Across the country, construction of roads and bridges worth 10 billion rupees remains in limbo. But the contractors who won bidding for the infrastructure projects have been fielded by major political parties to contest elections on the platform to ‘build the country.’

-Rudra Pangeni, Centre for Investigative Journalism

Why is Kanchanpur being used as a gateway for travels to Dubai and Kuwait? An investigation prompted by this question reveals that women trafficking rings are operating under the guise of foreign employment.

-Pramod Acharya: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

A story of mothers in Bajura who gave birth to 15 children but could not save half of them.

-Prakash Singh: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

The increasing tendency of negotiations, re-negotiations and settlement for a corpse somewhere inside a hospital’s dark room does not sound commonsensical. It has affected the overall health sector.

Visha Kafle/ Janak Nepal: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

The future of Nepal’s oldest university – Tribhuwan University (TU) – looks rather dismal basically due to two reasons: slack administrative rigorousness and deceitful staffers and teachers operating private colleges and institutions avidly. In fact, these deceitful staffers pop in the university building only to sing their attendance to ensure their salary. Let’s have a look what a confidential report prepared by TU monitoring directorate reveals:

-Pramod Acharya: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

A story of Nawalparasi crusher dons who transferred two LDOs in seven months

-Kalpana Bhattarai, Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

The involvement of Asst. Professors, Associate Professors and Full Professors in plagiarism and replicating the academic work of others to gain academic promotions and to perpetuate existing jobs practiced within universities. How?

-Pramod Acharya: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

In the name of tax settlement, taxes collected from people have been given back to the businessmen. Not only this, the taxes admitted by many of the business clans have been returned to them saying that ‘for the sake of justice’.

-Krishna Acharya/ Krishna Gyanwali: Center for Investigative Journalism- Nepal

The deferrals of the local elections time and again have incurred the nation an excess expenditure of over Rs 4 billion, it has been revealed. Election officers and security agencies who do not hesitate to take advantage of the situation for their own financial gains have also contributed to the exorbitant amount of the excess expenditures.

-Bhadra Sharma: Centre for Investigative Journalism 

Among several factors influencing elections in Madhesh, big-spending of money shapes the process. "Bhagawan tahat bheti", (fund raising as per the influence of local leaders) and ‘katla ki raat' (late night effect) influence the next day's elections in Madhesh. Other factors include caste and candidate's personal influence.

-Saroj Raj Adhikari /Bhusan Yadav : Centre for Investigative Journalism 

Imagine a village without communication facilities like telephone, radio, etc. The only primary school in the village opens hardly three months a year. Due to travel time taken for voting which is almost two days up and down, villagers are reluctant to take initiative. Here we try to unfold a story of a remote hilly village in the far-western district, Bajura.

-Prakash Singh: Centre For Investigative Journalism

While election slogans of introducing metro trains, trams, and free WiFi have been reverberated in the urban areas, including Kathmandu; slogans of electricity, construction of roads and earthquake-destroyed houses have drawn inspiration of the disparate voters in the mountainous region.

-Navaraj Mahatara (Humla), Anu Acharya (Rasuwa),Sujata Tamanga (Solukhumbu): Centre for Investigative Journalism

Election slogan of "casting vote for one's desired candidate without fear" has been a showy publicity for Dalits and poor people of Bajhang. Life of Dalits is crushing and with no control over their living conditions. Their concern is: "Imagine our fate if we cast our vote against landlord's desire when we are compelled to take their permission on trivial issues."

-Basanta Pratap Singh : Centre for Investigative Journalism -Nepal 

While mayoral candidates in Kathmandu were busy making tall promises of free Wi-Fi, construction of metro rails and smart cities; Dalit women candidates of Saptari seemed to be visibly clear and pragmatic in their slogans of ending caste-based discrimination. Their slogans are unpretentious: "Ensuring hassle-free entry in temples, sharing meals with so-called upper class, acquiring relevant documents (birth certificates), and school enrolment for children, among others."

Mina Sharma: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal 

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) turned a blind eye on former ANFA Chief Ganesh Thapa. The concern is: Either he is all-powerful, influential or high-flying personality. Here we try to unfold a story of how authorities create a waterway for big-wigs alleged in financial irregularities.

-Krishna Gyawali : Centre for Investigative Journalism 

A gunfire erupted suddenly at the end of CPN-UML mass meeting in Saptari claimed the lives of five people. In fact, those who laid their lives in the fight for dignity between UML and Morcha had nothing to do with either party’s campaign or agitation.

Saroj Raj Adhikari: Centre for Investigative Journalism Nepal 

In the name of distributing pension to the ex- soldiers and carrying out development works, the Indian mission in Nepal is expanding its security network.

-Saroj Raj Adhikari, Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Girls are not safe even within their own homes, especially in households dislocated by the earthquake

-Sahina Shrestha in Dolakha: Centre for Investigative Journalism 

The forgotten brutality of Tikapur incident. The overlooked incident of random arrest, game of ensnaring innocents while striving to release genuine culprits.

-Krishna Adhikari: Centre for Investigative Journalism 

The security body entrusted with protecting the nation is overstepping its constitutional mandate, increasingly turning into a profit making enterprise.

RUDRA PANGENI : Centre for Investigative Journalism