The reason Swaraj is here, according to some analysts, is to make sure that Oli got the message that in return India wants loyalty
Om Astha Rai
A decade after Nepal was declared a federal republic, most Nepalis still do not know what federalism means and how it will work
Kathmandu Valley’s air can be cleaner and its houses safer and cheaper to make with these new building blocks
Sonia Awale
The past was petrol, the present is electric and the future is hydrogen
Kunda Dixit
An epidemic of pollution-related allergies sweeps Kathmandu as winter wears on
Nepal Army demolishes historic hospital to make way for commercial complex
Rameshwar Bohara
Nepalis on Thursday witnessed something they had not seen in a decade: both the ceremonial and executive heads of state offering flowers to the statue of Prithvi Narayan Shah
Govinda KC’s disposition at the Supreme Court on 8 January
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Much delayed project would transform tourism and the economy of Central Nepal
Ziyu Lin
Tens of thousands of labourers flock to Kathmandu from all parts of Nepal and beyond, driven by opportunities to earn
Marty Logan
Floods in the Tarai repeatedly inundate villages, submerging villagers in poverty
Shreejana Shrestha
Camps are closing in 2018, and remaining refugees wait to return or move on
Jenna Kunze
The louder the clarification, the deeper the speculation. This appears to describe Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s statement that he will not form the new government outside his party’s alliance with the UML
Can new provincial governments address hardships of war victims?
The number of Nepalis exploiting immigration loopholes to work in Japan is rising exponentially
The Centre is yet to decide where to set up temporary headquarters of state governments, but people in Dharan have already declared their city the capital of Province 1
Pokhara may be the undisputed capital city of Province 4, but it lacks physical infrastructure for the 60-member state assembly hall, ministries and the Chief Minister’s residence
Yuvaraj Shrestha
The bargaining for power in the merged communist parties and the wrangling in the provinces is a sign of things to come, and what lies in store for Nepali politics in the new year
Two weeks after the final phase of elections, the NC, voted out by the people, clings to power, while the Left Alliance is struggling to form the new government
Kathmandu Valley’s water table is falling fast as demand for water empties aquifers
“But Rani Pokhari will need a coffee shop. We will build it.”
Sahina Shrestha
Thanks to the new Constitution, women who were under-represented in the First Past the Post results will get seats in federal and provincial assemblies via Proportional Representation quotas.
Nepalis are proud about Lumbini, but not outraged about its development
