Local authorities seem to be either ignorant or are circumventing the prevalence of increased child trafficking in rural municipalities. With such occurrences, local authorities have no way of checking, stopping or identifying child trafficking. These children are in fact ‘invisible’ to the system or the governments.
Janak Raj Sapkota: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
Local governments of Surkhet and Achham have spent over Rs 15 million on flawed village profiles. Concerned people in the village authority do not hesitate to prepare and use such faulty details.
Laxmi Bhandari : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
The Public Procurement Monitoring Office under the Prime Minister’s Office says local federal administrations are buying arbitrarily, breaching legal provisions and avoiding competition.
Himal Lamsal: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
It’s been two-and-a-half years that people’s representatives took charge of the local levels. However, these local units are still a dearth of over 20 thousand employees depriving service seekers of their amenities. A tale of six local bodies!
Bidhya Rai : Centre for Investigative journalism-Nepal
In the eight districts of Province 2, number of the cases of violence against women have seen a steep rise over the past three years—despite the election of local representatives in the centre, province and local levels.
Ajaya Anuragi: Centre of Investigative Journalism-Nepal
Planning booklets of local federal units and records of concerned provincial ministries show the two provinces with low development indicators spent hefty sums in the unproductive sector last fiscal year.
Surendra Kamati in Siraha, Basanta Pratap Singh in Bajhang and Lokendra Saud in Baitadi : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
Decisions made by Judicial Committees mandated to adjudicate, arbitrate and refer cases for mediation, get revoked by courts.
Devendra Basnet: Centre for Investigative journalism-Nepal
A revelation of how Lamkichuha Municipality of Kailali has been hoodwinking the people and the authorities by awarding contracts to a single contractor by forming just-for-name-sake user committees in the pretext of abiding by the provisions. Moreover, the municipality has made payments without completing the project.
Basant pratap singh/Janak Bista : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
Barbardiya Municipality in Bardiya has brought about visible changes in public education. After funding a public education reform campaign by allocating 23 per cent of the total municipal budget, no child in the local federal unit is outside school now.
Krishna Adhikari: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
People’s representatives at the local level are active in the extraction and supply of boulders, sand and aggregate. A case of illegal and perilous exploitation of nature thriving in the local federal units of southern Lalitpur.
Shivahari Ghimire and Ramhari Karki: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
If the statistics of five municipalities –Budanilakantha, Mahalaxmi, Tokha, Dhulikhel, and Surya Binayak — within the Kathmandu Valley are to be analyzed, there has been an increased frustration among service-seekers.
Indira Aryal: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
In what can be termed as a flagrant blow to the law, government authorities appear to be glued onto the wheels of corruption and extracting commission. Even more depressing part we see that government vehicles suffer unwarranted wear and tear, coupled with escalating costs of maintenance, repair work, and fuel.
Ramesh Kumar: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
An exposition of a contemptible deed and involvement of Cottage and Small Industry Development Committee authorities of Humla of taking commission explicitly from service seekers, including Dalits, and single-women.
Navaraj Mahatara: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
Unable to provide ambulance and firefighting services, people’s representatives at the local level are buying expensive luxury vehicles for themselves.
Manoj Shrestha: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
Ward’s administrative apathy a major factor to be blamed for deplorable state of affairs in Rautahat’s Gujara municipality.
Binu Subedi: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
A fierce competition among local governments to exploit natural resources of rivers and streams has triggered a new wave of conflict in Dang district.
Devendra Basnet: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
Chiefs of local governments who don’t have a majority in the executive council of the municipality or rural municipality find it difficult to steer the local council. Stories from Gauradaha and Gauriganj in Jhapa, Urlabari in Morang, Phatuwa Bijaypur in Rautahat and Bahrabise in Sindhupalchok
Chiranjibi Ghimire: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
Nepal was declared an untouchability-free nation 13 years ago but the social evil still prevails in personal and public domains. Some people’s representatives are also to blame.
Arjun Rajbanshi: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
The trend of appointments of advisors and experts from political cadres has been prevalent in provinces impacting negatively in qualitative policy formulation. An account of Province 2.
Ajaya Anuragi: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
Bhaktapur has set an example when it comes to the preservation of historic heritage, providing quality education and producing skilled manpower and experts.
Rameswor Bohora: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
