist destination of Pokhara. Read more…
DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
Kathmandu, Sep 26 -
Doctors have advised people to keep their health in mind while feasting during Dashain. Regular exercise and intake of fruits along with meat will help revellers remain in the pink of health, they say. Read more…
KATHMANDU (AFP) – , Feb 22 – International donors in Nepal on Monday suspended millions of dollars in funding for education programmes following allegations of corruption against a government minister.
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DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
KATHMANDU, FEB 22 –
Nepal will be the first country to attain the United Nation (UN)’s universal target on elimination of Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) among South Asian Countries, officials said on Monday. Nepal aims to eliminate the deficiency within this year. Read more…
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