The closure of Kathmandu Valley Public Library has become a window into Nepal’s relationship with books, knowledge and public life.

With only four provisions on land-related concerns in the government’s annual policy and programme, activists and informal settlers say key questions over land rights, housing security and evictions remain unanswered.

Protesters from all seven provinces accuse the government of displacing communities without resettlement plans.

To supporters, Oli is ‘Ba’—a father figure. To critics, he weakened intra-party democracy and shut his eyes to corruption. Now Oli could be fighting his final battle against Balen.

The ethnic Nepalis in Sikkim raised strong objections after the Supreme Court of India termed them “people of foreign origin” during a hearing on January 13 this year.