The political crisis in Madhes Province reflects the fragile state of Nepal’s federalism
The GenZ chants in Kathmandu and the curfew in Janakpur are not separate stories
Central leadership in Kathmandu continues to display its reluctance to devolve power to the provinces
Nearly half of the Nepalis are still positive about the direction the country has been going, say there has been significant progress in gender equality
The metamorphosis of Janakpur, and a new cultural portrait of Birganj
The accelerated mass migration out of rural mountains is proof that federalism is malfunctioning
Kathmandu never really devolved power to provinces to give federalism a chance to work
Federalism has failed not because the system is flawed, but because Nepal’s politicians have
Nepalis at the grassroots for whom grassroots democracy has not delivered
Swiss Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller Oswald has been in Nepal for over a decade and in that time, has seen the country undergo significant…
Kathmandu’s rulers have yet to learn the ABC’s of devolving power to provinces
Federalism has become an ‘F’ word because Nepal’s politicians are reluctant to devolve power to provinces.
Illustration: RABINDRAOver the past 30 years since the first People’s Movement, we have seen that things start moving in Nepal when local…
Takam village (above) in Dhaulagiri Municipality is a model for how federalism should function. Photos: JOY STEPHENSBal Bir Biswakarma from the…
Photo: BIKRAM RAI/NEPALI TIMESWhen the second wave hit Nepal in May 2021, city hospitals ran out of ICU beds and oxygen, and politicians in…
After hemming and hawing about holding local elections, top leaders of the five-party alliance that met on Tuesday finally made some headway.…
The Election Commission has set local elections for May, with federal elections following early next year. Given the heated debate about…
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAIIn 2017, Nepal held its first local election after two decades. A generation of Nepalis had grown up without any…
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAIOn 19 September, Nepal marked Constitution Day. It was on this day five years ago that the Constitution was…
This reality show is as real as it gets, and we better get new systems in place
https://youtu.be/FmieAvLuWBoFederalism was supposed to bring the government closer to the people, decentralise medical care and improve public…
Photo : BIKRAM RAIThere used to be a time when the main public health threat in Nepal was from infectious diseases like malaria, encephalitis,…
TOO POOR TO MATTER: The bamboo shed that serves half the 124 students enrolled at Uma Primary School in Rautahat district. PHOTOS: Gargee…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcOLeRbQqWwSwiss Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller Oswald is on her second diplomatic stint in Nepal after also…
