Published on: Oct 16, 2015
Having spent almost three decades in the social welfare sector, KAMALA THAPA, who spent fifteen years between 1994 and 2011 as the country director of Marie Stopes International Nepal, is now the Chairperson of Sunaulo Parivar Nepal (SPN). Thapa has
By A Correspondent | Oct 15, 2015
Since he was promoted as the Chief Secretary, Dr. Som Lal Subedi has made many changes in the civil service to improve its service delivery. As an expert on Fiscal Decentralization, chief secretary Dr. Subedi is now preparing a document to fit civil
By A Correspondent | Oct 15, 2015
When Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi visited Nepal last year, he was nothing short of a hero. The Indian PM, who is famous for giving a ‘rockstar’ touch to almost all his foreign sojourns, be it delivering an informal speech at New York’s Ma
By Abijit Sharma | Oct 15, 2015
What must it feel like to be one of those countries who is in the position to give? And what must it feel like to be in a position to take? What did India experience to be one of the first countries that brought aid to Nepal right after the earthquak
By Shikshya Adhikari | Oct 15, 2015
Life in Nepal is intimately related with festivals. Its comparison cannot be made with the religious or cultural festivals of Europe, which, for example, last most of the time for one day, but are far from the local fervor.
By Victor Chevet-Poisneuf | Oct 16, 2015
When the world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on September 25 in the United Nations Summit to turn these demands into actions, Nepal was mired by violent protests in Terai. Its political leaders were deeply involved in se
By Keshab Poudel | Oct 16, 2015