Federalism has failed not because the system is flawed, but because Nepal’s politicians have
Stone quarry in Lalitpur's Tikabhairav. All photos: SAGAR BUDHATHOKIKonjyosom Rural Municpality is just 30km south of the Ring Road, but it…
Gita Adhikari giving sewing machines to women from the Muslim community.Gita Adhikari, the deputy mayor of Damak, quit her job as assistant…
Illustration: SWORUP NHASIJUIn the five years since transitioning into the federal system, Nepal’s local governments have garnered much more…
When the only ambulance in Diprung Chuichumma could not attend to all the emergencies, Chair Bhupendra Rai himself drove the infected to health…
After the decade-long Maoist conflict ended in 2006, ex-guerrilla commanders and local governments here saw great potential for ‘war tourism’ in…
Agriculture expert Yamuna Ghale was on a research visit to Dolakha district when she heard the women livestock farmers complain that their goats…
Hupsekot Rural Municipality recently inaugurated a 10-bed coronavirus-dedicated hospital. Municipality chair Laxmi Pandey is at centre. All…
Charikot Hospital in 2015 after it was upgraded from a primary health care centre by Nyaya Health Nepal. Photo: Nyaya Health Nepal. In one of…
Something is not working if officials elected to protect the public only protect those who fund them
One of the most prominent changes we see while travelling across Nepal these days is the presence of earth movers, bulldozers, tipper trucks and…
Pic: Bhanu BhattaraiThe 2015 Constitution and arrival of fresh political leaders through nationwide elections in 2017 promised a more equal and…
Of all the parts of Kathmandu Valley worst hit in the April 2015 earthquake was the historic town of Sankhu. But this is also where elected…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Who9k1JGrgsEver since it was launched in 1984 the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) has been a…
May 2017 was a milestone in Nepal’s transition from a unitary system to a federal state, but a year since locally elected representatives took…
In the three decades after 1960 when political parties were banned, there were Village Panchayats. After the democratic changes in 1990, they…
When Nepali Times decided last month to profile a dozen model mayors, we had no idea how difficult the job was going to be. There were not that…
Om Astha RaiOne-and-a-half years after being fired for failing to speed up post-earthquake recovery, Sushil Gyewali is back as the CEO of…
During most of the decade after the conflict ended in 2006, Nepal was ruled by a three-party cartel which took turns running the country. It was…
Dipendra BhandariThe road in front of the house I live in Sanepa, and one next to the school my six-year-old son goes to, was dug up for…
