MT View: Climate change is putting more girls in Nepal at risk of child...
“One day, I was playing with my siblings and friends,” Kumari Lama recalled of the moment her life as a 16-year-old in the Nuwakot district of Nepal changed forever, “and the next day, I...
Conflict of Interest in Nepali Politics
The conflict of interest concept holds that one should abstain from making decisions when doing so would be to their best benefit. In Nepal, a person with an interest is called an expert, and...
Tikapur incident: criminal or political?
The caretaker government of Sher Bahadur Deuba is planning to introduce a controversial ordinance, which seeks the release of political prisoners like Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) advisor Resham Chaudhary, in a bid to woo...
Dolpa’s cultural heritage does not belong in a museum
Ever since Nepal first opened up to visitors in the 1950s, many people have been stunned by its rich cultural and natural heritage. Yet this has also made these resources the victims of thefts,...
Why we may see a new peak of political instability in Nepal after election?
Stability is a wish of the Nepali society however instability is a fate of it. After the promulgation of the constitution, political stability is a catchy, punchy slogan of the political parties. It is...
SD Muni: ‘People of Nepal have lost interest in the existing major parties, all...
SD Muni is considered to be one of India’s foremost experts on the issue of Nepal. He taught for over 30 years at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He completed his Ph.D. in Nepal’s foreign policy in 1972. He...
Minendra Rijal: ‘I am down but not out and will not ask for the...
Dr. Minendra Rijal is a Nepali politician and former Defence Minister of Nepal. He is the leader of the Nepali Congress party. He served as Minister of Information and Communications during the prime ministership...
MT View: End Nepal’s constitutional crisis
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari refused to ratify an amended Citizenship Act-2006, passed twice by both the houses of Nepal. The mandatory of the House of Parliament expired on Tuesday.
The Bill designed to bring...
MT View: Someone had to do it and Balen did it
Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah has continued to dismantle illegal structures in significant commercial buildings in the city.
Mayor Balen Shah demolished several illegal structures in different parts of the city. A few days ago, city...
Centuries-old relic stolen from Nepalese temple at centre of diplomatic dilemma with Australia
An 800-year-old carved goddess that was stolen from one of Nepal’s sacred temples and has been a prized exhibit in Australia for more than 20 years is at the centre of a diplomatic dilemma...
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