Published on: Dec 13, 2015
A few weeks back in Jawlakhel, a confab of former generals, senior officials and ministers who had served under the monarchy asked the same question; and a veteran who had dealt with the 1989 blockade concluded most sagaciously for all of us, almost
By Dipak Gyawali | Dec 12, 2015
Since the promulgation of the new constitution, Nepal has been facing a severe political crisis. Former home minister and leader of Nepali Congress GOVINDA RAJ JOSHI spoke to NEW SPOTLIGHT on related issues. Excerpts:
By A Correspondent | Dec 12, 2015
Arriving in September 2014, MATTHIAS MEYER, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Nepal, has seen the most important political event of Nepal: promulgation of the new constitution after a major earthquake devastated the country pm April 25
By Keshab Poudel | Dec 12, 2015
Former Chief of Army Staff General PYAR JUNG THAPA, who retired from the high office of Nepal Army when it was fighting a bloody insurgency about a decade ago, is still active in social and academic activities. General Thapa, a golf player, is known
By Keshab Poudel | Dec 12, 2015
Although Nepal hasentered the reconstruction period after the devastating earthquakes of April and May, the threat of violence against women and their risk of being trafficked are yet to subside. Many rural areasare yet to come out of the crisis left
By A Correspondent | Dec 12, 2015
The recent shooting spree in the West, including the deadly attack in Parisand the increasing radicalization of young Western Muslims point towards one thing – that global terror has indeed entered into a new phase in the form of ‘home-grownterrorism
By Abijit Sharma | Dec 12, 2015
The primary intention to maximize the use of passive control to the maximum possible level is to reduce the building dependencies on conventional energy resources and mitigate building environmental impacts on the surroundings.
By Dr. Narayan P. Chaulagain. | Dec 12, 2015
Nepal is a multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country, but at the same time, it is argued that the ‘melting pot’ concept of inclusion is not a pragmatic approach in the face of Nepal’s diversity and disparities.
By Dr. Prabin Manandhar | Dec 12, 2015