Democracy v dictatorship

Published On: December 3, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Dinesh Bhattarai

Democracy v dictatorship

The ongoing elections turned into a referendum when two major left parties, UML and Maoists, formed an alliance, with the ultimate goal of imposing communist rule.

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Working safe

Published On: December 3, 2017 01:00 AM NPT By: Richard Howard and Ayushma Basnyat

Working safe

Occupational Safety and Health is an important component of ensuring decent work for all

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Putin’s long shadow

Published On: December 3, 2017 12:30 AM NPT By: Nina L. Khrushcheva

Putin’s long shadow

There is no “number two” in Russia. There is only Putin, controlling the FSB, the courts, and the commanding heights of the economy.

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Better Kathmandu

Published On: December 2, 2017 12:27 AM NPT By: Milan Pandey and Pukar Bam

Kathmandu has opportunities but no business environment. But it can be a ‘city of opportunities’.

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The Dubai debacle

Published On: December 2, 2017 12:21 AM NPT By: Hemant Arjyal

New Chinese markets provide the strongest hope for the continuation of A380 program.

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Losing our bearings

Published On: December 2, 2017 12:15 AM NPT By: BIDHYALAXMI MAHARJAN

The south-facing window of my house has long ceased to reveal the hills that sit on the edge of Kathmandu. When I peer out of the window, my view now consists of rectangular buildings as tall as five stories—the structures look like giant, rather geometrical monsters. New concrete replaces the old, more aesthetic houses every year as traditional neighborhoods around Patan Durbar Square, like mine, rush towards urbanization.

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On Sextortion

Published On: November 30, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Narayan Manandhar

On Sextortion

We need to agree that sextortion is more harmful than sexual harassment. If so, we need separate laws for it.

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"It is wrong to say we have no money for federal infrastructures. We have plenty"

Published On: November 30, 2017 01:00 AM NPT By: Biswas Baral and Mahabir Paudyal

"It is wrong to say we have no money for federal infrastructures. We have plenty"

Financial viability of the federal model has been a big concern of Nepali policymakers and economists in recent times. Many argue that Nepal simply cannot sustain the ‘costly’ federalism. Uma Shankar Prasad, Associate Professor at Tribhuvan University’s Central Department of Economics, thinks the opposite is true: that federalism is the perfect antidote to Nepal’s underdevelopment. But how? Republica’s Biswas Baral and Mahabir Paudyal caught up with Prasad, who has carried out extensive studies on fiscal federalism in Nepal.

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International illusions

Published On: November 29, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Shyam Sharma

International illusions

One can only hope that Nepali scholars and policymakers will come back to their senses and start informing the public that English-only instruction is dangerous.

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The local focus

Published On: November 29, 2017 01:00 AM NPT By: Bhairab Raj Kaini

The local focus

If we grow what is locally possible and eat what is locally available, food shortage areas can be shortly self-reliant.

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