Investigative Stories
Lawmakers splurge in the name of controversial Constituency Development Fund
Even as the very significance of the Constituency Development Fund is being questioned, lawmakers continue to spend money in the...
Local governments compete to turn agricultural lands into residential zones
Experts warn an agricultural crisis looms large owing to haphazard plotting of arable land.
The politics and lucrative business of Kathmandu’s waste
Why has Kathmandu's garbage issue not been resolved? A look at the politics of trash and the billions of dollars...
Serial deaths in police custody in Terai raise alarm
Young people, mainly from the Madhesi Dalit minority, are dying in police custody because the government isn't doing enough to...
A family ravaged by rhino horn trade
What impact do strict laws and inadequate investigations into wildlife crimes have on the Chepang community in Chitwan? The story...
Rape survivors forced to fight a lonely battle for justice
Defendants with strong social clout pressure rape survivors to change their statements, prompting courts to sentence the victims instead. Further,...
Nursing staff crunch leaves hospitals high and dry
Although the government makes big claims on building hospitals and expanding health services, it is ignoring the need to hire...
The ‘stateless’ people of Dhakka camp
Politicians visit the Dhakka camp during every election, vowing to end their plight, but the residents have given up all...
Startling rag to riches tale of a clerk, his nexus with politicians
How did clerk Bhimkanta Bhandari, who started his own business by landing a government contract during the Covid-19 pandemic, become...
This is how intelligence agencies are misused in Nepal’s elections
Information about the strength and weakness of parties and candidates reaches political parties’ meetings way ahead of elections. Here’s a...
A slum’s story of violence, exploitation and lack of civic consciousness
A Majhi settlement in Kathaar, Chitwan has turned into a 'slum' to supply servants to the local elite and political...
Lightning strikes
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...
Landgrab in garb of airport development
Yeti group compelled people of Dharan to sell their land for cheap to pave the way for a new airport....
Political parties and their cronies are illegally capturing public land
Parties, and organisations close to them, have captured thousands of ropanis of public land. But the land administration hasn’t bothered...