RSP ready to hold by-elections if MPs repeatedly breach discipline standards

Some may argue that we are undermining ‘due process’, but the real problem is the traditionally long and inefficient administrative process.

Evicted squatters shifted to temporary lodgings, but resettlement remains uncertain

By Gaurav Pokharel & Daya Dudraj

Government weighing interim cash aid and monthly rent for displaced squatters, says PMO official.

Karnali’s yarsagumba season set for late May, but yields are thinning and risks rising

By Krishna Prasad Gautam

As the season approaches, thousands of villagers are busy gathering essential supplies, primarily 'satu' (roasted flour), ghee, and heavy woollen clothing, as they prepare to spend over a month in the high-altitude wilderness.

Jumla students work as porters in Kedarnath to fund higher studies

By DB Budha

Financial hardship drives youths from Sinja to India’s pilgrimage route, where earnings are higher but work is physically demanding and risky.

Demolition drive displaces over 500 students as schools razed in Kathmandu Valley

By Sudeep Kaini

Community schools on public land were bulldozed during eviction of squatters, leaving classes in limbo.

Jumla students work as porters in Kedarnath to fund higher studies

By DB Budha

Financial hardship drives youths from Sinja to India’s pilgrimage route, where earnings are higher but work is physically demanding and risky.

OPINION

Disruptive impact of mass vacancies at public bodies

Removing public officials without a replacement plan risks making things worse for potential beneficiaries.

Academic freedom, executively undone

By Sanitya Kalika

The justification of ‘urgency’ offered for the removal of officials sits uneasily with the idea of reform.

Nepal’s Foreign Policy: principles, practice and priorities

By Gopal Bahadur Thapa

Constructs such as ‘buffer state’ or ‘vibrant bridge’ have limited utility beyond seminar rooms.

Why Nepal needs economic reconstruction

By Nischal Dhungel

The country must stop treating agriculture, industry, energy and IT as competing silos.

VISUAL STORIES

The week in seven photos

Riverbank residents begin leaving homes after eviction notice

Inside temporary shelters, displaced families adjust after evictions

Kathmandu shrouded in haze as pollution spikes

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Government resends Constitutional Council ordinance to President

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Jumla students work as porters in Kedarnath to fund higher studies

Financial hardship drives youths from Sinja to India’s pilgrimage route, where earnings are higher but work is physically demanding and risky.

PM Shah says eviction drive aims to secure housing rights, not displace squatters

Says encroachment along riverbanks and public land is being addressed in line with the law, with relocation and resettlement measures planned for landless families.

Demolition drive displaces over 500 students as schools razed in Kathmandu Valley

Community schools on public land were bulldozed during eviction of squatters, leaving classes in limbo.

Trump says US to help ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz as tanker hit by projectiles

Trump provided few details about the plan, which he said would ‌start on Monday to aid ships and their crews that have been “locked up” in the vital waterway and are running low on food and other supplies.