The grit in the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance
The writer says that Nepal has little to gain and much to lose by aligning itself with any grouping perceived to be anti-China.
The Kathmandu Post
In remote Mugu, children walk four hours to school
The parents of Musinmela village spend their days worried about their children, who leave early in the morning to reach school on time.
Nepal, China ink various agreements
The deals were inked during a bilateral meeting held at the Great Hall of the People led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang.
Big festivals near but food depots in Darchula are empty
Subsidised food grain, mainly rice, have not been transported to the Khandeshwari depot that locals are dependent on for the past several months.
Nepal supports Xi’s vital initiatives and concepts, PM Dahal says
The two leaders agreed that for regional peace, prosperity, and stability, there should be cooperation with all regional powers. They also agreed to deepen cooperation, mindful of…
Nepal drug regulator bans 103 antibiotic combinations
The move of the department aims to reduce antibiotic resistance, which is alarmingly high in the country.
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.