Women deputy mayors as agents of change
Having served as deputy mayors, women representatives are vying for the post of mayors. What are the bases of their...
A village under debt
As the government fails to control the atrocities of loan sharks, unsuspecting borrowers in Kailali continue to lose their properties...
Nepal’s political parties are punishing local level representatives alleging them of quitting the party
Political parties, supposed to follow rule of law, are abusing the law to punish representatives at the local levels for...
Ensuing Climate Crisis in Mountain owing to Massive Deforestation in High Passes
Unchecked human activities and negligence from all three tiers of governments turning far-flunh mountain forests into eyesores. A story of...
How discrepancy in royalty distribution is increasing inequality between local units
The government has made a mockery of federalism by centralizing the local units’ right to distribute royalty on natural resources....
Nepal government’s neglect of critical care service has cost patients dearly
The government is bent on purchasing equipment rather than managing human resources for critical care units.Sagar Budhathoki | CIJ, Nepal
Daylight robbery in the name of vehicle maintenance
People's representatives who are supposed to make policies and set examples are presenting falsified invoices in the name of car...
How Bar Bardiya municipality became a trendsetter in improving education quality
While most local governments are busy constructing ‘attractive projects’--road, bridge, view tower—Bar Bardiya Municipality in Bardiya district is an exception....
Federal government continues grip on school education
Although the constitution hands over all authority related to the administration of education up to the secondary school level to...
Gender bias in household work claims the lives of women
Social norms that put the burden of household work on women have led to the deaths and injuries of many...
Stateless within the state
On one hand, there have been allegations that the constitutional provision regarding citizenship is discriminatory; on the other, acts according...
As illegal extraction continues, residents of Surkhet’s Raji village risk displacement
With haphazard extraction of riverbed material in Bheri river, a Surkhet village is at risk of being swept away. With...
Ad hoc local governance
Because of the ineffective federal government and disputes between some elected people’s representatives and chief administrative officers nearly 200 local...
How local governments in Rolpa are overhauling their schools
While some local governments fail to exercise their right to manage schools in their jurisdiction, Triveni Rural Municipality has done...
Rupandehi women continue to face abuse on witchcraft charges, with local unit officials’ complicity
Instead of mitigating violence against women on witchcraft charges, Rupandehi’s local unit officials appear to be abetting it.Amrita Anamol |...
In Barahakshetra, pregnant women and poor people die in the absence of ambulance
Due to lack of ambulance service in Barahakshetra, a municipality of 80,000 population in the district of Sunsari, pregnant women...