Nepal’s new loan sharks
How a cabal of moneylenders and real estate brokers have pulled six farmers of Kaski, a rich landlord of Kathmandu...
Greed at its peak: Elected local representatives pocketing allowances unlawfully
Local-level representatives have mired in the culture of the greed of receiving bloated allowances, and perks – a gesture of...
A non-existent person wins case in court stunning entire village folks
In what can be dubbed as a stupendous verdict, the District Court, Rupandehi gave its verdict in favor of a...
Judicial Committees: Lack of capacity, expertise, and clarity
If the statistics of five municipalities --Budanilakantha, Mahalaxmi, Tokha, Dhulikhel, and Surya Binayak -- within the Kathmandu Valley are to...
Government at all levels diverting development funds to buy new vehicles
In what can be termed as a flagrant blow to the law, government authorities appear to be glued onto the...
Social network insecure for women
Among the victims of crimes committed through social media, more than 80 per cent are women.
Scamming service seekers for commission
An exposition of a contemptible deed and involvement of Cottage and Small Industry Development Committee authorities of Humla of taking...
People have no ambulance. Mayors love costly car.
Unable to provide ambulance and firefighting services, people’s representatives at the local level are buying expensive luxury vehicles for themselves.
Local government: A wretched Gujara model
Ward’s administrative apathy a major factor to be blamed for deplorable state of affairs in Rautahat’s Gujara municipality. Binu Subedi:...
The battle for Rapti: local bodies’ rush to ravage riverbed causes conflict among themselves
A fierce competition among local governments to exploit natural resources of rivers and streams has triggered a new wave of...
‘Well-connected’ liaison officers behind Everest scams
A powerful group of liaison officers (LOs) pocketed millions of rupees and helped award summit certificates to fake climbers. Some...
How a business group turned Nepal’s only international airport into its private fiefdom
A business group has made immense profit from a multi-story building that failed to comply with the agreement. The way...
Partisan politics in local governments: Chiefs in minority cornered
Chiefs of local governments who don’t have a majority in the executive council of the municipality or rural municipality find...
13 years of untouchability-free nation: Even people’s representatives practise the evil
Nepal was declared an untouchability-free nation 13 years ago but the social evil still prevails in personal and public domains....
Worthless advisors, lackadaisical experts
The trend of appointments of advisors and experts from political cadres has been prevalent in provinces impacting negatively in qualitative...
Bhaktapur sets an example
Bhaktapur has set an example when it comes to the preservation of historic heritage, providing quality education and producing skilled...
Nepotism in construction works
Budget and resources have been misused to serve the interests of the relatives of people’s representatives in Chaukune Rural Municipality,
The other side of Tikapur incident: Innocent behind bars
Nepal’s judicial system jails innocent people, that too intentionally. The following are the stories of Bisa Ram Chaudhary, Ram Naresh...