Even if the existing airports are being closed for a lack of passengers, the race for opening the new ones continues unabated. Why is this phenomenon on the rise and who does it really benefit?

Basanta Pratap Singh and Bidhya Rai |CIJ Nepal

Prime Minister Dahal, by crafting a narrative that singles out forests as the primary obstacles to development, seeks to facilitate land acquisition for opportunists and party members through amendments to the law.

Mukesh Pokhrel | CIJ Nepal

Dozens of DPRs are prepared at the behest of politicians every year in the province but the provincial government has no record of how many of these projects have been implemented.

 Jyoti Katuwal | CIJ Nepal

Perverse practices in the name of ‘chhoti basne’ and ‘tani biwaha’ in Eastern Rukum subject girls to the constant fear of pressure, violence, and rape. These harmful traditions impede the life development of local girls, trapping them in constant apprehension about being ‘snatched’ for prospective marriages

Durgalal KC | CIJ Nepal

Many Nepali women and their children are enduring the plight of statelessness due to discriminatory politics and government officials. Misogynistic laws, procedural gaps, and the apathy of relevant authorities contribute to the suppression of their civil right to live a dignified life.

Ajabi Poudel, |CIJ Nepal

Every day, four girls fall victim to rape in Nepal, yet the government has failed to assume responsibility for the well-being of these girls and their children, who are already abandoned by both family and society.

Durga Rana Magar |CIJ Nepal

Misuse of pesticides is becoming a major reason for deaths in Nepal. Research shows that the public health crisis caused by the government’s ignorance has already become too late to stop.

Sagar Budhathoki |CIJ Nepal

The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in Nepal, initially tasked with combating corruption and ensuring good governance, now navigates through the sway of diverse interest groups and political pressures, resembling a lost traveler.

Tara Chapagain |CIJ Nepal

Ramu Sapkota & S Vinothaa 

Desperate Measures: Surgical Uterus Removal in Response to Escalating Sexual Violence

Durga Rana Magar |CIJ Nepal

Due to the government’s lack of readiness for the complete enforcement of the Compulsory and Free Education Act-2075, scheduled to take effect in April 2028, it is anticipated that approximately 1.3 million children may miss out on fundamental opportunities.              

Bhagirathi Pandit |CIJ Nepal

In the Badimalika region of the Far West, despite an allocation of Rs. 380 million for tourism and infrastructure development, there exists a conspicuous absence of tangible progress on the ground. Regrettably, accountability for these irregularities remains conspicuously absent as well.

Basant Pratap Singh & Bidya Rai |CIJ Nepal

Despite court orders to conserve the natural water bodies in the lake city, the government remains indifferent, turning a blind eye as political elites and individuals persistently seize public land to erect concrete structures.

Smita Adhikari |CIJ Nepal

The phenomenon has not just hurt creativity but also caused losses to authorised translators and publishers. There is law but implementation remains lax. Unauthorised translation and piracy of foreign books thrive in Nepal

Upendra Raj Pandey |CIJ Nepal

The availability of fake rubber fingerprints in the Indian market along the Nepal border has led to many cases of fraud in the Terai districts. Even if there are piles of lawsuits in the courts, officials lack the means and the drive to look into and stop such crimes.

Sagar Chand and Man Bahadur Basnet |CIJ Nepal

Villages that were the epicentre of the Maoist insurgency waged against ‘American imperialism’, among other things, have fallen into the trap of organised human trafficking networks.

Janak Raj Sapkota |CIJ Nepal

Parliamentarians of the Sudurpaschim Province, who received benefits not authorised by law, collected 13 million rupees in the last five years. During the presidential election, they took 1.6 million rupees for travel expenses to and from Kathmandu, a violation of the rules.

Bhanubhakta Acharya 

A new investigation by CIJ Nepal and Finance Uncovered can today reveal the key individuals and opaque offshore structures behind one of the biggest and, arguably, most controversial business deals ever conducted in Nepal. 

Deepak Adhikari And Rudra Pangeni |CIJ, Nepal

Poverty and lack of access to health institutions have led many residents of Rolpa to lose their newborns even as the government fails to provide basic health facilities.

Mahesh Neupane |CIJ, Nepal

Almost 19,000 bighas of land belonging to individuals, institutions and the government remain appropriated illegally. Having begun during the Maoist insurgency, this neglect of the rule of law and citizens’ rights continues to date.

Durgalal KC |CIJ, Nepal