The 2006 April Uprising opened doors for Nepal to move forward as a democratic republic, placing the power in the people’s hands. Writing a new constitution which secures the rights of all the sectors of the Nepali society and creates the framework for establishing a federal system is the major challenge for the present government. The new constitution is scheduled to be completed by May 2010. Below is a list of Nepali Times coverage and analysis on the issues related to writing the new constitution.

Discord, and more discord
FROM ISSUE #472 (16 OCT 2009 - 22 OCT 2009)

Natural resource rights
FROM ISSUE #471 (09 OCT 2009 - 15 OCT 2009)

Confused state
FROM ISSUE #471 (09 OCT 2009 - 15 OCT 2009)

"Big leaders are hurdles"
FROM ISSUE #470 (25 SEPT 2009 - 01 OCT 2009)

"A strong CA isn't enough"
FROM ISSUE #470 (25 SEPT 2009 - 01 OCT 2009)

"They are afraid of destroying their vote banks"
FROM ISSUE #470 (25 SEPT 2009 - 01 OCT 2009)

"Main conflict is between totalitarian and democratic forces"
FROM ISSUE #469 (18 SEPT 2009 - 24 SEPT 2009)

"Consensus is the key"
FROM ISSUE #469 (18 SEPT 2009 - 24 SEPT 2009)

Six conditions
FROM ISSUE #469 (18 SEPT 2009 - 24 SEPT 2009)

"In Limbuwan, non-Limbus need not have fear!"
FROM ISSUE #468 (11 SEPT 2009 - 17 SEPT 2009)

Jumping the gun
FROM ISSUE #467 (04 SEPT 2009 - 10 SEPT 2009)

Federal model
FROM ISSUE #466 (28 AUG 2009 - 03 SEPT 2009)

Delayed for sure
FROM ISSUE #465 (21 AUG 2009 - 27 AUG 2009)

Sharing water resources
FROM ISSUE #464 (07 AUG 2009 - 20 AUG 2009)

Brewing resentment
FROM ISSUE #463 (07 AUG 2009 - 13 AUG 2009)

Nine months to go
FROM ISSUE #462 (31 JULY 2009 - 06 AUG 2009)

Gloomy verdict
FROM ISSUE #461 (24 JULY 2009 - 30 JULY 2009)

Fragmentation danger
FROM ISSUE #460 (17 JULY 2009 - 23 JULY 2009)

Doti speaks
FROM ISSUE #459 (10 JULY 2009 - 16 JULY 2009)

Baglung speaks
FROM ISSUE #458 (03 JULY 2009 - 09 JULY 2009)

"We are in the boat we are rocking"
FROM ISSUE #456 (19 JUNE 2009 - 25 JUNE 2009)

Consensus, not confrontation
FROM ISSUE #455 (12 JUNE 2009 - 18 JUNE 2009)

Devolving natural resources
FROM ISSUE #454 (05 JUNE 2009 - 11 JUNE 2009)

One year to go
FROM ISSUE #453 (29 MAY 2009 - 04 JUNE 2009)

Division of sovereignty
FROM ISSUE #452 (22 MAY 2009 - 28 MAY 2009)

What about Dalits?
From Issue #451 (15 MAY 2009 - 21 MAY 2009)

Many tongues, one voice
From Issue #451 (15 MAY 2009 - 21 MAY 2009)

A federal eco-system
From Issue #450 (08 MAY 2009 - 14 MAY 2009)

Amiable bureaucracy
From Issue #450 (08 MAY 2009 - 14 MAY 2009)

Watered down
From Issue #449 (01 MAY 2009 - 07 MAY 2009)

Constitutional deviation
From Issue #448 (24 APRIL 2009 - 30 APRIL 2009)

' What the geographers say '
From Issue #447 (17 APRIL 2009 - 23 APRIL 2009)

Who's afraid of ethnicity?
From Issue #446 (10 APRIL 2009 - 16 APRIL 2009)

"We are all Nepalis first"
From Issue #445 (03 APRIL 2009 - 09 APRIL 2009)