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Caretaker Governments and the Future of Fair Elections
Nepal’s repeated reliance on caretaker governments during political crises highlights a growing debate over whether a constitutionally mandated, non-partisan interim administration is necessary to ensure free and fair elections or whether it undermines democratic accountability.
Jan 14, 2026
How a Nepalese Chef on MasterChef India Captured the So...
How a Nepalese Chef on MasterChef India Captured the So...
Jan 13, 2026
From Rivers to Results: Why Nepal’s Water Still Fails...
From Rivers to Results: Why Nepal’s Water Still Fails...
Jan 13, 2026
The Unfinished Agenda of the Mayor of Kathmandu
The Unfinished Agenda of the Mayor of Kathmandu
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Nine Nepali migrant workers killed in fire incident in India
Home Minister Aryal in Janakpur for Madhesh province security conference
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4Two Gen-Z Front members to contest HoR election
5Australia tightens student visa for Nepali applicants, moves Nepal to ‘highest risk’ category
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More things change
More things change
GPK had embarked on a clean-up operation of his party as he systematically got rid of supporters of KP Bhattarai.
Apr 13, 2017
OPINION
Make or break
Make or break
What if the elected local governments fail to carry out the big tasks assigned to them by the constitution?
Apr 12, 2017
OPINION
Mixed blessing
Mixed blessing
Nepal should ideally be in a position to export power, not import it from other energy-starved countries.
Apr 12, 2017
OPINION
Trump’s supporters
Trump’s supporters
While Western media wax nostalgic about Barack Obama most Middle Eastern governments are relieved he is gone.
Apr 12, 2017
OPINION
Talking digital journalism
Talking digital journalism
Online journalists understand media owners’ reluctance to invest. Why do more when the online business is already very profitable?
Apr 11, 2017
OPINION
Secure together
Secure together
If India is willing to sell to Nepal the weapons it builds with foreign technology, we have no reason to look elsewhere.
Apr 11, 2017
OPINION
Reel truth
Reel truth
Most media and advocacy campaigns on LGBT rights highlight their problems, not the success of LGBT characters.
Apr 11, 2017
OPINION
Expressions of subalternity
Expressions of subalternity
BHAIRAHAWA. Like other conurbations of the country, settlements along the north-south road connecting the Indian plains with the East-West Highway of Nepal are emerging as centers of consumption rather than production. On a late-March evening, there was a seven-kilometer queue of loaded trucks waiti...
Apr 10, 2017
OPINION
Energy for all
Energy for all
Most least developed countries (LDCs), including Nepal, have ample potential for renewable and clean energy. But they seldom tap that potential. Consequently, 70 percent of the 900 million people living in the 48 least LDCs have limited access to energy. In other words, citizens of seven out of 10 L...
Apr 10, 2017
OPINION
Great Chinese urbanization
Great Chinese urbanization
HONG KONG: Residential property prices in China’s first-tier cities—Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen—are back up. A home there now runs buyers half as much as a home in the world’s most expensive cities: New York City, London, and Hong Kong.
Apr 10, 2017