Nation

Nepal Telecommunication Lack-of-Authority

The expansion and upgrade of mobile phone services is stuck because of regulatory failure

Ramesh Kumar

Refugees-in-waiting

With most Bhutan refugees resettled in third countries, some families are abandoned again

Gopal Gartaula

Life with sickle cell

Little known genetic disorder that afflicts Nepal’s Tharu population needs urgent government attention

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Fighting for yarsa

The recent yarsagumba dispute has thrown into sharp focus how the question of natural resources will be addressed in future

Bhrikuti Rai

Fighting spirit

In a society where women victims of rape usually remain silent because of fears of ostracisation, Sapana dared to seek justice.

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Lumbini set to take off

An upgraded Bhairawa airport will launch Buddha’s birthplace as an international pilgrimage site

Matt Miller

Fighting for yarsa

The recent yarsagumba dispute has thrown into sharp focus how the question of natural resources will be addressed in future

Bhrikuti Rai

Lethal veggies

Heavy pesticides use and low consumer awareness is affecting public health

Sonia Awale

Not business as usual

The global battle against climate change may be won or lost in Asia.

Nessim J Ahmad and Kaveh Zahedi

Montreal to Kyoto

The Montreal Protocol was a success. The Kyoto Protocol so far has been a failure.

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Keeping wells well

As monsoon signals the beginning of a busy 4-month long planting season, residents go about cleaning their houses and water sources

Ayesha Shakya

Sajha goes green

Collect the rain, wash buses, raise the water table

Sunir Pandey

Cleaning up Everest

Working quietly behind the scenes are Khumbu's citizens to keep the trekking trails in the region clean and trash-free

Matt Miller

Lake 464

The lake in the remote Hongu Basin in eastern Nepal is so recent it doesn’t even have a name. It is just known by its number: Lake 464. An…

Bhrikuti Rai

Forced to disappear

The district with the most forced disappearances during the conflict is still in mourning

Tufan Neupane

Highways of death

The lack of trauma centres along Nepal’s highways has worsened the fatality rate

Sunir Pandey

“I need to know why”

The war is not over for relatives of those killed and disappeared during the Maoist insurgency

Gopal Gartaula

New planes, new hope

New planes and overhauled management can restore confidence in Nepal Airlines and the country whose flag it proudly flies

Vijay Lama

Knowing how to ask for help

Nepal’s new foreign aid policy must balance urgent infrastructure spending with investment in social sectors

Bhrikuti Rai

Village of the widows

Time hasn’t healed the sorrow of the women of Dang who are dismayed by the self-pardon of perpetrators

Devika Gharti Magar

The winter of our spring

The amorality of the market plays out on Everest, the laws of profit and price determine the ultimate success of an expedition

Tashi Sherpa

Game of drones

Nepal has no laws for unmanned aerial vehicles but drones have enormous potential for conservation and tourism. And surveillance.

Sunir Pandey

Justifying the justices

The Judicial Council and the Law Minister have come under fire for their Supreme Court nominations

Binita Dahal

The Everest spring season is over

Mt Everest is officially still open, but functionally closed due to factors, only one of which is the mountain

Matt Miller

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