Kathmandu’s decay: From glorious past to ominous future

From potential to become an exemplary megalopolis, imbibing knowledge from its past, to becoming a hideous and hazardous valley, here’s Kathmandu’s story. What was Kathmandu …

Environment Sabin Jung Pande

Kathmandu - A crumbling valley!

Kathmandu Valley has lost its fertile land to sprawls while hills and forests are felled without rethinking. The air has become toxic, rivers are polluted …

Environment Sabin Jung Pande

What went wrong with NIC Asia Bank?

Once flying high on confidence, the bank is now falling under the weight of its own hubris

Economy Karan Poudel

Nepal suffers, the world shrugs: Sagarmatha Sambaad meets political apathy at home and abroad

As representatives gather in Kathmandu to discuss climate futures, Nepal must confront a deeper dilemma—its inability to match lofty pledges with grounded priorities, still chasing …

Environment Vivek Baranwal

Ignorance isn’t always bliss.

Don’t stay foolish.

Keep informed.

Read our critical analysis.

Israel escalates attack—Bombs hospitals; kills over 100

Israel has intensified its offensive in Gaza with a wave of airstrikes—bombing hospitals and killing over 100 people, including dozens of children, while the death …

International Diptina Sapkota

Nepal’s growth model is broken by design

Nepal’s 4–5% GDP growth masks a deeper stagnation. Driven by remittances and reconstruction, not productivity or innovation or any sectoral robustness, the economy remains fragile.

Economy the_farsight

Starlink—connecting….Nepal

With Starlink gearing to operate its satellite internet services in India while already operational in much of South Asia, Nepal’s progress is stalled.

Economy Diptina Sapkota

Updates on India-Pakistan conflict

Claims, counterclaims, misinformation and nationalistic rhetoric can risk conflict to turn into a full-fledged war, despite both sides claiming desire for de-escalation.

International the_farsight

Let's Talk Numbers

Measuring the country’s 10-year budget trend

As the government prepares for next year’s budget under an NRs 1.9 trillion ceiling, the data from the last 10 annual budgets point to concerning …

Economy Shreyada Regmi

India launches retaliatory strikes following Pahalgam terror

India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ after two weeks of the deadly Pahalgam attack that killed at least 26. Pakistan called India’s actions ‘an unprovoked and blatant …

International the_farsight

The world is remaking under the new US: Trump’s 100 days

The 47th President of the United States, Donald J Trump completes 100 days in office marked by erratic governance, shifts in the global order, rifts …

International Shreyada Regmi

Why office is young professional’s finest classroom

Away from spreadsheets and meetings, the workplace provides an unrivaled education in human nature—and demystifies success

Op-ed Karan Poudel

Tracking mountain ghosts: 397 snow leopards in the country

Nepal is home to 397 snow leopards (Panthera uncia), the first-of-its-kind survey says, estimating population could be between 334 and 476 individuals, about 12-14% of …

Environment Diptina Sapkota

The NRB crisis: when politics trumps economics

The country’s central bank, which is the last line of defence for its fragile economy, has been left adrift by the country elite political class …

Op-ed Karan Poudel

A decade of our fault lines

A decade since the devastating earthquake, Nepal remains a seismic red zone, where calamities quickly turn into disasters due to lack of governance and limited …

Environment Vivek Baranwal

To save republic from bananas

This editorial means no insult to bananas.

Editorial the_editorial

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