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Govt's ambitious new city projects mired in challenges
Govt's ambitious new city projects mired in challenges

The government has planned 54 new cities across the Mid-Hill Highway, Postal Highway, and mountainous regions. However, these cities remain largely unimplemented due to inadequate budget and workforce.
1 day ago

SOCIETY
Female land ownership rises in urban areas
Female land ownership rises in urban areas

Female land ownership has been increasing in Kathmandu Valley and other urban areas. However, rural areas have not experienced the same rise in female landowners compared to urban regions.
4 days ago

POLITICS
Public outrage as govt tries to institutionalize lifelong benefits to former VVIPs
Public outrage as govt tries to institutionalize lifelong be...

The government's move to institutionalize lifelong state benefits for former VVIPs including the president, vice president, prime minister, chief justices, parliament speakers, among others has sparked widespread public outrage.
5 days ago

SOCIETY
Govt proposes heavy fines, strict measures for traffic violations in new draft law
Govt proposes heavy fines, strict measures for traffic viola...

The government has drafted a law to impose a fine 20 times higher than the current penalty for driving under the influence of alcohol. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport included this proposal in the draft of the Vehicle and Transport Management Act, 2081 BS.
Mar 13, 2025

POLITICS
Janamat party leaders face mounting pressure for clarifications
Janamat party leaders face mounting pressure for clarificati...

Dr Chandra Kant (CK) Raut-led Janamat Party (JP) has asked the party’s Vice-Chair Deepak Kumar Sah and central treasurer Surendra Narayan Yadav for a clarification.
Mar 11, 2025

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Green Growth, Growing Gaps: Nepal’s forest cover soars 46%, but timber imports still rule
Green Growth, Growing Gaps: Nepal’s forest cover soars 46%,...

Nepal's forest coverage has expanded to 46.08 percent, yet the country paradoxically faces rising timber imports. Despite the potential for self-reliance, inefficient forest management and policy setbacks have hindered timber production. Agricultural land is shrinking as forests grow, and misaligned...
Mar 09, 2025

SOCIETY
Melamchi pipes keep bursting: Who is to blame- KUKL or NEA?
Melamchi pipes keep bursting: Who is to blame- KUKL or NEA?

A water supply pipe beneath the road from Thapathali Chowk to Paropakar Maternity Hospital burst on Tuesday morning, spilling about 500,000 liters of water. The incident disrupted the water distribution system in the area.
Mar 05, 2025

SOCIETY
PSC recommends additional secretary post
PSC recommends additional secretary post

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has recommended to the members of the subcommittee of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee to create a new post of additional secretary in the bill related to the formation, operation, and conditions in the federal civil service, which is currently unde...
Mar 04, 2025

SOCIETY
Excessive holidays trouble service seekers
Excessive holidays trouble service seekers

The government published the list of public holidays for the year 2082 BS in the official gazette. In addition, the law grants government employees separate leave. If we include public holidays, festival holidays, Saturday holidays, birthday holidays, special holidays decided by the Council of Minis...
Mar 03, 2025

POLITICS
KVDA’s letter sparks dispute with Ministry of Land Management
KVDA’s letter sparks dispute with Ministry of Land Managemen...

The Kathmandu Valley Development Authority (KVDA), in mid-January, instructed all land revenue and survey offices in the valley to obtain its prior approval for land plotting for commercial purposes, except in cases of inheritance division. This directive has triggered a dispute between the authorit...
Feb 03, 2025
