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A lifeline becomes liability

Nepal, March 29 -- Rivers have been the lifelines of civilisations with their dynamic ecosystems providing vital services for human survival and ecological balance through the ages. But accelerating... Read More


New Nepal government signals action

Nepal, March 28 -- Nepal's new government hit the ground running with the arrests of former Prime Minister K P Oli and home Minister Ramesh Lekhak early Saturday morning. Their dramatic detentions f... Read More


Nepal swears in new Cabinet

India, March 27 -- Nepal's youngest prime minister forms Council of Ministers dominated by technocrats Nepal's newly-installed Prime Minister Balendra Shah unveiled his Council of Ministers after taki... Read More


New government heads into a polycrisis

Nepal, March 26 -- It would have been hard for the RSP to deliver on promises, the West Asia war makes it harder Nepalis impatient for a government that delivers are hopeful about a new youth-leadersh... Read More


Paha Charey Pahaan Chahre

Nepal, March 25 -- The three-day spring celebration of Pahan Charey Pahaan Chahre of the indigenous Newah people of Kathmandu, last week is the second in importance only to the autumnal ten-day festiv... Read More


A dead tree tests Nepal's bureaucracy

Nepal, March 24 -- Can the new government get the bureaucracy to be less bureaucratic? Next to my home in Bhainsepati stood a dead Uttis tree next to a public tap. A nearby water tank built a year ear... Read More


Painting walls to bring down walls

Nepal, March 23 -- Women artists paint Kathmandu red with vibrant murals as expressions of collective identity and solidarity There is one particular wall in Thimi that catches the attention of every ... Read More


Will it be different this time in Nepal?

Nepal, March 22 -- The RSP and its prime minister are being sworn in this week after gaining an unprecedented election victory. This is a welcome change for many Nepalis who see it as a remedy to deca... Read More


High tax hinders hybrids

Nepal, March 22 -- Petrol, diesel, electricity, hybrids. They are various forms of engines automobiles used to propel them forward. Few know that the first cars 150 years ago were actually battery-pow... Read More


No forests, no economies

Nepal, March 21 -- Money may not grow on trees, but much of our prosperity does. Forests quietly support trillions of dollars in economic activity, millions of jobs, and essentials like the food we e... Read More