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How Reservoirs Have Transformed Ghorahi
March 23, 2026 Artificial reservoirs built across villages have changed rural life in Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City. With improved irrigation, tourism, and employment, dry...
Investigative Stories
Nepal’s local governments have spent Rs1.5 billion in DPRs. Has it all gone to waste?
Many detailed project reports (DPRs) are neither on record nor have the proposed projects taken off. CIJ Nepal investigates what...
Pokhariya Municipality: The local government that has become the hotbed of organised corruption
The local government has witnessed illicit transfer and appointment of hundreds of officials. Many say they had paid for the...
Hotter Himalaya melts glaciers
Villages in Manang live directly below a glacial lake that is in danger of bursting
Stray cattle continue to haunt Kailali and Kanchanpur streets despite massive investment to manage them
Streets and settlements in Kailali and Kanchanpur have been teeming with stray cattle for years, destroying crops and causing road...
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Federalism
Reversal of Political Parties and The Election Commission: Dalit Women on the Brink of Losing Quotas
In the local election held a year ago, Dalit women did not give candidacy in 123 wards out of 6...Discrimination
Nepal’s queer Dalits face double discrimination
While queer Nepalis have been facing social ostracization and violence for long, the Dalits among them face even worse.Climate Crisis
Hundreds of sheep die in lightning strikes
Almost 1,500 sheep have been killed in lightning skills in Baghjale in Jumla District. As they lose their cattle to...Accountability
In Myagdi, authorities remain mum on the face of labour exploitation
Labourers who have worked on big projects in Myagdi haven’t got their wages. On the face of this exploitation, public...Kleptocracy
Harka Sampang’s house of cards
Dharan elected him after being fed up with old political parties and bureaucrats but the new mayor’s list of misdeeds...Crime
Violence, Exploitation and Trafficking in the Name of Entertainment
Most women and girls who end up at dohori saajh and cottage restaurants essentially want to escape poverty and violence....Cross-Border Investigation
