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Sabitri Dhakal

Sabitri Dhakal

Sabitri Dhakal is a correspondent/producer, covering health, environment, society and politics. Prior to NepalMinute, she worked as a feature writer at The Himalayan Times newspaper.
Meet Nepali doctors on election battlegrounds
Meet Nepali doctors on election battlegrounds Hoping to bring a change in the country doctors have filed their candidacy for the...
Highlights of Himalayan Art Festival
Highlights of Himalayan Art Festival With a variety of exhibitions, Nepal Art Council gallery continues to attract artists and art...
UK Nursing Jobs: Nepali officials urge nurses to complain against frauds
UK Nursing Jobs: Nepali officials urge nurses to complain against frauds Officials have reminded Nepali nurses seeking UK jobs that they need not pay a single...
Spurt in dengue cases mounts pressure on health-care system
Spurt in dengue cases mounts pressure on health-care system According to the Health Ministry data, Kathmandu has the highest number of reported cases at...
Art exhibition shows vignettes of Kathmandu in 1990s
Art exhibition shows vignettes of Kathmandu in 1990s Paintings by a group of artists take visitors on tour down memory lane
Dengue calling to be declared an epidemic 
Dengue calling to be declared an epidemic  Patients tend to visit hospitals only in the second week of infection saying there is...
Dengue reaches epidemic proportions in eight months
Dengue reaches epidemic proportions in eight months The Dengue virus has four serotypes meaning, individuals can get infected up to four times
Doctors urge public to act proactively to fight dengue
Doctors urge public to act proactively to fight dengue The number of dengue cases has surged to more than 16,587 across the country till...
Variety of paintings portraying Kathmandu now and then
Variety of paintings portraying Kathmandu now and then Imagine people canoeing around Swoyambhu stupa. The thing of past has inspired an artist to...
Ragini lets her old Bull out again as elections loom
Ragini lets her old Bull out again as elections loom As November 20 elections draw near, even artists like Ragini Upadhayay seem to be in...
Why letter grading system is annoying some teachers and students
Why letter grading system is annoying some teachers and students Why some teachers are raising questions about the letter grading system introduced in 2017
Can papaya leaf juice help fight dengue?
Can papaya leaf juice help fight dengue? There is no specific treatment for dengue fever. Patients must stay hydrated and seek medical...
China’s zero Covid policy prompts Kailash pilgrims to visit north Nepal (Watch)
China’s zero Covid policy prompts Kailash pilgrims to visit north Nepal (Watch) Once in Lapcha, pilgrims can get the rare glimpse of Kailash - located across the...
Dengue cases rise, docs suggest environment cleanliness
Dengue cases rise, docs suggest environment cleanliness Dengue cases  across the country increased by five fold in August – from 504 to...
'Air pollution killing thousands of Nepalis every year'
'Air pollution killing thousands of Nepalis every year' Children, the elderly and low-income people are more vulnerable to lung diseases
All you need to know about Nepal’s first-ever Human Milk Bank
All you need to know about Nepal’s first-ever Human Milk Bank The human milk bank will help reduce maternal and infant mortality rate and create public...
Top 10 causes of death in Nepal (Part II)
Top 10 causes of death in Nepal (Part II) Tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and harmful use of alcohol increase the risk of...
Top 10 causes of death in Nepal (Part I)
Top 10 causes of death in Nepal (Part I) Non-communicable diseases top the tally of causes leading to deaths of patients in Nepal
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