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The Western or Gregorian calendar that we use today was introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII to address the shortcomings of the Julian Calendar.  However, it still took England 170 years to sign on to it! Today, only four countries have not adopted the Western...

On December 1, I left Nepal without ever experiencing the concern or even awareness of any Covid….quite a change from where things were when I had last returned in 2020! New cases were down to single digits per day, few, if any, people were wearing...

The National Education Board has released the results of the SEE (Secondary Education Examination) administered at the end of 10th grade, which is a rite of passage in a student’s life. Formerly known as School Leaving Certificate (SLC), it was commonly, yet ominously, referred to...

As anticipated, the latest Covid surge in Nepal is now reaching its peak as hundreds of people are becoming infected each day. The surge is mostly due to the Omicron BA-5 strain. The CDC has Nepal on Warning 3 or “High Risk for Covid” for...