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Motherhood: An impressive feat for Bajura moms

Motherhood: An impressive feat for Bajura moms

A story of mothers in Bajura who gave birth to 15 children but could not save half of them. -Prakash...
Haggling of corpse in hospitals

Haggling of corpse in hospitals

The increasing tendency of negotiations, re-negotiations and settlement for a corpse somewhere inside a hospital’s dark room does not sound...
Dismal university versus sharp-witted teachers

Dismal university versus sharp-witted teachers

The future of Nepal's oldest university - Tribhuwan University (TU) – looks rather dismal basically due to two reasons: slack...
Crusher ‘lords' don't get crushed

Crusher ‘lords' don't get crushed

A story of Nawalparasi crusher dons who transferred two LDOs in seven months-Kalpana Bhattarai, Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
A Case of Academic Degeneration in Nepali Universities

A Case of Academic Degeneration in Nepali Universities

The involvement of Asst. Professors, Associate Professors and Full Professors in plagiarism and replicating the academic work of others to...
Revelation-Malpractice of Tax Settlement Commission: Huge Crime on National Treasury

Revelation-Malpractice of Tax Settlement Commission: Huge Crime on National Treasury

In the name of tax settlement, taxes collected from people have been given back to the businessmen. Not only this,...
Frequent poll deferrals cost Rs 4 billion to state coffer

Frequent poll deferrals cost Rs 4 billion to state coffer

The deferrals of the local elections time and again have incurred the nation an excess expenditure of over Rs 4...
Local elections and Madhesh factor: Do votes come with a price tag?

Local elections and Madhesh factor: Do votes come with a price tag?

Among several factors influencing elections in Madhesh, big-spending of money shapes the process. "Bhagawan tahat bheti", (fund raising as per...
Gumba Village: A world on its own

Gumba Village: A world on its own

Imagine a village without communication facilities like telephone, radio, etc. The only primary school in the village opens hardly three...
No fancy Slogans: Only roads, electricity and reconstruction

No fancy Slogans: Only roads, electricity and reconstruction

While election slogans of introducing metro trains, trams, and free WiFi have been reverberated in the urban areas, including Kathmandu;...
Voting with conscience? It’s a fantasy

Voting with conscience? It’s a fantasy

Election slogan of "casting vote for one's desired candidate without fear" has been a showy publicity for Dalits and poor...
Election slogans in Dalit village:Right to entrance in temples, right to birth registration

Election slogans in Dalit village:Right to entrance in temples, right to birth registration

While mayoral candidates in Kathmandu were busy making tall promises of free Wi-Fi, construction of metro rails and smart cities;...
From CIAA lens: Ganesh Thapa looks winner

From CIAA lens: Ganesh Thapa looks winner

  The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) turned a blind eye on former ANFA Chief Ganesh...
Saptari Incident: Innocents reeled under ego clash

Saptari Incident: Innocents reeled under ego clash

A gunfire erupted suddenly at the end of CPN-UML mass meeting in Saptari claimed the lives of five people. In...
Prying eyes: Growing network of Indian pension office in Nepal

Prying eyes: Growing network of Indian pension office in Nepal

In the name of distributing pension to the ex- soldiers and carrying out development works, the Indian mission in Nepal...