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Gen Z representatives reject government's invitation for constitution amendment talks

Kathmandu, May 15 -- Representatives of the Gen Z movement have turned down an invitation from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers for talks on constitution amendment, saying the... Read More


What the prime minister's asset disclosure tells us about Nepal's quietly growing influencer economy

Kathmandu, May 11 -- When Prime Minister Balendra Shah filed his mandatory asset disclosure, one line stood out: he listed Rs 14.6 million in cash and identified his primary income sources as Facebook... Read More


Eviction pressure adds to hardship for Gen Z protest victim

Kathmandu, May 5 -- A heavy silence has fallen over the informal settlement tucked behind the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj. It is not the silence of peace, but of paralysed fe... Read More


Nepal tops South Asia in press freedom index, but risks grow at home

Kathmandu, May 3 -- On paper, Nepal is doing better than most of its neighbours. In practice, the space for journalism is tightening. As the world marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Nepal's pos... Read More


Second phase of eviction drive begins

Kathmandu, May 1 -- As part of the second phase of the eviction drive to remove "unmanaged settlements" along the Kathmandu Valley's riverbanks, authorities carried out demolition drives early Friday ... Read More


They built lives on land that was never theirs. Now they have nothing

Kathmandu, April 27 -- It was around 5pm on Sunday. A steady pre-monsoon downpour had flooded the ground at the Dasharath Stadium. Scattered belongings lay soaked in the rain. Faces in the crowd looke... Read More


Squatter settlements on Bagmati riverbanks razed as residents await an uncertain future

Kathmandu, April 26 -- Inside Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Saturday, a municipal police officer told landless squatters evicted from the Thapathali riverbank settlement: "Those going to Kirtipur ... Read More


Nepali Army warns of legal action over misleading content

Kathmandu, April 24 -- The Nepali Army has warned of legal action against individuals disseminating false and misleading information targeting the institution and its leadership through media and soci... Read More


Nepali media is fighting for survival. Its journalists are fighting for their paychecks

Kathmandu, April 15 -- When journalist Suresh Rajak died on assignment in Tinkune on March 28 last year, he had not received a paycheck in ten months. His employer, Avenues Television, settled his out... Read More


Nepali media is fighting for survival, its journalists are fighting for their paychecks

Kathmandu, April 15 -- When journalist Suresh Rajak died on assignment in Tinkune on March 28 last year, he had not received a paycheck in ten months. His employer, Avenues Television, settled his out... Read More