Women Empowerment
Gandaki’s Giant Leap Forward
With remittance and tourism supplementing strong agricultural foundations, villages of Gandaki have transformed in just a decade and a half....
policy corruption
Nepal’s parliamentarians appoint personal secretaries arbitrarily, flouting law
Many parliamentarians have appointed personal secretaries who do not fulfill the qualifications mandated by law. This has not just flouted...
Rampant corruption in the construction of hi-tech nurseries in Karnali
Millions were allocated for the construction of 23 hi-tech nurseries in Karnali but five years on, the funds have been...
Justice Delayed: How Nepal’s Justice System is Failing Crime Victims
Despite Nepal's constitution recognizing crime victims' rights as fundamental, the criminal justice system remains far from victim-friendly. Victims still endure...
A Fair Share: IPO Puts General Public's Investments at Risk
The indifference of the Securities Board, responsible for safeguarding investors' interests, is increasingly putting the public's investments in the stock...
The corruption of travel allowance budget
In the fiscal year of 2022/23, seven arba thirty crore 84 lakhs rupees was used under the headings of travel,...
At Nepal’s community schools, politicking takes precedence over educational development
School management committees across the country have turned into tools to exercise power. As a result, corruption and irregularities abound,...
Human Trafficking
How Nepali youths are being trafficked to serve in the Russian army
The Nepal government has neither punished the traffickers pushing Nepali youths to fight the Ukraine war nor has it been...
Nepal government is ignoring the plights of sickle cell patients
While the number of sickle cell patients keeps on rising, the government appears indifferent to the disease’s impacts. As the...
Lawmaker Mohan Basnet’s ‘grift business!’
After he was denied the Rs. 120 million he demanded, former minister and Nepali Congress lawmaker representing Sindhupalchok-2 Mohan Bahadur...
New legislation leads to friction between Tharu community leaders and elected officials
Local governments introduced the Barghar Act to institutionalize the traditional leadership system of the Tharus, but it has instead posed...
Nepal's Churches Grapple with Property Disputes
In Nepal's churches, donated properties are held privately, fueling internal strife. Urgent calls arise for a dedicated law to protect...
Discrimination
Reversal of Political Parties and The Election Commission: Dalit Women on the Brink of Losing Quotas
In the local election held a year ago, Dalit women did not give candidacy in 123 wards out of 6...
Tradition
Life after death
Funerary spaces for cremations and burials are shrinking rapidly for Nepal’s minorities.
Trafficking
Violence, Exploitation and Trafficking in the Name of Entertainment
Most women and girls who end up at dohori saajh and cottage restaurants essentially want to escape poverty and violence....
Airports are being built in Nepal to meet selfish goals
Even if the existing airports are being closed for a lack of passengers, the race for opening the new ones...
Policy corruption
Dahal government to change law to distribute land to grabbers, party workers
Prime Minister Dahal, by crafting a narrative that singles out forests as the primary obstacles to development, seeks to facilitate...
DPR scam: Development Projects in Karnali Stuck in Limbo
Dozens of DPRs are prepared at the behest of politicians every year in the province but the provincial government has...