Baisakh Ek
20 years ago this week as we were celebrating the Nepali New Year 2061, everyone in the country had one wish: for...
Selling Sex
During the decade-long Maoist insurgency, many fled to the cities and India for fear of being recruited. A majority ended up in...
Battle of Beni
On 20 March 2004, Nepalis woke up to the news of one of the biggest and bloodiest battles in the Maoist conflict...
Driving each other nuts
Kathmandu’s streets are busier than ever before with nearly 2 million vehicles, 1.5 of them just two wheelers. This has worsened air...
Collateral damage
The total casualties of the Maoist insurgency surpassed 10,000 in March 2004. At least 7,000 more would be killed before the Peace...
The ethnic card
20 years ago this week, Nepali Times published a report warning about the Maoists using ethnicity for recruitment. Following Mao Zedong’s example,...
Reviving vultures
Not everything in Nepal is in decline. The country has made dramatic strides in public health, forestry and conservation. Starting in late 1990s,...
Melamchi in a mess again
Melamchi is still a mess. The 2021 floods partially destroyed this water supply project, the most expensive in Nepal which took 30...
28 years since the War
It has been 28 years since the Maoists launched their armed struggle. Maoist-ruled municipalities have defied a court order to mark 13...
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