Published on: Mar 07, 2014
The festival showcases 16 movies from different EU member states along with one more produced by the 'Kivinna till Kivinna' foundation based in Sweden with the funding from EU Instrument for Stability. The movie is a universal story of women's courag
By Rensje Teerink | Mar 08, 2014
Anne Sipiläinen, Under Secretary of State of Finland, was recently in Kathmandu to take part in a seminar on Electoral System and Women's Representation in Nepal: Need for Reform. She spoke to New Spotlight on her visit and Finland's support to Nepa
By A Correspondent | Mar 09, 2014
Our leaders have to realize that rampant corruption, excessive hours of power outage, nasty traffic congestion, dust-filled Kathmandu and its environs, stringent labour laws, fast depreciating national currency and double digit inflation cannot attra
By Dr. Tilak Rawal | Mar 07, 2014
Ending months of political uncertainty post the failure of the first Constituent Assembly (CA), major political parties signed a deal in March last year agreeing to pave the way for the second CA elections. They also agreed that the local elections w
By Abijit Sharma | Mar 07, 2014
With the rising import and growing inflation, Nepal’s economy is passing through a very difficult and critical period. After the poor performance of the last few years, however, Nepal's growth rate is likely to bounce back again, meeting the growth t
By Keshab Poudel | Mar 07, 2014