- Monday, 23 March 2026
The Rising Nepal
Mahajatra team embarking on Maha comedy journey
‘Mahajatra'’is all set to embark on a Maha Comedy Yatra, a film promotion journey organised by its production team. Producer Max Dipesh Khatri announced that the event
Ukraine's Reva turns war debris into art
From within the debris of Russia’s war, Ukraine’s most famous sculptor was compelled to make a dark artistic pivot the day his own country house was ravaged by a Russian strike. “It happened by accident, it happened when a missile came into our house, our dacha … and my neighbours gathered the debris from the missile,” Mikhail Reva said, via a translator. “And the idea came to my mind to make a metaphor of those debris.”
‘Primary focus to generate 28,000 MW electricity in next 12 years’
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, has said that the reliance on fossil fuel-based energy production, coupled with the escalating fuel and energy prices, has been placing an enormous burden on the climate and environment of the South Asia region. “This unfolding scenario paints a bleak picture o
SC hearing on controversial vehicle facility procedure of NRB on February 26
Advocates Kumar Magar and Bharat Karki on February 6 filed a case against the Ministry of Finance, Rastra Bank and its high-level officials demanding certiorari against a procedure introduced by the Nepal Rastra Bank to increase vehicular facilities to the top NRB officials.
Conference recommends reforms for wildlife crime justice
Data from Nepal's courts in the last fiscal year (2022/23) reveals that 14 of 16 verdicts on forest and wildlife crimes convicted poor indigenous communities and only two persons were acquitted. The experts, at a conference on ‘Wildlife
Transformative Shift In Democratic Movement
In an article titled ‘Democracy at a Turning Point: A Treatise on Democratic Limits of Democracy’, Luka Nikolic and Igor Milic have argued that ‘democracy can only exist as a promise to come. Its fatal attraction lies in this deceptive nature’. From the surface, their remark sounds cynical, but if we go deeper into the paradoxes of democracy they have tried to address, what the authors have said rings true.
Overcoming Structural Challenges of Democracy
One of the world’s oldest nations, Nepal boasts a tradition of ancient enlightenment and modern democratic evolution. The blend of ancientry and modernity puts the Himalayan nation in a unique position, distinct from other nations. The term ‘democracy’ is generally understood as the rule of people, either through their direct participation in the political process and governance affairs or by sending their rep
Hurdles To Thriving Democracy
Nepal's path to democracy has been marked by success, disappointments, and ongoing challenges and struggles. From the removal of the monarchy to the adoption of a federal, republican, and democratic constitution
Democracy, Development And Desperation
Democracy Day in Nepal has been observed on Fagun 7, particularly to commemorate the overthrow of the autocratic Rana regime over seven decades ago in 1951 by an armed insurrection coupled with peaceful people’s m
Where Does Nepali Democracy Stand?
This year, the government has decided to celebrate ‘national democracy’ day for three days. Yet this is not the first time. Such celebrations, indeed, have been celebrated since 1951, when democracy, which we call modern and liberal, was first introduced in Nepal. Since then, Nepali governments led by political parties of different hues have been celebrating Democracy Day with big fanfare. This author still remembers mishri
Parties Must Embrace Good Culture
The nation is marking the 74th National Democracy Day today with great fanfare to commemorate the dawn of democracy with the elimination of the 104-year-old autocratic Rana rule. It was possible for the Nepali people and the political pa
Women's Contribution To Democratic Upheavals
While discussing women's participation in nation-building and the democratic process in Nepal, it is necessary to recognise their historic role in the Nalapani War. Serving as warriors in the battle of Nalapani in Dehradun (currently located in N
Impacts Of Social Media In Democracy
Democracy is the system of government that, among other things, aims to create an egalitarian society where every citizen enjoys equal rights and opportunities regardless of his or her social status, faith, race, age, gender, and other differences. This means no one is discriminated against, making them feel the presence of justice and the absence of injustice. In a democracy, people occupy the central stage, not the rulers. And people’s participation in it determines how robust i
Democracy Is All About Delivery
Marking the ushering of modern democracy in Nepal back in 1951 offers an opportunity to discuss briefly what it means, or should mean. Perceptions differ; so also do definitions. Some common features are, however, natural and acceptable
Retain Public Confidence In Judiciary
The rulings of Nepal's courts have far-reaching effects outside of courtrooms in the country's developing legal system. Every choice, painstakingly entwined with the legal system, has the power to alter the social structure, political landscape,
