How media trial can hamper the administration of justice

By: Riti Prasai “Talwars responsible for murdering daughter Aarushi.”, “Unanimous Congregation: Rabi needs Justice, likely innocent.”, “Madeleine’s mother to be charged with her killing.” These are not just mere headlines extracted from an Indian, Nepali and English media respectively but some cases out of numerous such instances, where media has been accused of conducting a trial […]
Federalism amidst Pandemic

By: Rojina Shrestha “The government is not functioning properly and the economy is also in danger, so the expensive federal system should be abolished.” It seems like an extract from a decade-old discussion on whether Nepal needs federalism or not. However, that is not the case here. The statement was made by Rita Majhi, a […]
Child Labour in the Public Transportation Sector

By: Prajwol Bickram Rana Keywords: Child labor, transportation, poverty A large population of Kathmandu valley is dependent on public transportation for their everyday activities as it is the cheapest transportation means in the valley. They frequently complain about the problems of crowds, pickpocketing, traffic jams, and other problems. Apart from these is the problem of […]
Against concentration of executive power; against direct election of the president in Nepal

By: Savishra Kandel The appeal for a directly elected president is easily comprehensible. It is an intuitively appealing and credible notion that people deserve to directly elect their leader in a democratic process, and in principle, that is something I agree with. As I am contemplating my next phrases of this article, I am acutely aware […]