Investigative Stories

Trafficking
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....
Airports are being built in Nepal to meet selfish goals
Even if the existing airports are being closed for a lack of passengers, the race for opening the new ones...
Policy corruption
Dahal government to change law to distribute land to grabbers, party workers
Prime Minister Dahal, by crafting a narrative that singles out forests as the primary obstacles to development, seeks to facilitate...
DPR scam: Development Projects in Karnali Stuck in Limbo
Dozens of DPRs are prepared at the behest of politicians every year in the province but the provincial government has...
Unveiling Horror: Tradition's Shackles on Eastern Rukum's Daughters
Perverse practices in the name of 'chhoti basne' and 'tani biwaha' in Eastern Rukum subject girls to the constant fear...
Adding insult to injury: Nepali women, children grapple with statelessness
Many Nepali women and their children are enduring the plight of statelessness due to discriminatory politics and government officials. Misogynistic...
Silent Suffering: Nepal's Unheard Cry for Justice and Rehabilitation for Rape Survivors
Every day, four girls fall victim to rape in Nepal, yet the government has failed to assume responsibility for the...
Pesticides causing public health crisis
Misuse of pesticides is becoming a major reason for deaths in Nepal. Research shows that the public health crisis caused...
Whose CIAA is it anyway?
The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in Nepal, initially tasked with combating corruption and ensuring good governance,...
Migrant worker
Migrant worker import quota won via fake deals, then traded for millions
Several companies, involved in a fraudulent scheme, exploited fake contracts to import labor to Malaysia, subsequently selling their quotas for...
Vulnerable and Unprotected: The Plight of Girls with Intellectual Disabilities in Nepal
Desperate Measures: Surgical Uterus Removal in Response to Escalating Sexual Violence.
Government’s ill-planned move puts future of 1.3 million children is at risk
Due to the government's lack of readiness for the complete enforcement of the Compulsory and Free Education Act-2075, scheduled to...
Millions spent on development of Badimalika, to no avail
In the Badimalika region of the Far West, despite an allocation of Rs. 380 million for tourism and infrastructure development,...
Politicians and land mafia join hands to encroach Pokhara lakes
Despite court orders to conserve the natural water bodies in the lake city, the government remains indifferent, turning a blind...