Opinion

Unchecked sex-selective abortions are taking the country down a dangerous road.

1994. The winter mist in Lagankhel is already saturated by truck and bus fumes as I put the key into the ignition at eight thirty in the morning. Surgical masks, fast becoming fashionable these days, buffer passersby…

The initiative of two NC general secretaries to save the party from itself deserves support.

Volunteerism or the BIG V as I call it has been one of my greatest passions. My first ever opinion piece, written more than 10 years ago for The Kathmandu Post, was on this issue. The BIG V is not only an incredible and…

The year 2025 will be remembered not for a single defining event, but for a deeper realization that the world crossed a threshold. Systems that had appeared resilient for decades — economic, geopolitical, technological,…

While I do not claim expertise in democratic consolidation, it is evident that genuine political transformation—especially through the careful crafting and contestation of narratives—requires not only time but sustained…

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 2Suspicious transactions of virtual assets, which are considered illegal in Nepal, have increased in recent years.As per the Strategic Analysis Report Related to...

Misleading Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), deceptive advertising and false promises on internships, international industrial collaboration, earning during learning, employment opportunities, and future job…

Birendra Chand The newly elected Mayor of the city was brushing his teeth after dinner at his own home. It was almost middle of the night and he had been used to taking his dinner very late. He moved his toothbrush up…

Dr Bhagwan Koirala has done the country great service by establishing KIOCH.

According to the Strategic Analysis Report, 2025 on virtual assets (VAs) released on Thursday by the FIU of NRB, a total of 658 suspicious transaction reports related to cryptocurrencies were recorded between 2021 and…

A few good picks can’t justify widespread capture of Proportional Representation seats by powerful elites.

Nepal’s year-end retrospective presents a paradox: the nation achieved substantial poverty reduction while simultaneously experiencing the most significant institutional rupture in a decade. Rather than representing…

The Gen Z movement has generated a new wave of changes in the political parties in Nepal. Consequently, it has brought the ever-squabbling Tarai-based parties together to form a Fe...

Grim as the final month of 2025 has been – with headlines dominated by mass shootings, crises, and polarization – one positive development offers a glimmer of hope for the coming year. Across the developing world,…

Art is a rarely born light. It reflects like a societal mirror and paints unspoken emotions, memories, dreams and truths, shaping them into forms only creativity can give. To let your quiet thoughts scream and dance at…

Nepal tracks deaths from weather through National Adaptation Plans (NAP) that map every risk and vulnerable area. Disaster protocols pledge no one is left behind when seasons turn...

Bangladesh, the youngest nation in South Asia, is presently experiencing severe instability marked by inhuman violence, political disorder, and rising religious extremism. The country has increasingly become an example…

Breastfeeding spaces should be treated as an indispensable part of all workplaces, public or private.