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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

Push to undo hash ban in Nepal

#854 ( 14-20 April 2017 )
Sahina Shrestha
While the recreational use of marijuana is controversial, the case for legalising its medical use is strong

Slim dreams

#854 ( 14-20 April 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
Girls using drugs to lose weight are getting addicted to them

Bypassing government

#854 ( 14-20 April 2017 )
Marty Logan
Nepal government continues to face criticism for delays in rebuilding, but so do international relief agencies

Gagancare

#853 ( 7-13 April 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Sick infants will now get free treatment, and the government will pay for patients needing dialysis and kidney transplants

A mysterious rash of kidney failures

#853 ( 7-13 April 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
There is an alarming increase in renal failures among Nepali migrants working in the searing heat of the Gulf

Policies for the people

#853 ( 7-13 April 2017 )
Marty Logan
Interview with Health Minister Gagan Thapa

At the receiving end

#853 ( 7-13 April 2017 )
Raisa Pande
Because Sorthak village is located in Chitwan district, it has not received as much attention as neighbouring Gorkha.

On solid ground

#853 ( 7-13 April 2017 )
Lucia De Vries
The earthquake changed the lives of three friends forever

Cakes and Community

#852 ( 31 March - 6 April 2017 )
Clara Bullock
As more Nepalis develop an appetite for breads and sweets, bakers are rising to their communities’ challenges

Broken promises

#852 ( 31 March - 6 April 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Two years after the earthquake only about half the money pledged to Nepal by donors has actually been received  

Permanent scars, temporary relief

#852 ( 31 March - 6 April 2017 )
Rajneesh Bhandari
Earthquake survivors wait for reconstruction grants that are too little too late

Trapped in transition

#851 ( 24-30 March 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
Economic and political instability in the Tarai is pushing children south of the border to a life of abuse

Saffron surge

#851 ( 24-30 March 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Nepal’s secularist republicans are now getting nervous that India will do a U-turn

The price of growing rice

#850 ( 17-23 March 2017 )
Sahina Shrestha
Can Nepal regain self-sufficiency in paddy production? Experts say yes.

Leaving or staying?

#850 ( 17-23 March 2017 )
Raj Uprety
Nepalis are selling their fertile farms and leaving to work in the desert

Thought for food

#850 ( 17-23 March 2017 )
Marty Logan
Despite dramatic progress in nutrition, half of Nepal’s child deaths are still due to hunger

The face of hunger

#850 ( 17-23 March 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
A debt-ridden Dalit couple is on the verge of losing their daughter to malnutrition

Flagged off

#850 ( 17-23 March 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
With local polls less than two months away, the Nepali public sphere is abuzz with talk of candidates for mayors or village council chiefs

Restoring the king

#849 ( 10-16 March 2017 )
Clara Bullock
A firsthand account of Austrian heritage conservationist Martina Haselberger and her team who had been working for nearly two months to repair the statue
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