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Plight of Nepal’s Dalits
Persistent structural inequality has affected Nepal's marginalized communities, especially the Dalit community, which resides throughout the country's rural hinterlands. Dalits, who comprise more than 13 percent of the population, are disproportionately impacted by poverty, illiteracy, child marriage, and social exclusion despite constitutional guarantees of equality and inclusion.
May 15, 2025
Tensions Next Door: Echoes in Chinese Media
Tensions Next Door: Echoes in Chinese Media
May 15, 2025
Rato Matsyendranath: A Historical and Cultural Explorat...
Rato Matsyendranath: A Historical and Cultural Explorat...
May 14, 2025
Address Landlessness with Justice and Urgency
Address Landlessness with Justice and Urgency
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Harnessing Remittances for Long-Term Growth
Harnessing Remittances for Long-Term Growth
Nepal continues to experience an unprecedented surge in remittances, which remain a vital component of the country’s economy. According to Nepal Rastra Bank, the remittance inflow into Nepal stood at around Rs 1.2 trillion in the first nine months of the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25.
2 days ago
OPINION
Vipassana Diplomacy: A Path to Peaceful World Order- I
Vipassana Diplomacy: A Path to Peaceful World Order- I
I recently had another chance to sit in a ten-day noble silence and full-time meditation session at the Vipassana Center. The word "Vipassana" means "insight," that is, the aptitude to see things in their true perspective. Vipassana, an ancient meditation technique that is free from dogma, touches t...
2 days ago
OPINION
Will a 'Civil Commission' Shape Nepal’s Stalled Transitional Justice System?
Will a 'Civil Commission' Shape Nepal’s Stalled Transitiona...
A Civil Commission, led by victims and civil society, would serve as an alternative truth-seeking and documentation body outside state control.
3 days ago
Editorial
Set Realistic Budget Targets
Set Realistic Budget Targets
The government’s fiscal performance during this fiscal year tells a familiar yet disheartening story. With less than two months remaining, both revenue collection and expenditure have fallen short of our expectations. The report from the Financial Comptroller General's Office has revealed a wi...
3 days ago
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A Welcome Ceasefire—Now Let Common Sense Prevail
A Welcome Ceasefire—Now Let Common Sense Prevail
After days of intense military conflict between India and Pakistan—marked by drone strikes, missile attacks and heavy shelling that reportedly left more than 60 civilians dead—the announcement of a ‘full’ and ‘immediate’ ceasefire between the nuclear-armed neighbo...
4 days ago
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Inside the Collapse of Nepal’s Monarchy Revival
Inside the Collapse of Nepal’s Monarchy Revival
Dethroned king Gyanendra wants to gain political power and re-enter the Narayanhiti Palace, become king again, and rule the country. He wants to turn the benevolent citizens of Nepal back into his subjects. Like his father, King Mahendra Bikram, he desires to be a major source of the constitution an...
4 days ago
Editorial
Probe Prisha's Death Thoroughly
Probe Prisha's Death Thoroughly
When Prisha Sah, 19, from Birgunj, Nepal, was found dead in her hostel room at KIIT University, Odisha, India, under strange circumstances, it sent shockwaves among all Nepalis. Barely three months earlier, another Nepali student, Prakriti Lamsal, had lost her life in a similar manner. After two Nep...
6 days ago
OPINION
How Politics Killed Science in Gandaki Province
How Politics Killed Science in Gandaki Province
The government repealed "The Gandaki Province Academy of Science and Technology Act-2076", formed in 2020, without public consultation or internal notice.
The Constitution of Nepal (2072 BS) mandates the promotion of scientific research, technology development, and the protection of intellectual an...
6 days ago
Editorial
Starting Up the Start-ups
Starting Up the Start-ups
The government has selected 661 innovative projects for start-up enterprise loans in the fiscal year 2024/25 under the Start-up Enterprise Loan Operation Procedure, introduced two years ago. The Industrial Enterprise Development Institute (IEDI) had received 1,314 proposals, out of which 1,073 were...
May 08, 2025
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Unlocking Private Credit Market in Nepal
Unlocking Private Credit Market in Nepal
Nepal’s ongoing crisis in the financial co-operative sector has exposed vulnerabilities within the country’s financial system. Thousands of members are facing the loss of deposits due to mismanagement, fraud, and regulatory shortcomings, which have significantly eroded public confidence...
May 08, 2025