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In Koshi Province, DPRs worth millions for projects never to be built

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

Uncooperative cooperatives

A Rs1 billion project aimed at promoting farmers failed due to mismanagement
Corruption convicts are still enjoying properties ordered to be seized

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...
How interest groups and middlemen manoeuvre to change Nepal’s laws

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...
Nepali Women Trafficked to China

Nepali Women Trafficked to China

Nepali women married to Chinese men are waiting to be rescued after experiencing extreme abuse.