Opinion

Environment Protection Bill 2019: Heavy Punishment for Non-Compliance

By Batu Uprety May 21, 2019

What Ails Nepal's Communists?

Attempts by today's top rich communist leaders to shield themselves with explanations and statements have ranged from comical to dishonest and bizarrely cut off from reality. Prime Minister Oli and his cabinet spokesperson trying to justify how their party's top secretary acquired official Baluwatar land had property developers rolling with laughter

By Dipak Gyawali May 20, 2019

Constituency Development Fund: Learning from Past Experience

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar May 05, 2019

The Third Tier Of Federal Nepal: A Chain Is Only As Strong As Its Weakest Link

The great transformation that the country is passing through has two clearly important aspects. The first aspect is the dynamism that the re-creation of the accountable form of government and the participatory framework has given to the local people after a lengthy inertia

By May 01, 2019

Past Development Plan Experience and A Way Forward

We cannot attribute poor level of achievement to prolonged political transformation and transition.

By Kedar Neupane Apr 21, 2019

Fear Of The Hornet’s Nest

As far as secularism is concerned it was put in the preamble of the Constitution with the forethought that such placements cannot be changed

By Hemang Dixit Apr 18, 2019

Trade Talk

In Nepal’s circumstance, the post 2004 trade data clearly shows that the surging import has instead eroded the export

By Madhu Kumar Marasini Apr 17, 2019

Sri Darji Versus Mr Tailor: Nepal's déjà Vudevelopment Debate

The Summit Declaration describes such developments as ku-bikas (mal-development) and not su-bikas (or apt-development).

By Dipak Gyawali Apr 15, 2019

Getting Federalism Right In Nepal

For effectively channelizing the federal system in Nepal, the role of institutions is going to be crucial

By Atul K. Thakur Apr 12, 2019

Gandak River Navigation In Retrospect: Gandak Navigation Canal

From the view point of navigation the Gandak waterway can be divided into the following four sections. Deoghat-Tribeni Section (78 km), Tribeni-Bagaha Section (50 km), Bagha-Mallahi Section, Mallahi-Confluence

By Dr. A.B. Thapa Apr 01, 2019

Climate Change Policy Draft Building on Learning

The draft policy neither reviews the state of implementation of the Climate Change Policy 2011 nor considers the most relevant policies of the then government led by UML.

By Batu Uprety Mar 30, 2019

Globally Difficult Situation

In addition to the law and order situation, our repeated disappointing performance in meeting the capital expenditure target may stand as an impediment to mobilizing huge resources externally.

By Dr. Tilak Rawal Mar 29, 2019

MeToo And All That

Another happening in Nepal is that young girls and even mothers undergoing menstruation are made to spend four days in chaupaddi huts, where some have even died is inhuman

By Hemang Dixit Mar 29, 2019

Nepal Investment Summit 2019: Learning from Past Experience

The summit will also be an opportunity to share information and exchange national and international experiences on investment.

By Dr.Prabin Manandhar Mar 27, 2019

From The ‘Unsatisfactory’ To The ‘Unknown’

Luckily for the nation, there are still a few neutral minds, who, however, are given limited space in the mainstream media, if at all.

By Dr. Kishor Uprety Mar 17, 2019

Gendered Developments

The Nagarkot Women and Rivers Congress brought together mostly women activists who have earned their spurs battling river-related issues, many from opposing bad dams and mining projects that hurt local communities. As the Nagarkot Statement issued at the end of the Congress puts it, they see themselves as custodians of rivers and freshwater systems which are global commons under threat from extractive profit-driven development.

By Dipak Gyawali Mar 15, 2019

MAKING NEPAL SOUTH ASIAN POWER :Decisive Role Of Bhakti Thapa

According to foreign historians Bhakti Thapa had created a legend of the bravest of the braves during the Anglo-Nepal War. A wave site in the USA has even identified him as one of the world's 600 topmost outstanding figures in the entire history of human civilization.

By Laxmi Thapa Mar 15, 2019

Education At Large

The idea is for a whole reorganisation of the educational sector. Currently it is neither ‘Hanseko chal na Kukhurako chal’ as far as educational institutions in this country are concerned. One pertinent issue that needs to be addressed and sorted out is whether institutions should be on regional, read provincial basis or on faculty basis depending on what they teach / instruct on.

By Hemang Dixit Mar 15, 2019