Without pride and prejudice
Politicians are often too sweeping, grandiloquent or presumptuous in their statements, and media mostly recycle them, amplifying the rhetoric by way of attributions. Our media and…
The Kathmandu Post
Monsoon enters Nepal, three days ahead of schedule
Disaster management body estimates that 1.81 million people and 412,000 households are at risk this year.
Kathmandu street vendors lament lack of options two years since ban
City is cleaner and better, but its benefits are not reaching the economically disadvantaged residents relying on street vending for livelihood, they say.
India’s course correction: The Kathmandu Post
After months of pompously claiming that the NDA would cross the 400-seat mark in the 543-strong parliament, Modi was finally coming back to reality with a humble 293 seats, while…
Government recalls Nepali envoys to 11 countries
Such a move sends a very undiplomatic message, multiple foreign ministry officials told The Kathmandu Post.
New landslide forecasting system helping researchers save lives in Nepal
The University of Melbourne researchers are helping villagers in Nepal predict when treacherous landslides will overwhelm their homes.
Fans come out in force to cheer for Nepal
Nepali cricket fans reached the Dallas-based Grand Prairie Stadium in droves on Tuesday to support their national team in their match against the Netherlands.
Nepal aims to reduce neonatal deaths to 13, but experts sceptical about the goal’s success
A recent report by the Ministry of Finance shows that 21 neonates die in every 1,000 live births, the same results shown by the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey-2022, carried…
Spice for thought: The Kathmandu Post
In a breathtaking display of callousness to public health, two weeks into a ban on Indian spice brands Everest and MDH, their products continue to be available in the market,…
EU expresses serious concern over arrest of Nepali media chair
Ambassador Lorenzo highlights potential reputational risk to Nepal’s press freedom record.