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The elephant in the room

#849 ( 10-16 March 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Killing of four people in Saptari police firing has amplified calls of those who do not want local elections

Cashing in on tragedy

#848 ( 3-9 March 2017 )
Sonia Awale
The growing epidemic of hospital vandalism and attacks on health workers reflects extreme politics and erosion of the rule of law in Nepal

Plain speaking

#848 ( 3-9 March 2017 )
Om Astha Rai and Jiyalal Sah
So far, the Madhesi parties are staying firm even though there is no way the proposed amendment will get a two-thirds vote

Cloud with a dark lining

#848 ( 3-9 March 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Nepalis have 24-hour electricity, but it has doubled our carbon footprint because of the import of thermal power

Of local, for local, buy local

#847 ( 24 Feb - 2 Mar 2017 )
Smriti Basnet
New online business reduces carbon footprint of urban consumers by extending the digital footprint of farmers

The real truth about the Truth Commission

#847 ( 24 Feb - 2 Mar 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Nepal’s transitional justice process was delayed, now it is doomed

Jugglenaut

#847 ( 24 Feb - 2 Mar 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Madhesi parties are not on board yet, but Dahal is in no mood to back off

Pulling a poll cart

#846 ( 17-23 February 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Dahal needs to show he wants elections, otherwise the NC and UML could gang up against him

2 million by 2020

#846 ( 17-23 February 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
Nepal has set an ambitious target to increase tourist numbers, but is it realistic?

Highway robbery

#845 ( 10-16 February 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
Nepal’s public transport is in the grip of cartels which will do anything to prevent competition

Transplanting love

#845 ( 10-16 February 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
On 14 February, celebrate the ultimate love of a man who gave his kidney to his wife

7 years in Jeddah jail

#844 ( 3-9 February 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Ten Nepali migrant workers return home to ask: "Why did our government abandon us?"

Long-distance medicine

#844 ( 3-9 February 2017 )
Sonia Awale
Lack of Internet access and low bandwidth slows spread of telemedicine in Nepal’s remote areas

Periods of banishment

#844 ( 3-9 February 2017 )
Subeksha Poudel
Women in western Nepal are starting to refuse to be thrown out of the house once a month

Back in the USSR

#843 ( 27 Jan - 2 Feb 2017 )
Kristina Shperlik
A resurgent Russia is reviving the interest of Nepalis in education, trade and tourism

Victims help would-be victims

#843 ( 27 Jan - 2 Feb 2017 )
Upasana Khadka
Having endured hardships, migrant worker returnees help others avoid suffering the same fate

High risk and no return

#843 ( 27 Jan - 2 Feb 2017 )
Puru Shah
Nepali migrant workers borrow money, do not earn promised salaries, and if they die their indebted families are cheated of compensation

Never heard from again

#843 ( 27 Jan - 2 Feb 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Hundreds of Nepali migrant workers never return home, not even in coffins. They simply disappear.

Preparing the field

#843 ( 27 Jan - 2 Feb 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Parliament needs to pass three more bills, and if that is done by the weekend local elections can finally be held for the first time in 20 years

Feminine FM

#842 ( 20-26 January 2017 )
Emma Stolarski
Women in radio stir a nationwide conversation
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