While the strength of the new variant is uncertain, it is important to be vigilant.

Forming commissions and study groups is insufficient for the desired administrative reforms.

The health ministry should see the SC directive on mental health to pitch for more government funding.

People can get disillusioned with the state if they cannot get good services even at a high cost.

Future governments must nurture this sapling of global dialogue the Oli government has planted.

If the new TJ appointees too fail, the country’s image and stability could both take a hit.

Timely preparation is a must to prevent a repeat of the yearly water-induced disasters.

Even as intellectual property rights violations put off investors, they also often harm Nepali consumers.

The digital push in Karnali province shows a disconnect between policy-making and people.

The US-brokered ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan offers hope on multiple fronts.

Medical establishments are widely abusing the provisions of free medical services and medicines.

Now that both India and Pakistan have fired their first salvos, it’s time to give diplomacy a chance.

The indiscriminate use of pesticides in vegetables could lead to a public health crisis.

The government’s refusal to make property details of ministers public is problematic.

How can justice be done in the Prisha Sah case when the previous one remains unresolved?

Some laudable measures are being taken on mental health. But they are not enough.

Why do victims of all kinds from around the country have to descend to Kathmandu to be heard?

The painful lessons of the 2015 earthquakes are being fast forgotten.

A new bill proposes much-needed reforms of rules governing climbing and cleaning up the mountain.

Dissatisfaction with the Oli government—and his generation of leaders—runs wide and deep.