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News
4 min read
Now that Deuba has obtained the vote of confidence in the House, he will need to move quickly and decisively to control the pandemic and ensure vaccinations for all.
Features, COVID19
7 min read
Learning from April’s fiasco, local governments are now coordinating the vaccine drive by ensuring social distance, handing out coupons, and managing queues.
COVID19
7 min read
Public health experts caution against hoarding inhalers and oxygen canisters and ask the public to refrain from self-medicating. Always consult a doctor before taking any drugs.
Features
6 min read
A new report on sexual violence in South Asia evaluates rape laws across the region and finds their implementation sorely lacking.
Podcast
16 min read
Marty Logan speaks with Nepalis about building a better country.
Features
4 min read
The Record is back with its mini-series of artists and the projects they worked on during the lockdown and the pandemic.
Features
4 min read
Public support for Dr KC’s cause has forced the government’s hand, but as always, questions remain about the agreement’s implementation
Features, COVID19
3 min read
The infection count could double in 20 days--such numbers could break the country’s health system
Features
3 min read
Save for a rare royal Himalayan expedition, the mountaineering sector has seen next to no climbers during the Covid-19 crisis
Features, COVID19
3 min read
To lessen the load on the country’s hospitals, the government has asked that people go to the hospital only for medical emergencies
Explainers
2 min read
At least two memes are circulating on social media in Nepal praising Russian President Vladimir Putin for granting audience to a visually-impaired Russian teenager. Some of the claims made in the memes are false.
Features, COVID19
5 min read
While the affluent can pick and choose, for many who are poor, Covid treatment is a distant reality
Features
11 min read
Nepal’s Department of Tourism has come under fire for awarding summit certificates to climbers who never made it to the top of Everest
Features, COVID19
4 min read
Delayed test results and govt’s mismanagement impede Covid-infected individuals seeking to isolate themselves.
COVID19, News
2 min read
As the case numbers and deaths keep increasing, Nepal seems to be staring at a brewing disaster
COVID19, News
2 min read
More people are getting critically ill, and dying, as Covid-19 continues to spread rapidly across Nepal
Features
3 min read
The families of the victims of the Rukum murders eye the government’s recent compensation offer with suspicion
COVID19, News
3 min read
A daily summary of all the COVID19 related developments that matter
COVID19, News
4 min read
A daily summary of all Covid19 related developments that matter
COVID19, News
3 min read
The disruption in the tourism industry has hit hardest those working irregularly, like porters and guides.