The ‘stateless’ people of Dhakka camp
Politicians visit the Dhakka camp during every election, vowing to end their plight, but the residents have given up all...
Startling rag to riches tale of a clerk, his nexus with politicians
How did clerk Bhimkanta Bhandari, who started his own business by landing a government contract during the Covid-19 pandemic, become...
This is how intelligence agencies are misused in Nepal’s elections
Information about the strength and weakness of parties and candidates reaches political parties’ meetings way ahead of elections. Here’s a...
A slum’s story of violence, exploitation and lack of civic consciousness
A Majhi settlement in Kathaar, Chitwan has turned into a 'slum' to supply servants to the local elite and political...
Lightning strikes
Hundreds of sheep die in lightning strikes
Almost 1,500 sheep have been killed in lightning skills in Baghjale in Jumla District. As they lose their cattle to...
Landgrab in garb of airport development
Yeti group compelled people of Dharan to sell their land for cheap to pave the way for a new airport....
Political parties and their cronies are illegally capturing public land
Parties, and organisations close to them, have captured thousands of ropanis of public land. But the land administration hasn’t bothered...
Online pharmacy: a health crisis in the making
The government turns a blind eye to the sale and purchase of sensitive medicines through online pharmacies, prompting the possibility...
Anti-menstrual shed campaigns prove to be white elephants
The chhaupadi system has hindered the development of Karnali and Sudurpaschim even as huge investments and grand strategies are made...
The narrative of the local level election: independents decisive in party-based elections
The parties that lead protests and are champions of change give birth to new political narrative—this is the public perception....
Gulmi residents head to Finland in droves
Finland has become an attractive destination for employment and studies for Nepalis three decades after the first Nepali restaurant opened...
As Nepal reaps accolades for tiger conservation, buffer zone people fear for their lives
Tiger attacks on humans and cattle have led to people around jungles in Banke and Bardiya stopping cattle rearing. As...
The Nepalis braving ‘death route’ to reach Europe
Tricked by organised human traffickers, Nepalis who try to land in Greece illegally via Turkey are dying and disappearing in...
Workplaces become danger zones as safety protocols take a backseat
Almost 250 people are killed and 20,000 injured each year in workplace accidents. Yet, little is being done to enforce...
'Sugar disease' fatigues sugarcane farmers
Just as ‘sugar disease’ causes fatigue in the body, wrong government policies and the attitude of the industrialists towards growers...
Nepal government’s multi-billion rupee ‘industrial village’ project is caught in a limbo
The project that aims to provide jobs to 74000 people is progressing at a snail’s pace. With none of the...