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Sinkhole

#868 ( 21-27 July 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
As Deuba orders authorities to bury street sinkholes, a political sinkhole is forming and threatens to swallow the Constitution

Rice self-sufficiency

#867 ( 14-20 July 2017 )
Sean Shoemaker
Many of the estimated 1,700 varieties of rice that have evolved to suit the country's micro-climates and soils are now in danger of becoming extinct

Remittance, rice and real estate

#867 ( 14-20 July 2017 )
Yuvaraj Shrestha
An example of how a remittance-based economy can wreck thriving agriculture in one of Nepal’s most fertile valleys

Unblocking an artery

#867 ( 14-20 July 2017 )
Sanjeev Sharma
A trip along the accident-prone 36km Mugling-Narayangad highway, which was once considered an engineering feat

Roadblock

#867 ( 14-20 July 2017 )
The Mugling Highway is an example of poor governance and lack of accountability of those in high office

Taking the lead on lead

#866 ( 7-13 July 2017 )
Sonia Awale
Nepali children are exposed to alarmingly high levels of lead, which is slowing their intellectual development

Power without paisa

#866 ( 7-13 July 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
The Big Three threaten to roll back decentralisation by cutting off money supply to newly elected local councils 

Getting to the other side

#865 ( 30 June - 6 July 2017 )
Gopal Gartaula
Despite lack of conviction that local elections will improve lives, people cross swollen rivers to vote

Referendum for election

#865 ( 30 June - 6 July 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
The high turnout in the first two phases of local elections reflect the strong desire among Nepalis to vote for local governments

Polling Together

#864 ( 23-29 June 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
Two years after bloody clashes, Tikapur is trying to bury the past to hold local elections

Moving after shaking

#864 ( 23-29 June 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Over 2,600 families in villages threatened by quake-induced landslides need to be urgently resettled before the monsoon

The pain and shame of 1 million Nepali women

#864 ( 23-29 June 2017 )
Rojita Adhikari
Uterine prolapse afflicts one in every ten women in Nepal

Modern-day domestic slaves

#863 ( 16-22 June 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
The practice of Kamalari was outlawed 10 years ago, but the traditional system of bonded labour still exists in other forms

Election in instalments

#863 ( 16-22 June 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Good news: 2nd phase of polls will be held on 28 June itself Bad news: Voting in Province 2 only after monsoon

Don't wait for Melamchi

#862 ( 9-15 June 2017 )
Tyler Mcmahon
Even if there is water in your tap, it makes sense to harvest rainwater

Nepalis in Qatar worried

#862 ( 9-15 June 2017 )
Karma Dolma Gurung
The Saudi-led blockade of Qatar has fanned fear about the future among Nepali migrant workers in the Gulf region because of a lack of information

How to avoid power cuts this winter

#862 ( 9-15 June 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
Demand will outstrip supply and load-shedding will resume unless NEA can push its energy efficiency plan

Deuba's roadmap

#862 ( 9-15 June 2017 )
In his fourth tenure as Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba has a chance to end what started when he first was in that post 20 years ago.

Taking politics out of the economy

#861 ( 2-8 June 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Nepal can attain lower middle income status by 2030, but conditions apply

Deuba IV

#861 ( 2-8 June 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
The man who failed as Prime Minister not just once, twice, but three times is all set to become Nepal’s Prime Minister for the fourth time
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