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Shristi Karki

Shristi Karki is a correspondent with Nepali Times. She joined Nepali Times as an intern in 2020, becoming a part of the newsroom full-time after graduating from Kathmandu University School of Arts. Karki has reported on politics, current affairs, art and culture.

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Demolition Man

Demolition Man

Slew of government decisions highlight differences between RSP’s past promises and current actions

Nepal’s new government springs into action

Nepal’s new government springs into action

RSP is off to a spirited start, but must not revert to patronage-driven politics

RSP dos and don’ts

RSP dos and don’ts

Barely a month after the March election, newly elected lawmakers convened for the first session of Parliament on Thursday (picured above). But…

New Nepal government signals action

New Nepal government signals action

But with arrests of former leaders, treads fine line between accountability and symbolism

Nepal swears in new Cabinet

Nepal swears in new Cabinet

Nepal’s youngest prime minister forms Council of Ministers dominated by technocrats

Ball in Balen’s court

Ball in Balen’s court

The reticence and reclusiveness of Nepal’s new prime minister feeds the perception that he is doer, not a talker

New government heads into a polycrisis

New government heads into a polycrisis

It would have been hard for the RSP to deliver on promises, the West Asia war makes it harder

RSP’s activist DNA

RSP’s activist DNA

New governing party’s reform agenda is a legacy of Bibeksheel Nepali founder Ujwal Thapa

Grand split in Nepal’s grand old party

Grand split in Nepal’s grand old party

But the Nepali Congress factions may still decide that breaking up is hard to do so close to polls

Old vs new

Old vs new

The UML-NC-NCP legacy parties face a formidable challenge from the alternative BRK alliance in March

The sins of our mothers

The sins of our mothers

Arundhati Roy’s memoir is a powerful account of her tumultuous relationship with her birth-giver and birth-place

New wine, new bottles

New wine, new bottles

There is opportunity for new parties to onboard youth political figures, push agendas of young and marginalised Nepalis

A new normal

A new normal

Shantanu Dhakal joined the GenZ protest and was nearly killed, now an online community keeps his spirits up

The beekeeper of Surkhet

The beekeeper of Surkhet

Social entrepreneur is inspiring women in Karnali Province to promote sustainable agricultural practices

Party Time

Party Time

Hurriedly set up parties without a shared philosophy might have less chance of political influence and longevity

Nepal haemorrhaging nurses

Nepal haemorrhaging nurses

State and private sector apathy drives nurses abroad

Future imperfect

Future imperfect

Despite acrimony, there is unanimity among parties and youth groups about creating environment for elections

One month on

One month on

Caretaker government struggles to balance Constitution, election and youth demands

March to 5 March

March to 5 March

Despite government commitment, there are legal and technical hurdles to ensure out-of-country voting rights in time for upcoming polls

Nepal’s historic youth dissensus

Nepal’s historic youth dissensus

Ethnography that traces party-based student union politics helps explain how the GenZ emerged independently from it

Relocate, reallocate, recover

Relocate, reallocate, recover

Nepal starts picking up the pieces after last week’s destruction to build back a stronger economy

Nepal’s new normal

Nepal’s new normal

New PM is preparing a and interim citizen’s government amidst protests by sidelined parties

What next, Nepal?

What next, Nepal?

Youth protesters endorse candidacy of former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, but not all groups agree

Nepal’s 8 September massacre

Nepal’s 8 September massacre

The government has stirred a hornet's nest of anger among youth with Monday's killings

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