Dasain is postponed
The Ass has been reminded that this paper takes a break over Dasain, and we skip one issue next week. Yay! Also,...
constitution
Rule of the lawless
Monday 19 September marks the seventh anniversary of the promulgation of the Constitution, and it comes just two days after the first...
Think nationally, vote locally
When the second wave hit Nepal in May 2021, city hospitals ran out of ICU beds and oxygen, and politicians in Kathmandu appeared helpless,...
Nepal’s contentious Constitution Day
Nepal’s new federal constitution was promulgated in 2015, but even six years later it is a contested document. While President Bidya Devi...
Step back from the brink
As feared, Prime Minister KP Oli’s brinkmanship has led the country to the edge of the cliff. This cartoon in Nepali Times...
Story of Nepali history
Since Nepali Times was established almost 20 years ago, we have covered everything from the royal massacre to the impact of the climate crisis...
Nepal’s history foretold
Those who do not learn from the past are destined to repeat it
Spooking Nepalis by snooping on them
On 11 December, the Prime Minister and Cabinet's office tabled the 'bill to amend and integrate laws relating to the constitution and...
History and context from Mahat
Ram Sharan Mahat, former foreign and finance minister of the Nepali Congress, has published an important book that serves as an explainer and update...
Wrecking crew
Four years after the Constitution was promulgated, the main political actors involved in drafting it are now ruling the country. The 2017...
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