The deaths of SSP Laxman Neupane and 18-month-old Tek Bahadur Saud, along with six other policemen, have sparked cries of outrage and disdain against the violent pursuits of a handful Tharu activists against the delineation of federal states in Tikapur, Kailali. Here in Kathmandu, many have expressed disgust against the “carnage” in Kailali, the bestial response to a topical discussion in the CA—that of the demarcation of federal states in the new six-province federalism model, which has since morphed into a seven-province model.

A man seeking freedom from cigarettes realises that his struggle is for a larger idea

Two weeks ago, I landed in Trivandrum, Kerala. At around midnight, because we hadn’t cleared customs in New Delhi,

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