A new report says local governments are more corrupt than most other government offices in the districts. But are they really?
Local politics
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“National security“ is increasingly cited by the federal government to justify new laws tightening security and restricting freedom.
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Power tussles continue as provincial and local governments seek to define themselves under the new constitution.
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Halfway through the fiscal year, the seven provincial governments have spent a mere fraction of their otherwise sizeable budgets.
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The federal government just handed down more programmes for the local bodies to implement while the staff crunch at local level remains unresolved. Cause for concern?
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The NRA in charge of reconstruction after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal hits the wall again as political interference leaves the body without its CEO.
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The age-old practice in Nepali politics to struggle for a share in the budget to favour one’s own constituency lives on under the new CPN government.
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Initial Election Commission (EC) figures suggest a huge voter turnout: 71 percent! But was it a peaceful local election in May?