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Government should strengthen the rule of law and strictly enforce it: Khetan

Rajendra Khetan is a renowned industrialist. He has been leading a major business group of Nepal, the Khetan Group, which is involved in the industrial and financial sector. Apart from business, he is the honorary consulate general of Portugal and Chairperson of Nepal Britain Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He earlier served as first vice-chairperson […]


The Path towards Positivism Continues (Special Editorial)

Dear Readers and Well Wishers, We have stepped one step in our journey. The journey started almost at the same time the Constituent Assembly promulgated the new constitution fulfilling the almost six decade long dream of the Nepali people. We have started test operation from August 2015 and formally launched the news portal from 08 […]


We need to have new brains and leadership to address and lead people of the new era: Pradip Nepal

Pradip Nepal is a renowned name in the field of politics and literature. He has been involved in both fields for more than four and a half decades and succeeded in both. He is very popular for his straightforward views. However, it is said that he has not got the position he rightly deserves in […]


How productive we are? A lesson from Tanzania (Commentary)

Kathmandu: The President of Tanzania John Magufuli cancelled a lavish independence-day celebration program and diverted the budget of $1.9 m to expanding a congested road and street cleaning, replacing the Independence Day celebrations with a National Day of Cleanliness during which he collected rubbish himself. Magufuli scaled down the inauguration of the new parliament, channelling […]


Nepal’s hydropower sector is ‘Railway Engine’ for development: Pradeep Gangol

Kathmandu: Mr. Pradeep Gangol is an energy and management professional with over 25 years of experience in the sector in different capacities. He has experience in managing energy related organizations and projects in hydropower development and financing and rural electrification. Also he has experience in liaison with donors, government agencies, the private sector and non-governmental […]


Nepalese abroad can bring good practices in different areas: Krishna Upadhyaya

Krishna Upadhyaya is a human rights, labour rights and development professional and researcher. He holds MA in Human Rights from Mahidol and Phd from University of London. He has worked in many national and international organizations in senior positions. In 2014, he was arrested by Qatari authorities while conducting research about poor living conditions of Nepalese […]


Our goal is to create trafficking free world: Sunita Danuwar

Kathmandu: For many it looks unbelievable that a trafficked woman could lead a social movement in a closed society like Nepal but Sunita Danuwar broke all social barriers and has been able to become a role model for many people across the globe. Danuwar became a sex-slave at the age of 14 but now she […]


Informed dialogues and discussions on Nepal’s Constitution are still absent: Malla

Katak Malla is a critical thinker, writer, and debater as well as experienced jurist with LLM and LLD degree from the Stockholm University and he teaches the international human rights and environmental law. Malla has been a Senior Researcher at the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies, Consultant to the Sida, International IDEA and has […]


Avoiding local election a blunder, forge consensus for it (Commentary)

Narayan Prasad Ghimire / Kathmandu : Thanks to the new constitution that stipulated the time to bring the annual budget, the programme to which, Nepal came across many lousy incidents as the midnight brawl in the parliament- especially after second people’s movement. In line with the constitutional provision, the government is all set to bring […]


Nepal is as holy a place for Hindus and Buddhists as Mecca for Muslims and Jerusalem to Jews and Christians: Prasai

Dirgha Raj Prasai is very active in political commentary. He is against the current political change after the success of April 2006 uprising, which declared the country republic and a secular state. He is strongly advocating reverting the decision of republic and secular state as he believes that there should be some checks and balance […]




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