Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Nepal: The inevitable shift

Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Nepal: The inevitable shift

Indigenous Peoples in Nepal have long faced discrimination. Despite the constitutional provisions of Nepal’s rich cultural diversity, indigenous communities have faced socio-economic inequality, land tenure insecurity, and political exclusion for centuries.

Indigenous Peoples in Nepal have long faced discrimination. Despite the constitutional provisions of Nepal’s rich cultural diversity, indigenous communities have faced socio-economic inequality, land tenure insecurity, and political exclusion for centuries.

Opinion 02 Jun, 2026

Domestic and foreign remittances in Nepal: Contributions, disruptions, and policy implications

Domestic and foreign remittances in Nepal: Contributions, disruptions, and policy...

Remittances have become one of the most notable economic lifelines for Nepal. Remittances provide foreign exchange that strengthens the balance of payments, support consumption in households across the country, and help reduce poverty.

Remittances have become one of the most notable economic lifelines for Nepal. Remittances provide foreign exchange that strengthens the balance of payments, support consumption in households across the country, and help reduce poverty.

Opinion 01 Jun, 2026

Rethinking Balen Shah's silence in Parliament: It is not a weakness but a political skill

Rethinking Balen Shah's silence in Parliament: It is not a weakness but a political...

In recent weeks, Nepal’s political discourse has been dominated by a single, polarising question: Why is Prime Minister Balen Shah so silent in Parliament?

In recent weeks, Nepal’s political discourse has been dominated by a single, polarising question: Why is Prime Minister Balen Shah so silent in Parliament?

Opinion 29 May, 2026

Eastern Nepal's growing rainfall crisis: Foster quality infrastructure, timely warning

Eastern Nepal's growing rainfall crisis: Foster quality infrastructure, timely...

Rain has always been a part of life in Nepal’s eastern hills. For the farmers, it means planting, greenery, and hope. But in recent years, the same rain has increasingly become a source of fear.

Rain has always been a part of life in Nepal’s eastern hills. For the farmers, it means planting, greenery, and hope. But in recent years, the same rain has increasingly become a source of fear.

Opinion 28 May, 2026

New Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation: A step in the right direction

New Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation: A step in the right direction

The new government headed by Premier Balen Shah has been virtually carrying twin bags of appreciation and criticism at the same time. It has been criticised for engaging in an evacuation spree of encroached public land without making adequate preparation.

The new government headed by Premier Balen Shah has been virtually carrying twin bags of appreciation and criticism at the same time. It has been criticised for engaging in an evacuation spree of encroached public land without making adequate preparation.

Opinion 27 May, 2026

No reform without a motivated civil service: Implementation depends on capacity, morale, and commitment

No reform without a motivated civil service: Implementation depends on capacity,...

Following Nepal’s recent political transition, the current government has placed clean governance, corruption control, administrative reform, effective service delivery, and institutional efficiency at the centre of its reform agenda.

Following Nepal’s recent political transition, the current government has placed clean governance, corruption control, administrative reform, effective service delivery, and institutional efficiency at the centre of its reform agenda.

Opinion 26 May, 2026

Removing traditional exams up to Grade 5: It is counterproductive without changes in secondary level

Removing traditional exams up to Grade 5: It is counterproductive without changes in...

With the formation of the new government after the Gen-Z revolution, Nepal has been experiencing rapid policy changes.

With the formation of the new government after the Gen-Z revolution, Nepal has been experiencing rapid policy changes.

Opinion 25 May, 2026

She survived childbirth. The injury did not

She survived childbirth. The injury did not

Radhika was 11 years old when her labour began.

Radhika was 11 years old when her labour began.

Opinion 23 May, 2026

Nepal's conservation successes: What are the costs for the local communities?

Nepal's conservation successes: What are the costs for the local communities?

“Stepping outside in the evening is like gambling with your life,” says a local autorickshaw driver in the Khata Corridor of western Nepal. This observation sums up the everyday risk for people living in an area where farms and habitation lie in complex proximity with spaces used by tigers, rhinos, and elephants.

“Stepping outside in the evening is like gambling with your life,” says a local autorickshaw driver in the Khata Corridor of western Nepal. This observation sums up the everyday risk for people living in an area where farms and habitation lie in complex proximity with spaces used by tigers, rhinos, and elephants.

Opinion 22 May, 2026

Nepal's biggest export to India may be political creativity

Nepal's biggest export to India may be political creativity

Let us begin with a cockroach.

Let us begin with a cockroach.

Opinion 22 May, 2026

Wired revelation: The brain, IT, and gene therapy

Wired revelation: The brain, IT, and gene therapy

Information technology is nothing short of godsend from heaven. It has revolutionised our life, learning, and knowledge.

Information technology is nothing short of godsend from heaven. It has revolutionised our life, learning, and knowledge.

Opinion 21 May, 2026

Balen's politics of silence and absence: Not a harbinger of good omen

Balen's politics of silence and absence: Not a harbinger of good omen

Nepali people have been like a statistician who is said to be comfortable with one hand on the furnace and the other in the freeze. At times it had politicians like Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, who exercised unbelievable oratory skills.

Nepali people have been like a statistician who is said to be comfortable with one hand on the furnace and the other in the freeze. At times it had politicians like Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, who exercised unbelievable oratory skills.

Opinion 20 May, 2026

Fake helicopter rescue scam: Nepal's tourism reputation at stake

Fake helicopter rescue scam: Nepal's tourism reputation at stake

Recently, Germany’s leading and highly influential news magazine, Der Spiegel, published a report on Nepal’s infamous fake helicopter rescue scam.

Recently, Germany’s leading and highly influential news magazine, Der Spiegel, published a report on Nepal’s infamous fake helicopter rescue scam.

Opinion 19 May, 2026

A roadmap for research-led higher education framework: How this can improve the lives of the public

A roadmap for research-led higher education framework: How this can improve the lives...

The current political climate in Nepal offers a glimmer of hope for the academic sector. With education reform now a national priority, momentum for meaningful change is steadily building.

The current political climate in Nepal offers a glimmer of hope for the academic sector. With education reform now a national priority, momentum for meaningful change is steadily building.

Opinion 18 May, 2026

Nepal's health-budget promise: Can it become real care?

Nepal's health-budget promise: Can it become real care?

Nepal’s proposed commitment to raise the health-sector budget to 8 percent of the national budget could become a major reform step.

Nepal’s proposed commitment to raise the health-sector budget to 8 percent of the national budget could become a major reform step.

Opinion 15 May, 2026

Budget utilisation reaches 59.75 percent by Baisakh end

Budget utilisation reaches 59.75 percent by Baisakh end

Government budget expenditure has reached nearly 60 percent of the total allocation in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2025/26, according to the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO).

Government budget expenditure has reached nearly 60 percent of the total allocation in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2025/26, according to the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO).

Opinion 15 May, 2026

Hantavirus is not the next pandemic: But still Nepal should pay attention

Hantavirus is not the next pandemic: But still Nepal should pay attention

The recent hantavirus alarm aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius is a reminder that dangerous infections do not always begin in crowded cities or hospitals.

The recent hantavirus alarm aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius is a reminder that dangerous infections do not always begin in crowded cities or hospitals.

Opinion 14 May, 2026

Under the same sky: Why humanity would gain more from peace than rivalry

Under the same sky: Why humanity would gain more from peace than rivalry

There are moments in history when a sentence spoken in an official hall seems to transcend diplomatic protocol and touch something much deeper: our collective fear, the world’s fatigue, and the need to find a wiser path forward.

There are moments in history when a sentence spoken in an official hall seems to transcend diplomatic protocol and touch something much deeper: our collective fear, the world’s fatigue, and the need to find a wiser path forward.

Opinion 14 May, 2026

Prediction of less rain and high temperature: What can be the remedial measures?

Prediction of less rain and high temperature: What can be the remedial measures?

The long-awaited weather prediction for the monsoon period has been made public by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. It has, however, not brought relief to the farming community as it is contrary to their expectation. It has stated that there will be less rain in the country during the paddy plantation period after the entry of the monsoon from the Bay of Bengal, which is generally in June every year.

The long-awaited weather prediction for the monsoon period has been made public by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. It has, however, not brought relief to the farming community as it is contrary to their expectation. It has stated that there will be less rain in the country during the paddy plantation period after the entry of the monsoon from the Bay of Bengal, which is generally in June every year.

Opinion 13 May, 2026

What nurses taught me that Nepal has forgotten

What nurses taught me that Nepal has forgotten

Florence Nightingale would not recognise the wards I trained in. As a second-year medical student in the early 1990s, my first serious lessons in medicine came not from doctors or surgeons, but from nurses.

Florence Nightingale would not recognise the wards I trained in. As a second-year medical student in the early 1990s, my first serious lessons in medicine came not from doctors or surgeons, but from nurses.

Opinion 12 May, 2026