Five days, five questions: How Army Headquarters became Nepal’s political centre
By Matrika Dahal & Tufan Neupane The Gen Z uprising brought down the government and left Nepal in a political vacuum. Here is how the five days that followed unfolded, as Army Headquarters emerged as the centre of efforts to restore order and form a new government.
Inside the five days when Army headquarters became Nepal’s political centre
By Matrika Dahal & Tufan Neupane Days after September 9, as the elected government collapsed, Nepal Army found itself at the heart of negotiations over a new government, the fate of Parliament and the country’s political transition.
Until death: Inside Nepal’s harshest punishment
By Tufan Neupane & Parbat Portel Nepal has no death penalty. Instead, it has life imprisonment until death — a sentence with no release date.An investigation by Kantipur shows who receives this sentence, how it is applied, and what justice means for victims, prisoners, and the state.
Nepal’s federal security gap: Provinces have constitutional authority, CDOs exercise real power
By Tufan Neupane & Parbat Portel A decade into federalism, chief district officers continue to lead crisis response under the old administrative structure; provinces’ responsibility for peace and security remains largely theoretical.
Reporter’s Diary: Driving into a divided landscape
By Tufan Neupane A journey to report on deadly communal violence became an account of fear, uncertainty and the difficult decisions journalists face when every choice carries consequences.
Inside Kaptanganj: How a religious flag dispute and a loudspeaker turned a border village deadly
By Tufan Neupane & Parbat Portel A month-old incident that engulfed a village that had never seen Hindu-Muslim conflict before shows what happens when religious tensions in plain sight and official warnings go unheeded.
Nepal once had a vibrant civil society. Now it is faded and fragmented
By Tufan Neupane From a force for democratic change to a diminished role, civil society is struggling to find its place in a transformed political landscape.
DNA report contradicts gang-rape case against four juveniles
By Jyotee Katuwal & Tufan Neupane Findings link only the main accused to the victim, raising fresh questions over prosecutors' decision to charge all four with rape and murder.
From banks to brokers and insurers: The multi-billion-rupee empire of the Bhatta-Agrawal syndicate
By Tufan Neupane, Matrika Dahal & Durga Dulal A forensic examination of charge sheets reveals how corporate loans, paper land deals, share trading financed through credit, and alleged market manipulation converged in a 27-billion-rupee financial crime case.
Chief Justice Sharma’s court record shows low authorship in key bench decisions
By Tufan Neupane Published Supreme Court rulings show newly appointed chief justice was more often a signatory than the principal author of precedent-setting judgments.
Weak arbitration defence costs government billions
By Tufan Neupane State agencies’ ineffective counterclaims in disputes with construction firms have resulted in losses of at least Rs 5.5 billion over five years.
How the hymen test continues to undermine rape investigations in Nepal
By Tufan Neupane The virginity test, which the World Health Organisation has called unscientific, is still a regular part of rape investigations in Nepal.
She climbed the sky: Half a century of women conquering Mount Everest
By Tufan Neupane From Junko Tabei’s historic ascent in 1975 to a new generation of Nepali climbers, women have steadily reshaped Everest’s record books.
Politicians, ex-justices note breach of seniority in chief justice pick
By Tufan Neupane The recommendation of Manoj Kumar Sharma as chief justice has broken the seniority norm, raising questions over the Constitutional Council’s decision.
Indecent behaviour, indecent justice: How police misuse the law to arbitrarily detain citizens
By Tufan Neupane Records show police routinely use the ‘indecent behaviour’ law to arrest individuals, often without evidence or access to legal counsel, leaving many to spend weeks in custody.