Nepal

Nepal-India border meeting held ahead of Lok Sabha elections in India

Officials from Nepal and India convened in Mahendranagar for a coordination meeting aimed at enhancing security protocols, particularly for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in India. Gopal Kumar Adhikari, the Chief District Officer (CDO) of Kanchanpur, highlighted the key outcomes of the meeting, emphasizing the commitment to addressing mutual concerns regarding criminal activities along the […]

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Press freedom and right to peaceful protests ‘obstructed’: warning signs in Nepal

According to a report by CIVICUS published on 5th June 2023, titled “Nepal: Authorities continue to target journalists, stifle protests, and seek to increase surveillance powers” Nepal’s civic space is classified as ‘obstructed’. This rating reflects documented instances of violations of fundamental freedoms, including arbitrary arrests, excessive use of force during protests with impunity, and

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Hari Buddha Magar

Record making double-amputee mountaineer Hari Buddha Magar welcomed home in Kathmandu

Former British Gurkha Army Hari Budha Magar is welcomed by a huge crowd at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Tuesday after making history by scaling Mt. Everest. Magar created the world record of being the first ‘double amputee above the knees’ after successfully climbing the world’s highest peak with the help of prosthetic

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Sanitation Workers Mistreatment Reflects Societal Stigmas

Mistreatment of Sanitation Workers Reflects Societal Stigmas

By Feenzu Sherpa Sanitation workers are an equally important part of a city’s infrastructure as frontline workers but are rarely recognized for contributing to development and the betterment of society. In the Kathmandu Valley, more than a thousand sanitation workers are deployed for garbage disposal, sewage management, and the upkeep of public toilets, but they

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Prakash Ji, with us no more

Prakash Ji, with us no more

I first met Prakash Amatya Ji last year – when surveying public toilets along the highway from Kathmandu to Chitwan. As we visited toilets after toilets, all with varying degrees of cleanliness and usability – we bonded well. I had assumed the friendship, as cordial it was, would last a lifetime – and it did,

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Two more international airlines express interest in flying to newly built international airport in Bhairawaha

Two international airlines are looking to fly to the newly built international airport in Bhairawaha. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Air Arabia and Fly Dubai are looking to operate flights from the  Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA), Nepal’s second international airport which was inaugurated in May, 2022. CAAN Director-General Pradip Adhikari

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Concerned authorities arrive upon agreement, Sisdole residents disrupt vehicular movement

A tripartite commitment by the Ministry of Urban Development and Kathmandu Metropolitan City on Monday had valley residents optimistic that waste management would resume from Tuesday. True to their word, municipality workers began their responsibilities of collecting waste from roadsides – however once the trucks reached Sisdole area, locals obstructed vehicular movement, preventing trucks from

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