With remittance and tourism supplementing strong agricultural foundations, villages of Gandaki have transformed in just a decade and a half. And women are leading the charge.
Durga Rana Magar | CIJ Nepal
Many parliamentarians have appointed personal secretaries who do not fulfill the qualifications mandated by law. This has not just flouted the rule of law but also misused the state’s investment.
Makar Shrestha | CIJ Nepal
Affluent businessmen have been reaping the benefits of Nepal government’s agricultural loan subsidy program, aimed to ensure farmers’ access to capital and increase production. An expose on how the government has been funding big businessmen in the name of subsidy, out of taxpayers’ money.
In Afghanistan and Iraq, Nepalese who are injured or killed while working for American contractors are often sent home with only token compensation, or none at all.
Ncell: Nepali investors make millions from opaque share deals. #InsideNcell #TaxJustice
Industries that mine the riverbeds for stone and pebbles might be lucrative for local governments, but the environment is paying the price.
Buyers of units in high-rises and colonies continue to get ripped off by developers because the authorities have turned a blind eye to the sector’s problems
A beautiful village in Bajhang has become desolate as officials neglected laws and regulations and even ignored warnings of experts. This is the story of the destruction of heritage, community, and the environment due to unrestrained exploitation of nature in the rush for ‘development’.
Basant Pratap Singh |CIJ, Nepal
Nepal’s political parties floated a lot of dreams in their local-level election manifestos to lure voters; five years on, those dreams are limited to just dreams. Parties, who made promises that remain unfulfilled, have made a mockery out of important document like an election manifesto, and have gotten a chance to trick voters again and again.
Ramesh Kumar |CIJ, Nepal
An international investigation has revealed how many Nepali business persons and companies have used tax havens to stash wealth and avoid taxes.
Krishna Acharya, Ramu Sapkota | CIJ, Nepal
