As stability in the region helps China pursue its global goals, it might have seen Nepal’s upheaval as a roadblock to its aspirations.

Enabling Nepalis living abroad to vote in the elections is a welcome thought. But it’s a misplaced priority right now.

In the last fiscal year for which we have record, more than Rs300 billion was lost to corruption and Rs150 billion was laundered from Nepal.

Nepal should not be surprised if Japan decides to reduce its development assistance following KP Oli’s decision to attend the anti-Japan parade.

When it comes to cognitive capital, like the one needed to sustain the digital trade and IT service exports, we can capitalise on the absence of transit.

If we can develop an extensive understanding of the issue, our diplomats will have more weight in bilateral talks on the dispute.

In public transport, we should prioritise low-hanging fruits such as the taxi industry. Taxi companies could be mandated to use only EVs.

The top priority of the Maoist Centre is to reconnect with our voters, especially marginalised communities and oppressed class across the country.

To win confidence of people in Chure region, leaders let locals encroach on and exploit the hills, leading to current water crisis.

On Saturdays, the otherwise quiet Harion bazaar springs into action. Packed into heavy trucks and congested buses, so many people from villages far and wide swarm in from all directions, typically in a frantic search for the right quality of ration for their families.