The Great Digital Leap Forward
Over 35 of the 100 points in the government’s good governance plan mention tech in one form or another
Heidelberg returns rare manuscripts
German university sends back to Kathmandu a trove of 700-year-old palm leaf scrolls after decades of preservation and documentation
A long run for women’s rights
Nepal is a 13-day country
The country’s strategic stockpile of petroleum lasts less than 2 weeks, it must legislate against future energy shocks
Highlanders have high hopes
Those remaining in district with highest rate of outmigration have a wishlist from Nepal’s new leaders
Mosquitos ascend to the base of Mt Everest
Climate change makes both the vector and virus carry dengue fever ever higher up Nepal’s mountains
Silver lining in war clouds
The West Asia conflict can hasten the global green energy transition
Kathmandu's squatter settlements demolished
Valley's riverbank occupants face uncertainty as government says it will begin to identify ‘genuine squatters’
Living to tell the tale
On the 11th anniversary of the 2015 earthquake, Dharara survivor recalls his miraculous rescue
Rangelands of the Himalayan Range
Valuable documentation of the herders of High Asia who sustain its nature and culture
Climate
Rangelands of the Himalayan Range
Valuable documentation of the herders of High Asia who sustain its nature and culture
No forests, no economies
Sustainable management that protects and promotes nature amidst growing demands for forest products
Karnali Aquatic Reserve
Nepal’s first fish sanctuary is an initiative of local governments and indigenous communities
Happy 2083.
Nepali Times wishes readers, partners and compatriots a New Year filled with joy and serenity.

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Opinions
The Great Digital Leap Forward
Hormuz shock can hasten energy transition
Nepal is a 13-day country
Silver lining in war clouds
25 April is not over
Petrol panic to plug-in promise
Nepal’s yak economy
Review
Birth sleeves and synapses
Two artists use drafting films as an interface for temporal, neurological collaboration
Drawing divine femininity
Italian artist celebrates womanhood and shared spiritual identity in ongoing exhibition
How to win friends and influence nations
Translation of Bhekh Bahadur Thapa’s memoir offers an insider perspective on government and diplomacy
Business
Customs enforcement
There is widespread outrage on social media over the APF enforcing the government’s decision to tax any item worth more than Rs100...
Bureaucracy pay
Civil servants will now get paid every two weeks instead of every month to ease financial pressure on public employees. The Financial...
Corruption complaints
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) registered 166,520 corruption complaints over the past five years in Nepal, reflecting...

