The curse of dying new mothers
Early pregnancy, unsafe delivery, sex-selective abortion and lack of health facilities still pose a great risk to women’s health in...
Nepali Afghanistan and Iraq Victims Seek Compensation, Justice
According to the US Labor Department, approximately 300 Nepalis have filed compensation claims for deaths or injuries in the US...
Cheap Nepali Deaths in US War zones
In Afghanistan and Iraq, Nepalese who are injured or killed while working for American contractors are often sent home with...
Local governments have failed to meet expectations: A study
The performance of local governments has been unsatisfactory despite the enormous mandate provided to them, a study conducted by the...
Losing job in India, returnee migrant workers in Nepal are left in the lurch
In Bajura, migrant workers returning from India are left without food, shelter and deprived of medical treatment. Some of them...
Local democracy turns into a white elephant
Contrary to the constitutional mandate and the order of the Supreme Court, all seven provinces have facilitated the distribution of...
The story of mask distribution in Siraha
Seventeen local governments in Siraha have spent more than Rs 20 million on mask distribution programmes alone. However, on-site monitoring...
Peace for brokers
Local Maoist leaders embezzled Rs 200 million allocated to build four model villages in the districts of Dang, Rukum, Rolpa...
Attend meetings and applaud: Elected women representatives find limited roles in local levels
Elected women representatives do not have access to policy-making. This highlights the plight of elected women and Dalit people's representatives...
Stress and suicide in Nepal's quarantines
Basanta Pratap Singh in Bajhang; Krishna Adhikari in Nepalgunj; and Laxmi Basnet and Bidya Rai in Kathmandu: Centre for Investigative...
Quarantines turn breeding centres for mental health problems
Several inmates have committed suicide while many others complain of depression and anxiety as the facilities flout the government's coronavirus...
Garbage from Dharan and Itahari sub-metropolis brings diseases, pollution
Dharan and Itahari sub-metropolitan cities have made the citizens sick by dumping garbage indiscriminately and polluting the environment.Gopal Dahal: Centre...
Unabated illegal extraction
Uncontrolled, and mostly illegal extraction, of sand and gravels from riverbeds is killing rivers of Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality because...
‘Sting Operation’: CIAA’s illegal tool to trap opponents
Should the constitutional body itself get involved in offering bribes to public position holders and arrest them in a planned...
Women returning home from quarantine face stigma from community and family
Women, who have returned from various places, including India, are facing stigma and discrimination from society, including their own family,...
Model villages in Dang of little worth
The targeted group are reluctant to stay in the government-funded prefab houses as they have been found to be ineffective...
Local levels distribute Rs 5 billion in three years on allowances to civil servants
The civil servants who got one level of promotion additional grades during adjustment have influenced the people's representatives and received...
Local-level officials gift grants-in-aid to themselves
Elected representatives benefit the cooperatives they are associated with by providing them with hefty sums in the form of grants. ...