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TRC and CIEDP formed with appointment of Chair and Members
The Government has formed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons.
Out of Tricks: U.S. Tariff Policy Trapped in Strategic Exhaustion
According to SmartScout, a U.S.-based e-commerce analytics firm, 930 items on Amazon saw price hikes since April 9—the day a 109% tariff on Chinese imports took effect, later raised to 245%. The average increase was 29%, spanning categories such as clothing, jewelry, household items, electronics, and toys.
Grip Of Consumerism
If you go to a Starbucks to buy a beverage, you will be faced with numerous, mind-boggling choices. Oat or almond milk? Latte or cappuccino? Or is it frappuccino? Added sugar or sugar-
Pahalgam Attack and Alarms of Escalation
The stakes are high. The world has seen how miscalculation or provocation in South Asia can spiral. Another Pulwama or Balakot-style crisis would only deepen instability. What the region desperately needs is de-escalation, dialogue, and accountability.
HoR endorses Upper House's amendment on banking crime bill
The House of Representatives approved the amendment made to the banking crime (second amendment) bill, 2080 by the National Assembly on Sunday.
Steel Arteries: Southeast Asia’s Race to Reinvent Urban Transport
China, with the world’s largest metro network and biggest rail transport industry that takes up over 30% of the world’s total, has seen its urban transit build-out expanded fourfold over the past decade, now spanning over 5,000 kilometers. Its metro systems recorded historical 30 billion trips in 2024, while more than 50 fully automated lines are already in operation.
Circular Economy for the Bottom of Pyramid
Management of the waste or end-of-product life is one of the paramount principles in the circular economy which helps create employment opportunities for low-income workers in waste collection, recycling, and upcycling industries; quite often we also have seen people collecting trash on the streets for recycling purposes.
Tech for All: How China powers a more inclusive digital world
China’s contributions to affordable AI, digital finance, and tech infrastructure offer valuable lessons for other nations seeking to accelerate digital transformation. However, achieving true tech equality will require multilateral cooperation, aligned regulatory frameworks, and ongoing commitment to ethical and sustainable innovation.
Nepal's Caste Discrimination: A Plea for Humanness and Justice
While the caste system was abolished by law in 1963 and outlawed by the 2015 Constitution, its social effects are present even today. In every sphere of their lives from marriage and work to residence and education Dalits are discriminated against and excluded from public areas like sources of water and temples.
Double Shift: Hidden Struggle of Working Women
Talking about our context, Nepali women also have advanced significantly in the workplace, rising to prominence in various professions and into executive ranks. And despite all their accomplishments, most of them still feel the weight of a "double shift," working full days on the job but caring for the home in the evenings.
Mythology Meets Devotion: The Untold Story of Maha Shivratri in Nepal
At the heart of Nepal’s Shivratri lies the Pashupatinath Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Hinduism’s most revered shrines. Legend claims the temple’s Shiva lingam emerged when a cowherd’s cow spontaneously milked a hillside, revealing the sacred jyotirlinga. The Licchavi kings later enshrined it, establishing Pashupatinath as the guardian deity of Nepal. For centuries, the temple has drawn ascetics, royalty, and pilgrims, embodying Nepal’s identity as a “Shiva Bhumi” (Land of Shiva).
Films bridge across borders, says Luintel
Mehaka Chahat Luintel, a graduate of Columbia University’s prestigious Creative Producing Programme, is the first Nepali student admitted to Columbia’s MFA programme in film. Her recent short film, Le Choix, shot in Lubumbashi, Congo DRC, delves into the
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Karnali Needs Better Infrastructures
It has numerous hills and dales and the shortest route to Kailash Manasarobar and Rara Lake. Air travel has been risky due to the frequent weather changes. Likewise, narrow and poor conditions of roads or lack of road access have hindered domestic and foreign tourists from exploring the region. The Nepal Army constructed road that has connected Dunai, the headquarters of Dolpa, to the national road network after years of hard work.
