Ashim Neupane

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Covid in Nepal: Third wave likely to start soon, but the new govt has no assertive plan to control it

Kathmandu: In April 2021, Nepal’s government–then led by KP Sharma Oli–had declared that the country’s

Hospitals in Valley are overwhelmed with patients yet again: Does it signal the beginning of third wave?

Kathmandu: One and a half months after the prohibitory order was relaxed, hospitals in Kathmandu

Has Netra Bikram Chand returned to peaceful politics? Or does he have something else up his sleeve?

After the change of guard in Singha Durbar, Biplav has been intensifying meetings and talks

New government must craft a foreign policy ‘in favor of Nepal’

Kathmandu: A new face in the Singhadurbar, the main administrative hub of Nepal, has brought

After parting ways with Congress-led alliance, Madhav Kumar Nepal faces moral, legal questions

Kathmandu: Few hours after the Supreme Court overturned K P Sharma Oli’s decision to dissolve

Mixed reactions to Supreme Court verdict of reinstating Parliament

Kathmandu: For the leaders of the opposition alliance, the Supreme Court’s verdict on Monday to

Pandemic delays hydro projects, power producers decry govt’s inaction

Kathmandu: Already delayed due to the first wave of Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, the second

Nepal’s 1.4 million elderly people wait for the second dose of vaccines, but to no avail

Kathmandu: In Chandagiri Municipality, a Maharjan couple in their early 70s got the first jab

Failure to secure vaccines reflects poorly on Nepal’s diplomacy

Kathmandu: The government and political leaders in Nepal have time and again promised import of

Dr Pragya Singh Basnet: Seeing dead bodies wrapped in plastic bags was heartbreaking

Kathmandu: Dr Pragya Singh Basnet was appointed as Director of the Rapti Academy of Health

Manipulation of stock market is a reality in Nepal. But ‘populist’ statement of regulator cannot be an answer to it

Kathmandu: Nepal’s stock market often courts controversies due to the speculation of market manipulation including

Dr Anup Bastola: The biggest achievement I can get is a “Thank you” from a patient

Kathmandu: Shortly after I started a conversation with Dr Anup Bastola, a consultant of tropical

Positive cases on a decline: Does it suggest flattening of deadly second wave curve?

Kathmandu: Although official figures show Covid-19 cases decreasing for the past few days, experts have

Populism and profligacy: Caretaker govt unveils budget to woo voters, disregards economic catastrophe inflicted by Covid

Desperate for another term in power, KP Oli-led government tried to woo voters by bringing