by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 17, 2023Leading a delegation to the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal left for New York on Saturday evening. The prime minister is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on September 21 and attend a reception hosted by US President Joe Biden on September 19. He will also address the UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit and Climate Ambition Summit on…
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By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Aug 21, 2023Teachers of English, Mathematics, and Information Technology are among those who are migrating in large numbers, the JVP-led Ceylon Teacher Services Union (CTSU) has said, adding that around 5,000 teachers have left the country during the past nine months alone. CTSU General Secretary Mahinda Jayasinghe said some teachers had resigned and others had obtained leave to go overseas for employment. “This is bound to deal a crippling…
by Kalbe Ali in Dawn, August 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: As a mob burnt down churches and houses of the Christian community over an unverified case of blasphemy in Jaranwala on Wednesday, members of the religious minorities cried out for justice and said they were left at the mercy of the angry mob. Church of Pakistan President Bishop Azad Marshall said in a tweet on X (formerly Twitter), “Words fail me as I write this, We, bishops,…
report in Dawn, June 18th, 2023SUKKUR: A fierce gunbattle between the Kalhoro and Junejo communities of Shikarpur district on Saturday left three men dead and several others wounded. The two sides have been embroiled in an old enmity, which has already claimed 15 lives. In the latest incident, heavily armed men took up positions in their respective localities in Chabar village near the riverine area of Madeji town and fought a fierce battle. Reports reaching…
by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, Apr 22, 2023The forthcoming elections to five city corporations have left ruling Awami League, opposition BNP and Election Commission in a quandary. All these three sides think that these elections can have an impact on the next general election. Any wrong step in the city elections can be costly for them. As a result, all three sides have different challenges centering the city polls. What strategies BNP takes in…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, March 27, 2023The Maoist Centre-CPN-UML ruling coalition collapsed within two months of its formation. Now the Congress-led 10-party coalition is in place in Kathmandu, and its reverberations are being felt in the provincial politics as well. In this context, the Post’s Tika R Pradhan spoke to the UML deputy general secretary and former chief minister of Gandaki province Prithvi Subba Gurung, who was also among the architects…
report in The Daily Star, Dec 21, 2022Farmers in Pabna, the biggest onion producing region in Bangladesh, have started harvesting a quick growing variety of the bulb called Kondo, but are being left disappointed by the poor prices currently on offer in local markets. The availability of leftover stock, including imports, from last year has reduced the demand for new onions this season, causing a massive fall in prices, according to growers and traders. “I…