The battle for Rapti: local bodies’ rush to ravage riverbed causes conflict among themselves
A fierce competition among local governments to exploit natural resources of rivers and streams has triggered a new wave of...
‘Well-connected’ liaison officers behind Everest scams
A powerful group of liaison officers (LOs) pocketed millions of rupees and helped award summit certificates to fake climbers. Some...
How a business group turned Nepal’s only international airport into its private fiefdom
A business group has made immense profit from a multi-story building that failed to comply with the agreement. The way...
Partisan politics in local governments: Chiefs in minority cornered
Chiefs of local governments who don’t have a majority in the executive council of the municipality or rural municipality find...
13 years of untouchability-free nation: Even people’s representatives practise the evil
Nepal was declared an untouchability-free nation 13 years ago but the social evil still prevails in personal and public domains....
Worthless advisors, lackadaisical experts
The trend of appointments of advisors and experts from political cadres has been prevalent in provinces impacting negatively in qualitative...
Bhaktapur sets an example
Bhaktapur has set an example when it comes to the preservation of historic heritage, providing quality education and producing skilled...
Nepotism in construction works
Budget and resources have been misused to serve the interests of the relatives of people’s representatives in Chaukune Rural Municipality,
The other side of Tikapur incident: Innocent behind bars
Nepal’s judicial system jails innocent people, that too intentionally. The following are the stories of Bisa Ram Chaudhary, Ram Naresh...
KMC embroiled in 'demand and facilities' of contract-based employees
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) seems highly generous when it comes to appointing staffers and providing them allowances and perks...
Pay over pension: Dual payment plagues local level
When retired officials are elected to local councils, they claim remuneration besides their pension. The malpractice of dual pay at...
Libel suit against ‘NepaLeaks 2019’: Court says ‘claim cannot be sustained’
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Fishery pond replaces public land
In what can be described as a blatant encroachment of public land, a total of 511 ropani of such land...
In Ghodaghodi Municipality, high turnover of chief administrative officers cause project delays, hurt service delivery
In the last one year and half, chief administrative officers have been replaced eight times in Ghodaghodi Municipality of Kailali...
The Saipal problem: Cunning staff and gullible people’s representatives
Clever government workers have taken benefits from the naivety of people’s representatives in Saipal Rural Municipality of Bajhang. In the...
The sickle cell anaemia class
Barbardiya Municipality has taken initiatives to teach Grade 9 and 10 students about sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia at 17...
Consumer committees becoming ‘commission committees’
A revelation of how user committees forge consensus on making easy money through unfair means and commission. A field report...
Grants to local government spent from elected officials’ private account
Rural municipality chairperson and vice-chairperson in Lamjung tapped the money given by four hydropower projects for road upgradation into their...