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PRo-women

#888 ( 15-21 December 2017 )
Thanks to the new Constitution, women who were under-represented in the First Past the Post results will get seats in federal and provincial assemblies via Proportional Representation quotas.

Into a state of uncertain stability

#887 ( 8-14 December 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Whoever wins, Nepal will likely be ruled by the same old leaders

Temporary protection

#887 ( 8-14 December 2017 )
Tsering Dolker Gurung
Under the Trump, the future looks bleak for Nepalis staying on

Bullet to ballot

#887 ( 8-14 December 2017 )
Santa Gaha Magar
After 21 years of war and wilderness Nepal finally looks to future stability by holding three elections in one year

“Making irresponsible leaders responsible”

#887 ( 8-14 December 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
Nepali Times interviewed a cross section of voters about what they hope from newly elected leaders, and how the new Parliament should conduct itself

Nepal hosts Asia for Animals

#887 ( 8-14 December 2017 )
Ryan Heng Chang
The theme for this year’s conference was ‘Changing Human Behaviour’, and indeed that was seen as the key to caring for animals in a meaningful way

Johan Reinhard gets Hillary Medal

#887 ( 8-14 December 2017 )
The medal will be conferred to Reinhard on 11 December in Pokhara Mountain Museum to coincide with International Day of Mountains

Voters' vow

#886 ( 1-7 December 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Neither bullets nor cynicism will deter people from delivering their political verdict

Political theories versus reality

#886 ( 1-7 December 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
Ongoing elections mark the dawn of federalism but candidates believe power will rest in Kathmandu

Last lavish lap

#886 ( 1-7 December 2017 )
As Election Day draws closer, candidates are trying to outdo each other in wooing swing voters, and win power

Power centre

#885 ( 24-30 November 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Electing the Parliament and state assemblies does not necessarily ensure the kind of decentralisation that Nepalis have long needed

Voting amidst the ruins

#885 ( 24-30 November 2017 )
Shreejana Shrestha
Elections further delay earthquake reconstruction

Backlash against the backlash

#885 ( 24-30 November 2017 )
Sonia Awale
Elected autocrats in democracies threaten press freedom worldwide

Get off the beaten trek

#884 ( 17-23 November 2017 )
Sian Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons
New trekking guidebook shows us how to get away from the crowds on Nepal’s mountains

Masculine election

#884 ( 17-23 November 2017 )
Yuvaraj Shrestha in Pokhara and Gopal Gartaula in Jhapa

A load of rubbish

#884 ( 17-23 November 2017 )
Sahina Shrestha
The capital’s residents are used to garbage piling up on the streets, but nothing will prepare them for the crisis that is soon to come

Flowering democracy

#883 ( 10-16 November 2017 )
Om Astha Rai
Either keep grumbling about bad politicians or throw them out of power by electing better ones

KOREA KAFALA

#883 ( 10-16 November 2017 )
Om Astha Rai and Seulki Lee
South Korea lures Nepali migrants with better salaries, but treats them like bonded labourers

A national health insurance scheme is not as easy as it looks

#883 ( 10-16 November 2017 )
Sonia Awale
Expensive medical care is driving Nepalis into poverty, and it is doubtful if a new insurance plan will make it more affordable

In a maze

#882 ( 3-9 November 2017 )
Kunda Dixit
The elections should usher in an era of stability, reform and inclusiveness, but the fact that most of the same personalities from 20 years ago are in the fray does not arouse much hope.
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