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Rs 1 Billion in Health Equipment Sits Idle as Bir, Trauma Centre Buy New
Rs 1 Billion in Health Equipment Sits Idle as Bir, Trauma Centre Buy New At Bir Hospital and the National Trauma Center, medical equipment worth over 1 billion rupees lies broken and unutilized. While hospital administrations ignore the maintenance of these devices, they are found to be purchasing millions of rupees worth of new equipment every year.
Nepal's Silent Crisis: Mental Illness Without a Budget
Nepal's Silent Crisis: Mental Illness Without a Budget Although mental health issues in Nepal are becoming alarming, the government has not given high priority to their treatment.
Nepal's Flood Warning SMS System Fails on Timing, Language and Instructions
Nepal's Flood Warning SMS System Fails on Timing, Language and Instructions During the monsoon, the government sends tens of millions of SMS messages as flood early warnings. However, these alerts have proven ineffective because they do not arrive on time, are often incomprehensible when they do arrive because they are not in local languages, and fail to provide instructions on what actions to take after receiving them.
Trafficking Ring Forces Ugandan, Kenyan Women Into Nepal Sex Trade
Trafficking Ring Forces Ugandan, Kenyan Women Into Nepal Sex Trade
A Year After Nepal's Uprising, Self-Immolations Test the State's Promise of Change
A Year After Nepal's Uprising, Self-Immolations Test the State's Promise of Change Five people set themselves on fire in Nepal in July. Some are now reading the deaths as political in a country whose citizens are asking whether, one year after its Gen Z revolution, anything has changed. 
Displaced by Disaster, Madi’s Chepangs Face Violence and Human Trafficking
Displaced by Disaster, Madi’s Chepangs Face Violence and Human Trafficking Marginalized communities who were repeatedly displaced by floods and landslides and settled in Madi, Chitwan, remain unsafe even in their current location. Living in extreme poverty, they are also at high risk of gender-based violence, labor exploitation and human trafficking.
Married for Children, Then Beaten: The Nepali Women Sold to Chinese Husbands
Married for Children, Then Beaten: The Nepali Women Sold to Chinese Husbands Sasmita experience confirms that Chinese men marry Nepali young women solely to have offspring, subjecting them to violence once the children are raised. China’s one-child policy severely distorted its gender ratio. Unable to find brides in time, men pass marriageable age and ultimately marry foreign women just to have children.
A Two-Year Promise, a Five-Year Wait: Nepal's Basic Hospitals Still Incomplete
A Two-Year Promise, a Five-Year Wait: Nepal's Basic Hospitals Still Incomplete To provide healthcare facilities in rural areas, the government in 2020 announced the construction of 657 basic hospitals. Although the buildings were supposed to be completed within two years, most remain incomplete even after five-and-a-half years, while construction has not even started on some. Even among the buildings that have been constructed, services are not running smoothly.
International Network Smuggles Nepali Art, Idols as Nepal's Investigation Falls Short
International Network Smuggles Nepali Art, Idols as Nepal's Investigation Falls Short Investigations by international law enforcement agencies have established that Subhash Kapoor, an American art dealer of Indian origin, and his syndicate were involved in the theft and trafficking of antiquities and idols of archaeological importance from Nepal. However, Nepal’s own investigation into Kapoor, his network, and the thefts he orchestrated remains remarkably weak.
HIV Is Alive on India and Nepal's Highways. Truck Drivers and Transgender Sex Workers Know It Best
HIV Is Alive on India and Nepal's Highways. Truck Drivers and Transgender Sex Workers Know It Best HIV spreads along Nepal-India trucking routes where long-haul drivers and transgender sex workers intersect and where treatment gaps and social stigma make both groups especially hard to reach.
12,000 Vehicles Destroyed: The Environmental Cost of Nepal’s Gen-Z Movement
12,000 Vehicles Destroyed: The Environmental Cost of Nepal’s Gen-Z Movement More than 12,000 vehicles were burned nationwide during the Gen-Z movement, which claimed 76 lives, with 6,800 of those vehicles burned in Bagmati Province alone. The smoke and toxic chemicals released from these fires caused an increase in hospital patients with respiratory, eye and skin problems. Furthermore, the remains of these vehicles have not been managed in a timely manner, creating a risk that chemicals and ash will cause long-term severe impacts on health and the environment.
A Human Trafficker Walks Free as Families Mourn Migrants Lost at Sea
A Human Trafficker Walks Free as Families Mourn Migrants Lost at Sea The fate of seven Nepali youths who went missing in a boat accident in the Caribbean Sea nearly five years ago while traveling illegally to America (United States) remains unknown. Since no agency conducted a search, the families have even performed final rites by creating effigies out of kush (halfa grass).
Petroleum Products Used to Burn Parliament, Supreme Court and Singha Durbar
Petroleum Products Used to Burn Parliament, Supreme Court and Singha Durbar International concern has emerged regarding the substances used to set fire to the Parliament Building, Supreme Court, Singha Durbar and the President's Office during the Gen-Z protests on September 8 and 9 last year. An investigation by the Nepal Investigative Multimedia Journalism Network (NIMJN) has revealed that petroleum products were used to ignite these structures.
NIMJN Investigation Reveals: Political Parties Systematically Flout Donation Disclosure Laws
NIMJN Investigation Reveals: Political Parties Systematically Flout Donation Disclosure Laws The Nepal Investigative Multimedia Journalism Network (NIMJN) revealed last August that political parties had evaded taxes and disclosed statements of income and expenditure that were lower than the actual figures.
Panchkund Glacial Lake in Nepal's Annapurna Region Expanding Rapidly
Panchkund Glacial Lake in Nepal's Annapurna Region Expanding Rapidly A glacial lake that has formed at the North Annapurna Base Camp and the changes observed in it demonstrate the geographical and environmental shifts taking place in Nepal's Himalayan regions due to climate change.
Ghyangphedi-Kolkata Connection: Sisters Lost from a Village Found in the Same Brothel
Ghyangphedi-Kolkata Connection: Sisters Lost from a Village Found in the Same Brothel Rimaya is not the only one trafficked from Nepal to India for the purpose of sexual exploitation. According to the Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau, a total of 149 women and 20 girls and adolescents from Nuwakot were rescued from India during the five-year period from the fiscal year 2075/076 to 2081/082 (mid-2018 to mid-2025).
Weak State Oversight of Pesticides Exposed
Weak State Oversight of Pesticides Exposed The increase in imports is a direct result of farmers increasing their consumption of pesticides in their fields. Easy and accessible access to pesticides has led to farmers' increased use on crops and vegetables. While the use of chemical pesticides on food and vegetable crops is increasing, the government has been unable to regulate and control it. The misuse of pesticides has grown because farmers have not been given proper training and technical knowledge about the correct amounts and methods for using approved pesticides.
Earthquake Victims Dying in Temporary Shelters
Earthquake Victims Dying in Temporary Shelters Earthquake victims affected by the 2023 Jajarkot earthquake have not yet received government grants to build their houses. Because of this, they are still living under tarpaulins and tin roofs. Forced to spend winters and monsoons in temporary shelters, new mothers, the elderly, girls, and those with chronic illnesses are dying prematurely.
Unregulated Pesticide Use Threatens Public Health
Unregulated Pesticide Use Threatens Public Health Farmers are increasing their use of deadly pesticides in the fields. According to data from the Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre, pesticide use is growing by 10% every year. This increasing use of pesticides is not only having a serious impact on human health but also on the environment and the ecosystem.
Political Parties Involved in Tax Evasion
Political Parties Involved in Tax Evasion NIMJN Investigation reveals that 62 political parties failed to pay a combined Rs 3.4 million in taxes. An expert audit — with a director from the Auditor General’s Office — found they skipped paying house rent tax, failed to deposit the 1% social security tax deducted from staff salaries, and dodged other advance taxes.