Investigative Stories
The Nepalis braving ‘death route’ to reach Europe
Tricked by organised human traffickers, Nepalis who try to land in Greece illegally via Turkey are dying and disappearing in...
Workplaces become danger zones as safety protocols take a backseat
Almost 250 people are killed and 20,000 injured each year in workplace accidents. Yet, little is being done to enforce...
'Sugar disease' fatigues sugarcane farmers
Just as ‘sugar disease’ causes fatigue in the body, wrong government policies and the attitude of the industrialists towards growers...
Nepal government’s multi-billion rupee ‘industrial village’ project is caught in a limbo
The project that aims to provide jobs to 74000 people is progressing at a snail’s pace. With none of the...
The election commission’s reckless spending
Even as the country has been reeling under an economic crisis, the local level election “brought a Dashain” to the...
When poverty becomes the crime
As authorities misuse the criminal justice system, poor people languish in Nepal's prisons for failing to furnish their bail.
Government apathy leaves critical care patients in the lurch
Patients across Nepal suffer as public hospitals fail to employ super speciality doctors.
Settlements untouched by elections: These citizens are not allowed to vote
The country is now in election mode. However, there are many settlements in Madhesh where even those who have reached...
Hunger for development leaves Bajhang in disarray
A beautiful village in Bajhang has become desolate as officials neglected laws and regulations and even ignored warnings of experts....
Broken promises: how Nepal’s political parties turned election manifestos into empty dreams
Nepal’s political parties floated a lot of dreams in their local-level election manifestos to lure voters; five years on, those...
Fraudulent cooperatives get state protection
How have cooperatives supposed to be instrumental in uplifting the poor have instead become mediums to rip them off? The...
Local levels show the way in conservation
Several local governments have done exemplary work by becoming engaged in wildlife and ecological conservation.
Monkey, maize and man
Farms in Syangja’s Putalibazaar are under assault from gangs of roving monkeys that destroy all the crops, leaving farmers with...
Man-made disaster
[wr_row][wr_column]Roads constructed by destroying forests and protected areas have caused disasters in several places. Environmental law and environmental construction are...