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Updated USGS Aftershock Advisory for the Magnitude 7.8 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal April 25, 2015; Special Report due to Magnitude 7.3 aftershock on May 12, 2015 (as of May 13, 2015) Aftershocks are earthquakes that occur following a large earthquake,… Continue Reading →

The Government of Nepal Singha Durbar, Kathmandu Nepal Date:………30-04-2015………..   Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Press release Decisions taken by the Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee meeting, on 30-04-2015  in the presence of the Prime Minister,… Continue Reading →

An Evening with Mark Arnoldy, Executive Director, Nyaya Health [imagebrowser id=3]

Inspiration from Ecological Farmers from Chitwan, Nepal by Anil Bhattarai By Daulat Jha On April 26, 2012, NAYA organized a discussion series on environmental issues in Nepal. The talk was titled “Re-Embedding Society and Economy on Ecosystem: Inspirations from Farmers… Continue Reading →

By Daulat Jha On May 9th, 2012, NAYA organized a two-hour talk on contemporary political affairs in Nepal titled “Nepal’s Peace and Constitutional Process – The Approaching Endgame”.  The talk was particularly pertinent given that it was a tumultuous period in… Continue Reading →

by Kanchan Shrestha, Photograhs by Pragyajan Rai and Sumana Serchan   On March 29, Ambassador Gyan Chandra Acharya, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations and Chair of the Global Coordination Bureau of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) visited… Continue Reading →

Sumana Serchan SUNDAY February 5, 2012. While the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis was polishing itself for the big Superbowl game of the season for the evening between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, a small gymnasium… Continue Reading →

By Sumana Serchan While growing up, the Nepali proverbs such as “Hariyo Ban Nepalko Dhan” (the wealth of the nation rests on the health of the forest) and “Char Kose Jhadi” (twelve kilometer/ seven miles forest in the Terai) were… Continue Reading →

Sumana Serchan This morning, we woke up to the sight of white snow covering the bushes that ran along our porch. It had stopped snowing and outside the rain mixed with snow made snow slush on the pavement. We trotted… Continue Reading →

Sumana Serchan Amidst the mass of observers and mourners who formed thick walls that lined the streets, procession of mourners were bearing the wrapped body adorned with yellow and orange flowers and vermilion powders of red and yellow and were… Continue Reading →