Local politics

While an interim government is coming together in Kathmandu under Interim Prime Minister, Sushila Karki, the “local level” are still counting their losses. Hundreds of local government office buildings were looted and set ablaze, many of them burned to the…

The ravage from the “Gen Z uprising” on Tuesday hit the private business sector hard. As the ashes are swept away, the full scale of the destruction is coming to light. The losses are estimated to run into the hundreds…

As if struck by an earthquake, scores of buildings now lie in ruin, not only in Kathmandu, but also in the districts. Rarely has a spontaneous youth movement accomplished such a coordinated attack on strategic infrastructure in such a short…

The work on the Federal Civil Service bill, passed by the National Assembly last Tuesday, has disappointed many advocates of a truly federal system. The reason can be summed up by recalling what the chairman of the Public Service Commission,…

At a time when the ongoing negotiations on the Federal Civil Service Bill have yet again stalled, newly appointed Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Bhagwate Neupane, has made a “landmark” decision. She has announced the immediate termination of…

Corruption continues unabated in Nepal’s local governments, and some would even say that it has increased in recent years. But the schemes and methods of local corruption remain the same.

There are ups and downs in Nepal’s municipalities from the perspective of formal goals such as to strengthen “good governance”, “local democracy” or “local autonomy” – and the last 30 days are no exception!

Members of Parliament (MPs) in Nepal have always favoured supporters back in the constituency, and despite many reforms this old practice continues unabated.