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Burning in the aftermath

#861 ( 2-8 June 2017 )
Sahina Shrestha
Earthquake survivors in temporary shelters, especially children, are at risk of burn injuries

From royal to republic

#860 ( 26 May - 1 June 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
Nepal sets an example in smoothly transitioning from monarchy to republic

Including the excluded

#860 ( 26 May - 1 June 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
The real winners of the local elections are not political parties, but women

Nepali Radio, Nepali Awaj

#859 ( 19-25 May 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Two decades on, South Asia’s pioneer community radio keeps defending its founding values of a public service broadcaster

Frequently Modulated

#859 ( 19-25 May 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Community radio today is not reaching deeper into society because it is no longer independent, impartial and the source of quality content

Lovebirds

#859 ( 19-25 May 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
As the ruling coalition enters a new phase, the alliance of Madehsi parties, looks anxious that it might be left out once again

It’s party time on the internet

#858 ( 12-18 May 2017 )
Sonia Awale
… but still doubtful if the wave of digital campaigning in this local election will translate into votes

Trial and error democracy

#858 ( 12-18 May 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Nepal is experimenting with radical decentralisation in local elections, and does not have the luxury of failing

Electing for a better future

#858 ( 12-18 May 2017 )
Kunda Dixit
A village in Kavre is using Sunday’s election to make up for two lost decades of development

Tragic start to Himalayan Spring

#857 ( 5-11 May 2017 )
Ueli Steck, 40, who was known as the ‘Swiss Machine’, died after falling more than 1,000m as he was ascending Mt Nuptse

Bridge builders

#857 ( 5-11 May 2017 )
Sonia Awale
Here is a model for connecting villages, creating jobs and boosting local economies after a disaster

Rising from the rubble

#857 ( 5-11 May 2017 )
Today, Singati has the look of a boomtown again, there is concrete being laid, houses are being rebuilt, carpenters are busy

Reconstructing the reconstruction authority

#856 ( 28 April - 4 May 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
The contrast between the lethargic NRA and its can-do CEO couldn’t be more stark

High schools

#856 ( 28 April - 4 May 2017 )
Pawan Dhakal
Education is the most neglected service in two of Nepal’s most neglected districts

Clock ticking

#856 ( 28 April - 4 May 2017 )
Sanjeev Sharma
In Birganj the election fever hasn’t caught on and there is still uncertainty about whether it will actually happen

Philim 2 years later

#855 ( 21-27 April 2017 )
Peter Reid
Two years after the earthquake, a government school reopens in Philim with help from local community and donors

Disastrous discrimination

#855 ( 21-27 April 2017 )
Patrick Barron
Dalits left behind as Nepal slowly recovers from the earthquake two years ago

Building back unsafe

#855 ( 21-27 April 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Property owners in Gongabu continue to flout the building code despite the death and destruction there in the 2015 earthquake

Cementing a future

#855 ( 21-27 April 2017 )
Sonia Awale
Locals in Patan are rebuilding by blending traditional façades with hidden concrete beams and pillars.

Search, locate, rescue in collapsed concrete houses

#855 ( 21-27 April 2017 )
Sonia Awale
The 2015 earthquake convinced many to use reinforced concrete for reconstruction, but this will make search and rescue more difficult in the next Big One 
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