Investigative Stories
When poverty becomes the crime
As authorities misuse the criminal justice system, poor people languish in Nepal's prisons for failing to furnish their bail.
Government apathy leaves critical care patients in the lurch
Patients across Nepal suffer as public hospitals fail to employ super speciality doctors.
Settlements untouched by elections: These citizens are not allowed to vote
The country is now in election mode. However, there are many settlements in Madhesh where even those who have reached...
Hunger for development leaves Bajhang in disarray
A beautiful village in Bajhang has become desolate as officials neglected laws and regulations and even ignored warnings of experts....
Broken promises: how Nepal’s political parties turned election manifestos into empty dreams
Nepal’s political parties floated a lot of dreams in their local-level election manifestos to lure voters; five years on, those...
तुरुन्तै ‘विकास’को हुटहुटीले बझाङमा बिजोग
ऐन–नियम लत्याउँदा र विज्ञको चेतावनी समेत बेवास्ता गर्दा बझाङको एउटा मनोरम गाउँपालिका उजाड भएकोे छ। तुरुन्तै ‘विकास’ को हुटहुटीमा प्रकृतिमाथि...
Fraudulent cooperatives get state protection
How have cooperatives supposed to be instrumental in uplifting the poor have instead become mediums to rip them off? The...
Local levels show the way in conservation
Several local governments have done exemplary work by becoming engaged in wildlife and ecological conservation.
Monkey, maize and man
Farms in Syangja’s Putalibazaar are under assault from gangs of roving monkeys that destroy all the crops, leaving farmers with...
Man-made disaster
[wr_row][wr_column]Roads constructed by destroying forests and protected areas have caused disasters in several places. Environmental law and environmental construction are...
Nepal’s wildlife trapped in between the conflict between local governments and national parks
The worsening conflict regarding the use of natural resources between national parks and local units adjoining it has started to...
Illegal parcelling off of land wreaks havoc in Godavari
Illegal parcelling off of the land in Godavari Municipality, Lalitpur has not only destroyed agricultural land but also encroached on...
Fraud in DNA testing
The court hasn’t held anyone accountable even when a DNA sample, considered an important piece of evidence in criminal cases,...
In Bajura, women in labor pain chew herbs in absence of health facilities
The construction of 38 health offices in Sudurpaschim province hasn’t ended Bajura folks’ compulsion to walk hours to reach health...