Accountability
In Koshi Province, DPRs worth millions for projects never to be built
Many detailed project reports (DPRs) prepared by the Koshi provincial government at the cost of tens of millions are shelved....
Uncooperative cooperatives
A Rs1 billion project aimed at promoting farmers failed due to mismanagement
Corruption convicts are still enjoying properties ordered to be seized
Even after years since courts ordered confiscation of properties amassed through illegal means, corruption convicts and their families continue to...
Government move to lift ban on felling of Sal trees benefits powerful traders instead of small-scale farmers
Last year, the government lifted the decades-long ban on felling of Sal trees grown on private land. But by introducing...
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...
Lessons still not learnt
By banning women from going to the Gulf, the government continues to put them at a higher risk of exploitation...
While hydropower operators enjoy benefits, investors are left emty-handed
The public investment in the hydropower sector is at risk due to the lack of institutional good governance and operators’...
Malnutrition hasn’t abated in Karnali despite huge investments
As many as 16 programmes that aim to curb malnutrition among children are currently ongoing in the province. A total...
Questioning Quotas: Reservation Policy at a Crossroads
Nepal’s reservation system, intended for review every 10 years, has not undergone any reform. As a result, marginalized groups who...
Nepaleaks
Nepal’s Largest-Ever Leaks On Illegal Wealth Shows 55 Nepali Business People Laundered Billions Of Rupees Across Several Countries
Many TU lecturers take ‘study leave’ to go abroad and do not ever return to work
The university provides paid study leave for lecturers, aiming it helps upgrade their skills. But this provision has been grossly...-1736943504.jpg)
How interest groups and middlemen manoeuvre to change Nepal’s laws
Interest groups force lawmakers to insert changes that benefit them, not just during the bill drafting process but also after...
