Free and fair election key to restoring Nepal's international reputation

Nepal, Jan. 12 -- The country burned during the two days of the Gen Z protests and in the four months since, Nepal is marked by an overall state of uncertainty. The investigation into the state suppre... Read More

RSP is a residual power of older parties, not a true alternative

Nepal, Jan. 5 -- Nepal has witnessed a socio-political upheaval following the Gen Z protests of September. With elections slated to take place on March 5 and political parties gearing up accordingly, ... Read More

UML does not have a culture of generational power transfer

Nepal, Dec. 22 -- time prime minister KP Sharma Oli was re-elected to the post of CPN-UML's chair through the party's 11th general convention last week. Of the 19 officebearers voted in by more than 2... Read More

Government, Gen Z agreement could hinder timely elections

Nepal, Dec. 15 -- On Wednesday, the interim government and Gen Z representatives signed a 10-point agreement to give legitimacy to September's Gen Z uprising that ousted the KP Oli government. Many po... Read More

Oli's ouster will open the door for generational transfer of power

Nepal, Dec. 8 -- Among the three mainstream political parties, the CPN-UML has been the most lagging in internalising the spirit of the Gen Z movement. The party's chair, KP Sharma Oli, who was the pr... Read More

Many injured during the Gen Z protests have not been in touch

Nepal, Dec. 1 -- In the third expansion of her Cabinet on October 27, Prime Minister Sushila Karki recommended former health secretary Dr Sudha Sharma Gautam as the minister for health and population.... Read More

We focus on book-knowledge rather than practical knowledge

Nepal, Nov. 24 -- time campaigner for practical applications of modern science and technology and for the fostering of research and innovation in Nepal, Mahabir Pun was selected as the Minister for Ed... Read More

We might have to request people to contest elections on Nepali Congress ticket

Nepal, Nov. 10 -- In the aftermath of the Gen Z movement, the Nepali Congress seems to be the only mainstream party to have accepted, albeit partially, the movement's spirit. However, the party has be... Read More

Gen Z movement mandated reform in political parties

Nepal, Nov. 3 -- In the aftermath of September's Gen Z movement, only one of the three traditional parties seems to have captured, albeit only in part, the spirit of the movement. The Gen Z-ers in the... Read More

Police still using Second World War-era hunting rifles

Nepal, Oct. 27 -- The Gen Z protests on September 8 exposed multiple lapses in the Nepal Police's crowd control mechanism, resulting in 19 deaths in a day. The riots on September 9, triggered partiall... Read More

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