The F word
Federalism has failed not because the system is flawed, but because Nepal’s politicians have
local-government
Thinking locally, acting locally
Konjyosom Rural Municpality is just 30km south of the Ring Road, but it might as well be the remotest village in the...
Deputies drive development in rural Nepal
Gita Adhikari, the deputy mayor of Damak, quit her job as assistant campus chief of Damak Multiple Campus when she was nominated...
Local government by the people, for the people, of the people
In the five years since transitioning into the federal system, Nepal’s local governments have garnered much more trust among voters than the...
All politics is local
KhotangLast year, as Nepal plunged headlong into the second wave of Covid-19, cities around the country including Kathmandu Valley announced lockdowns, and people of...
Nepal’s ‘war tourism’ is a scam
After the decade-long Maoist conflict ended in 2006, ex-guerrilla commanders and local governments here saw great potential for ‘war tourism’ in the...
Nepali women doubly burdened by climate change
Agriculture expert Yamuna Ghale was on a research visit to Dolakha district when she heard the women livestock farmers complain that their...
Nepali women doubly burdened by climate change
Agriculture expert Yamuna Ghale was on a research visit to Dolakha district when she heard the women livestock farmers complain that their...
Women leaders set example for rest of Nepal
After the first elections under federalism in 2017, Hupsekot became one of only two municipalities in Nepal in which women were voted both...
Women leaders set example for rest of Nepal
After the first elections under federalism in 2017, Hupsekot became one of only two municipalities in Nepal in which women were voted both...
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