We must consider disasters as man-made and intervene on time in order to reduce risks.

We repeatedly see that the court is being asked to rule on what are essentially political disputes.

There are no year-round surveillance and prevention programmes to tackle this growing health menace.

The collective pledge of Nepali parties to attract investment needs to be translated into action.

Lack of regular monitoring has allowed eateries to serve contaminated food to consumers.

The grabbing of children organisation’s land is a disturbing reminder of other recent major land scams.

The Koshi chief minister’s fall from power is sadly accompanied by a fall from grace.

Gender-inclusive toilets are a matter of right for queer folks. They will also boost pink tourism.

The breakdown of alternate political forces damages the health of Nepali democracy.

Ruling and opposition parties must join hands to collectively tackle co-operative fraud.

The government has failed to provide people with clean air, depriving them of a basic human right.

Congress and UML continue to be the mainstays of Nepali politics. They are still hard to challenge.

The government must create green building designs to combat heatwaves.

The provincial-level leaders should stop acting as puppets of their political masters in Kathmandu.

Investing in LGBTIQ tourism will benefit Nepal in multiple ways.

A safer food system that prioritises the well-being of consumers is the need of the hour.

Our campaigns to educate the people about the ills of ‘chhaupadi’ are inadequate.

The government must take a multipronged approach, bringing together various stakeholders to make wildfires a rarity.

The undue involvement of province heads and speakers in provincial politics is most troubling.

As always, the UML chief has made a calculated move. Yet he controls only part of a large political puzzle.