Even though the Supreme Court ordered the implementation of ‘none of the above’ option in elections way back in 2014, political parties are yet to accept it, largely out of fear of rejection of their candidates
Influential political leaders want to be MPs as non-parliamentarians cannot become ministers for more than six months
The focus needs to be on creating multipurpose open spaces like football grounds and parks that can be used all-year-round | Photo: Pratik Rayamajhi/ApEx
Even though the constitution has given an additional six months in which to hold local elections after the term of the local bodies ends, it is mum on the political vacuum that could emerge thereafter | Photos: Pratik Rayamajhi/ApEx
The Prime Minister of Nepal and the British Envoy Lieutenant Colonel W. F. T. O’Connor in the Prime Minister’s Palace during the ceremony which marked the ratification of the Treaty between Great Britain and Nepal
In a public opinion poll conducted earlier this year by Sharecast Initiative Nepal, a NGO, 51.7 percent respondents said Nepal should be declared a Hindu state
Apart from the fact that a lot of issues would either disappear or there would be sensible ways to fix them, the government’s involvement would also make domestic workers feel validated and valued
Even though bilateral relations may not suffer drastically over the compact’s failure, such an outcome will still have sizable consequences | Photo: MCC
What if sanitary pads were made free? Would more women use them? Or are there other factors that come between accessibility and use? | Photos: Pratik Rayamajhi
In the desperate post-earthquake days, all major parties had to compromise on their agendas to give the country a way out. But they failed to have Madhesi parties on board | Photo: RSS
While Kathmandu and many mountainous communities celebrated the constitution—which had been seven years in the making at a cost of around $5 billion—parts of Tarai-Madhes marked it as a ‘black day’ | Photo: RSS
If Kathmandu were to reduce consumption and segregate waste, Banchare Danda, an under-construction landfill site in Nuwakot, won’t go the Sisdol-way
If Kathmandu didn’t offer ride-sharing services, many, especially women without their own vehicles, wouldn’t be able to work odd hours that various competitive jobs sometimes ask for, further tipping the scale in men’s favor
