Nepal drug regulator bans 103 antibiotic combinations
The move of the department aims to reduce antibiotic resistance, which is alarmingly high in the country.
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Nepal’s teachers take to streets to protest school education bill
The protest has affected the studies of seven million students in 34,000 schools, of which 6,000 are private. Over 20 pe rcent of the students are enrolled in private schools.
Students from remote Baitadi village brave river to reach school every day
Around 40 students from ward 6 of Sagada village wade through the Nwaghari river to reach Ganesh Secondary School.
Least developed countries are seriously off-track in achieving sustainable development goals, says PM Dahal
The prime minister added that massive scaling up of affordable finance to the least developed countries including through the sustainable development goal stimulus package is…
Nepal’s patients suffer as doctors go on strike
Doctors have halted services at all hospitals across the country, except for emergency care, in protest against attacks on doctors in Hetauda.
Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah listed in 2023 TIME100 Next emerging leaders
This year’s list has included Shah along with other rising leaders in health, climate, business, sports, the arts, who are engineering new solutions to society’s most pressing…
Nepal plans to generate 30,000MW of power by 2035
The Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Shakti Bahadur Basnet said that the government was preparing to come up with a comprehensive energy development programme…
What’s behind India’s name change
There’s a growing push among BJP MPs to adopt the name change, since “India” —the conventional English rendering of the country’s name— to some, at least, symbolises…
Landfill victims warn they will obstruct waste disposal again if their demands aren’t met
Over the past 18 years, authorities have reached 175 agreements with the locals, but they have all been breached.
Nepal: Party leaders stress balanced relations as PM set for China visit
According to the prime minister’s secretariat, the leaders have asked Dahal to make thorough preparation so as to maximise the benefits of his visit.