Tag Archives: IRIN
Renewable infrastructure no good
What’s that? A new policy dreamt up with the help of some donor? About using the country’s ample potential for renewable energy? Nepal turns to renewable energy More than half of the country’s households – almost all in urban and … Continue reading
Interview with a Nepali maid
The media should be doing more interviews like this one, but with more depth too. What does Kumari think about urban society? How does she view class? What makes her happy? Kumari Magar, Maid Name: Kumari Magar Age: 30 Location: Kathmandu Does your … Continue reading
Ambulances, inadequate but better than before
Nepal’s seen great improvement over the last few years, despite the stats below. It was only a decade ago when even if there was a road, the best you could expect was to lie down on the back floor of … Continue reading
Traffic accidents up, fastest growing ‘epidemic’
No surprises here: NEPAL: Road traffic accidents on the rise Some 130 major accidents and thousands of minor ones are reported every day in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, says the country’s Traffic Directorate. At this rate, the roads are … Continue reading
Months after constitution due, still nobody understands ‘federalism’
The good ol’ UN and their timeliness Analysis: Nepalis speak out on federalism The debate on federalism in Nepal, and how to share political power and natural resources, has centred on the issue of recognizing ethnic groups. A constitution still remains … Continue reading
Constitutional timeline
Useful resource NEPAL: Timeline of constitution stasis KATHMANDU, 28 June 2012 (IRIN) – Nepal’s parliament dissolved on 28 May after failing to meet its fourth and final deadline to produce a draft constitution. An empty legislature and a fragmented ruling … Continue reading
Living in a law enforcement and justice vacuum
$1,100 in legal fees per case is ridiculous. No wonder Shakespeare said “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” NEPAL: Community mediation – boon or bust? KATHMANDU, 5 July 2012 (IRIN) – Community mediation as an alternative … Continue reading
Another few year of no irrigation to come?
Tut. NEPAL: No government, no irrigation SINDHUPALCHOWK, 4 July 2012 (IRIN) – For maize farmers 100km from the seat of government in Nepal, an ongoing national political stalemate which recently dissolved parliament is far from their concerns. They are more worried about … Continue reading
Tending someone else’s garden
Perhaps the target of this is wrong: making big cultural changes (with its links to virginity/purity) is difficult, but giving families clear benefits in continuing their new daughter-in-law’s education, is much easier. A real prominent issue in school-drop out rates. … Continue reading
High number of statelessness rumbles on
Seven per cent is a huge number of people remaining stateless, particularly after the previous-previous-previous(?) government’s promise to deal with it. NEPAL: Undocumented residents excluded from state services KATHMANDU, 17 May 2012 (IRIN) – Some 7 percent of Nepal’s almost … Continue reading