Tag: #sand mining
Articles tagged with #sand mining
Loot in Lele
Business as usual for quarries and crushers even after deadly floods in 2024
Politicians and cronies blamed for Kavre floods
Uncovering the hidden owners of mining companies that made September’s floods more deadly
Nepalis win two investigative journalism awards
Nepali Times #1076 27 August - 2 September 2021Two Nepali reporters are winners in top investigative journalism awards announced on 2 March, and…
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…
Hiding their head in the sand
Illegal sand mining on Chure rivers displaces farmers, decimates a fragile landscape
Drowning in sorrow
Children who have lost their lives in the pits and ditches left by contractors: (clockwise) Riya Bishwakarma, Sushil Layomagar, Aditya…
The nature of pandemics
Photo: THE STAR/THE PANGOLIN REPORTSOver 172 million infections and nearly 4 million lives later, the exact origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is…
The nature of pandemics
Photo: THE STAR/THE PANGOLIN REPORTSOver 172 million infections and nearly 4 million lives later, the exact origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is…
“Business, bureaucracy and politicians all plundering the Chure”
Photo : MANISH PAUDELOn 10 January, 24-year-old Dilip Mahato was killed for opposing the ‘Crusher’ industry in Dhanusha that was illegally…