Tag: #Federalism
Articles tagged with #Federalism

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

Unfinished federalism in Madhes Province
The GenZ chants in Kathmandu and the curfew in Janakpur are not separate stories

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

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

Nepalis are voting with their feet
The accelerated mass migration out of rural mountains is proof that federalism is malfunctioning

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

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

The outcasts
Nepalis at the grassroots for whom grassroots democracy has not delivered

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

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

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

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