Making the bureaucracy more efficient faces bureaucratic hurdles
The Covid-19 crisis has accelerated the digitisation process of government services from telehealth to telework, online meetings to remote…
For those growing up in the 1980s in Kathmandu, the 'Green Belt' became a familiar term as poplars rose up along the Ring Road. Over the years,…
The brutal murder of school principal Rajendra Shrestha in the remote village of Miklajung of Morang district this week is a cruel reminder of…
Going by official statistics, Nepal’s economy is doing splendidly. The economy grew at 2.27%, not bad considering that has been battered for the…
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAThe coronavirus is here to stay. Vaccines will not be available for Nepalis till late next year. There are no proven…
One of Barack Obama’s White House staffers once got into trouble for saying that a hurricane disaster presented a good opportunity for the…
Since Sunday night, Nepali tv viewers are greeted with this message on their screens for 120 of the most popular international sports,…
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAIIn 2017, Nepal held its first local election after two decades. A generation of Nepalis had grown up without any…
After six months of pressure, Prime Minister K P Oli has finally backed down to allow his ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) rivals led by…
Photo: RSSThe confusion and chaos that followed the sudden cancellation of repatriation flights on 16 August was just the latest proof that the…
A policeman with a crowd control device. Photo: MANISH PAUDELWhen the COVID-19 pandemic sent Nepal into a nation-wide lockdown, Nepali Police…
A deserted Tribhuvan International Airport today. All international flights in Nepal have been cancelled from 22-31 March. All Photos: BIKRAM…
Photo: HIMALKHABAR.COMThere is an old Hungarian proverb: ‘If you are among thieves, and you keep quiet, that makes you a thief as well.’The…
Illustration : DIWAKAR CHHETRIAfter deciding that Nepal meets criteria for democracy, transparency and governance, a donor government wants to…
Illustration : BHANU BHATTARAIWhile citizens in Western democracies try to get their governments to combat the misuse of their private data by…
The Visit Nepal 2020 yeti mascot has been met with bewilderment and some outrage
On 11 December, the Prime Minister and Cabinet's office tabled the 'bill to amend and integrate laws relating to the constitution and operation…
Now that all three festivals are over, it is time to remind ourselves of where we left off before the holidays. Lest we forget, in late…
Photo: RAMESH GIRI/RSSThroughout the state visit to Nepal by Chinese President Xi Jinping last weekend, Marxism-Leninism-Maoism ideology was…
Wearing a plain white polo shirt and a hint of a smile, former House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara walked out of Norvic Hospital on Tuesday…
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRIIt is once more that time of year when Nepalis eat, drink, and make merry in family reunions. Dasain is what binds…
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAFour years after the Constitution was promulgated, the main political actors involved in drafting it are now ruling…
