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Chronic instability in the Madhes

Chronic instability in the Madhes

The political crisis in Madhes Province reflects the fragile state of Nepal’s federalism

Unfinished federalism in Madhes Province

Unfinished federalism in Madhes Province

The GenZ chants in Kathmandu and the curfew in Janakpur are not separate stories

Federalism Express

Federalism Express

Central leadership in Kathmandu continues to display its reluctance to devolve power to the provinces

Nepalis not so unhappy

Nepalis not so unhappy

Nearly half of the Nepalis are still positive about the direction the country has been going, say there has been significant progress in gender equality

Tales of 2 cities

Tales of 2 cities

The metamorphosis of Janakpur, and a new cultural portrait of Birganj

Nepalis are voting with their feet

Nepalis are voting with their feet

The accelerated mass migration out of rural mountains is proof that federalism is malfunctioning

Federal express

Federal express

Kathmandu never really devolved power to provinces to give federalism a chance to work

The F word

The F word

Federalism has failed not because the system is flawed, but because Nepal’s politicians have

The outcasts

The outcasts

Nepalis at the grassroots for whom grassroots democracy has not delivered

"Give federalism a real chance"

"Give federalism a real chance"

Swiss Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller Oswald has been in Nepal for over a decade and in that time, has seen the country undergo significant…

Un-centralising the federal structure

Un-centralising the federal structure

Kathmandu’s rulers have yet to learn the ABC’s of devolving power to provinces

Feudal federalism

Feudal federalism

Federalism has become an ‘F’ word because Nepal’s politicians are reluctant to devolve power to provinces.

Feudalism to Federalism

Feudalism to Federalism

Illustration: RABINDRAOver the past 30 years since the first People’s Movement, we have seen that things start moving in Nepal when local…

Power to the periphery

Power to the periphery

Takam village (above) in Dhaulagiri Municipality is a model for how federalism should function. Photos: JOY STEPHENSBal Bir Biswakarma from the…

Think nationally, vote locally

Think nationally, vote locally

Photo: BIKRAM RAI/NEPALI TIMESWhen the second wave hit Nepal in May 2021, city hospitals ran out of ICU beds and oxygen, and politicians in…

Polls in the time of pandemic

Polls in the time of pandemic

After hemming and hawing about holding local elections, top leaders of the five-party alliance that met on Tuesday finally made some headway.…

Volatile Mix of Politics and Religion

Volatile Mix of Politics and Religion

The Election Commission has set local elections for May, with federal elections following early next year. Given the heated debate about…

To beg, borrow or steal?

To beg, borrow or steal?

Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAIIn 2017, Nepal held its first local election after two decades. A generation of Nepalis had grown up without any…

The ‘f’ word

The ‘f’ word

Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAIOn 19 September, Nepal marked Constitution Day. It was on this day five years ago that the Constitution was…

Nepal is too big for ad hocism

Nepal is too big for ad hocism

This reality show is as real as it gets, and we better get new systems in place

Federalism leaves Nepal’s medical sector ailing

Federalism leaves Nepal’s medical sector ailing

https://youtu.be/FmieAvLuWBoFederalism was supposed to bring the government closer to the people, decentralise medical care and improve public…

POOR HEALTH MAKES NEPALIS POORER

POOR HEALTH MAKES NEPALIS POORER

Photo : BIKRAM RAIThere used to be a time when the main public health threat in Nepal was from infectious diseases like malaria, encephalitis,…

The last and least in Rautahat

The last and least in Rautahat

TOO POOR TO MATTER: The bamboo shed that serves half the 124 students enrolled at Uma Primary School in Rautahat district. PHOTOS: Gargee…

“It is now or never to devolve power to local governments”

“It is now or never to devolve power to local governments”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcOLeRbQqWwSwiss Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller Oswald is on her second diplomatic stint in Nepal after also…

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