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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

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

From royal to republic

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

High schools

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

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

Coming together

#855 ( 21-27 April 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
A day after five major parties agreed to go for local elections on 14 May with or without Madhes-based parties, six fringe parties from the Tarai announced unification

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

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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