The Oli government had generated a lot of hope and expectations and it had solid foundation. For one, Nepal had got the first two-thirds majority government after nearly three decades. Government instability, we were told, had become one of the hurdles to policy reforms and in expediting development works.

RASUWA, Dec 21: When the devastating earthquake of April 2015 rendered them homeless, dozens of Uttargaya rural municipality residents fled to safer locations. In the immediate aftermath, they erected makeshift house in rented property and started living there. Months passed by, but life did not change.

SINDHULI, Nov 26: Although Sindhuli is considered as a hub for sweet orange (Junar) farming, the consumers are forced to pay excessively for the locally-produced fruits due to involvement of middlemen in the transaction.

When Republica titled a recent photo-essay on Kathmandu ‘Dustmandu’, it was done only half in zest. For the air that we are breathing right now in the national capital is not just unhealthy but also dangerous.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nov 24: It’s already afternoon on Wednesday. Ratna Kumari Nepali, 63, stepped out of her room and looked around for a sunny spot to sit. “I do not come out of the room unless the sun warms up. It’s too cold,” said Nepali. “But sometimes it does not remain here for long and sometimes it doesn’t even show up,” she lamented.