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Qatar is reforming labour laws, but is Nepal?

#782 ( 6-12 November 2015 )
Om Astha Rai
Nepal first needs to reform its own laws to protect Nepali migrant workers in the Gulf

A race against winter

#781 ( 30 October - 5 November 2015 )
Om Astha Rai
The Indian blockade has impeded reconstruction and humanitarian efforts to protect earthquake survivors before winter sets in

Trekking trails half-full… at least not half empty

#781 ( 30 October - 5 November 2015 )
Everest and the Annapurna regions which were not so badly affected by the April earthquake are seeing healthy traffic

The right to have rights

#780 ( 16-22 October 2015 )
Sangita Thebe-Limbu
The new Constitution lays bare misogynistic and patriarchal psyches that usually hide behind nationalism

The Kiwi way to reconstruction

#779 ( 9-15 October 2015 )
Sahina Shrestha
Following building codes and strengthening existing buildings is the only way to prepare for the next one

Ensuring proper insurance

#779 ( 9-15 October 2015 )
Sahina Shrestha
This earthquake is a lesson to review how homes and businesses should be insured

Sting operator

#779 ( 9-15 October 2015 )
Sahina Shrestha
Policeman who went undercover in daring sting operations to snare wildlife smugglers awarded

Tarai talks

#778 ( 2-8 October 2015 )
Tufan Neupane
Madhesi leaders of national parties say some of the demands of plains-based groups are genuine and can easily be addressed

Rebuilding what is holy

#777 ( 25 Sep - 1 Oct 2015 )
Sahina Shrestha
Kathmandu Valley has always rebuilt its temples after earthquakes, but this time the international community wants to help, too

Langtang rising

#777 ( 25 Sep - 1 Oct 2015 )
Upasana Khadka
A strong sense of community and help from outside assists survivors to rebuild their homes and lives

Conservation trophies

#776 ( 18-24 September 2015 )
Sarthak Mani Sharma
In Nepal, a debate rages over whether trophy hunting is the ideal way to earn revenue for conservation

Hollywood Himalaya

#776 ( 18-24 September 2015 )
Madeline Zutt
Adventure epic has stunning digital scenery of Everest, but downplays role of Nepali climbers in the 1996 tragedy

Footnotes from the Far-west

#776 ( 18-24 September 2015 )
Anurag Acharya
Tikapur has been left with an open scar which will take a long time to heal

Manufacturing fake doctors

#775 ( 11-17 September 2015 )
Ramu Sapkota
The country’s medical education system is infested by corrupt investors with political protection

Back with babies

#775 ( 11-17 September 2015 )
Rojita Adhikari
Women migrant workers returning penniless and with children face a double stigma at home.

Just hanging on

#775 ( 11-17 September 2015 )
David Seddon
This is the 8th episode of the saga of the Gurkhas at the Battle of Gallipoli exactly 100 years ago

How politics blocks relief

#774 ( 4-10 September 2015 )
Yuvaraj Puri
Will the survivors of the earthquake suffer the same fate as the victims of the Jure landslide who are still waiting for compensation and relocation?

Beware of fake news

#774 ( 4-10 September 2015 )
Bhrikuti Rai
Inaccurate news of the Kailali killings were an example of how facts can be bent to suit different versions of the truth

War-makers to peace-keepers

#774 ( 4-10 September 2015 )
Rameswar Bohara
Former Maoist guerillas now in the Nepal Army prepare to leave for UN peacekeeping missions

Deconstructing reconstruction

#774 ( 4-10 September 2015 )
Sahina Shrestha
Rebuilding destroyed homes has been unnecessarily delayed by lack of money, masons and clear government policy
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