In 2016, two Danish students, Oskar Frelin and Jens Hansen Holm spent several months in Nepal, studying the Bagmati River as a part of their master’s theseis in landscape architecture. Their thesis, Healing Bagmati proposed a green transformation of Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal, specifically from Manohara to Bishnumati – a vision of what the […]
Is the Bagmati healing? Read Post »
157 trucks carrying an estimated 1200 metric tonnes of waste was dumped in the landfill sites of Banchare Dada on Tuesday – with force, as locals continued to obstruct vehicular movement. Fourteen locals were detained by police, and released in the evening. This is the second time the government has used force to dispose waste
1200 metric tonnes of waste from Kathmandu Valley dumped – by force Read Post »
Nepal is celebrating a new democratic milestone – the local polls of 2022, our second since the promulgation of the new constitution. Political leaders spare no opportunity to tout this in their campaigns – and indeed the polls do reflect the progress we have made in terms of achieving democratic reform in the country. But
In a democratic Nepal, waste delivery has to be escorted by security personnel Read Post »
For those commuting the roads of Kathmandu, unpleasant sight and foul smell has been consistent for the past week. So it was a relief when municipality workers were seen collecting the heaps of piles of garbage dumped across Kathmandu district today morning. Unfortunately, the solution yet again is temporary, and just like the past three
KMC begins solid waste collection after more than a week Read Post »
Be it in a tea shop, or at any event, of the many topics of discussion we pursue, freedom and equality often centre our discussions. We find ourselves constantly advocating for things we deserve. Sometimes, we tend to overlook certain sections of society, and their political identities – or their pursuits to be acknowledged for
In pursuit of breaking traditional gender roles Read Post »
The object, which was allegedly described as a “pressure cooker bomb,” has been discovered to be a hoax. According to the army officer involved in the diffusion, the pressure cooker did not contain a bomb or any other component. A pressure cooker with “No MCC” written on it was found on the main road of New
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A clash has occurred between those who are protesting against MCC and police in the New Baneshwore area. Currently, there is a tense situation in the Baneshwore area. “We will die but not let the MCC get passed,” shouted one of the protesters pushing the brigade. While others shouted, “Passing MCC means selling the country,”
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February 11, 2022 : Rastriya Yuva Sangh Nepal protests against the petroleum price hike at the Nepal Oil Corporation Office, Teku. Sangh members pull cars and motorcycles with a rope to stage a protest against the fuel price hike. Meanwhile, protesters circle the Nepal Oil Corporation office against the petroleum product price hike.
Of the 10,258 new cases of Covid-19 reported on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health and Population, 5,549 cases were from Kathmandu Valley alone – making it the hotspot of Covid-19 infections in the country yet again. Rushing to keep the virus on check, the government has been introducing and informing an intention to enforce
Authorities introduce new closures and enforcements as Covid-19 infections surge Read Post »
The government has decided that the week-long prohibitory orders imposed in the Kathmandu Valley yesterday should be extended to 15 days. Prohibitory orders will now begin as scheduled from Thursday, 29th April, 06:00 am onward, but is likely to end only at midnight, 14th May, 2021 A Cabinet meeting held in Baluwatar yesterday took the
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