Budget and resources have been misused to serve the interests of the relatives of people’s representatives in Chaukune Rural Municipality, Surkhet

Kalendra Sejuwal: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal 

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) seems highly generous when it comes to appointing staffers and providing them allowances and perks contradicting federal and provincial laws.

Bidhya Rai: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

When retired officials are elected to local councils, they claim remuneration besides their pension. The malpractice of dual pay at the local level in the absence of federal law.

Laxmi Basnet: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

In what can be described as a blatant encroachment of public land, a total of 511 ropani of such land on the margins of Sunkoshi river in Sindhuli district have been converted into fishery farming and that too at the initiation of the Chief Minister of Province 3, Dor Mani Poudel.

Ramu Sapkota and Bikram Rai: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal 

In the last one year and half, chief administrative officers have been replaced eight times in Ghodaghodi Municipality of Kailali district. The high staff turnover has had an enormous impact on the service delivery and infrastructure works of the municipality.

Krishna Adhikari, Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Clever government workers have taken benefits from the naivety of people’s representatives in Saipal Rural Municipality of Bajhang. In the lack of information on the law, rules and policies and procedures, they easily believe what they are told.

Basanta Pratap Singh: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal 

Barbardiya Municipality has taken initiatives to teach Grade 9 and 10 students about sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia at 17 schools

Krishna Adhikari: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

A revelation of how user committees forge consensus on making easy money through unfair means and commission. A field report of eight projects in Dang district.

Devendra Basnet: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Rural municipality chairperson and vice-chairperson in Lamjung tapped the money given by four hydropower projects for road upgradation into their personal accounts

Aas Gurung: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

During the construction of a 9 kilometre road and a 31-kilometre sewage worth Rs. 980 million, Janakpur Sub Metropolitan City damaged people’s property worth Rs. 10 billion. A deep dive into how and why this crazy ‘development model’ was adopted.

Ajay Anuragi: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

In what may be dubbed as a breach of the constitutional provision, eight local governments of Province-2 have failed to convene the municipal assemblies raising questions over the legitimacy of their income and expenditure. More than this, such a tendency has cuckolded the common people, who actually had to be taken on board in development activity efforts.

Binu Subedi: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Women, Dalit representatives, in particular, undergo multiple hurdles and face restricted political and executive space. They find it difficult to participate in the decision-making process. They, at times, are treated as dummy representatives by ward chairpersons.

Laxmi Basnet: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

The ‘generous’ building guidelines of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City gave construction completion certificates to 4,000 houses earlier rejected for non-compliance to code. Another 1,300 property owners got their designs approved for additional constructions. As many as 16,000 people have applied for such certification.

Bidhya Rai: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Chief Minister, ministers, speaker and lawmakers have routed state funds to their villages and constituencies, depriving other areas of crucial development expenditure in far-western province, an investigation by CIJ has found.

Basant Pratap Singh:  Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Instead of abolishing bad practices that are widespread in society, local officials in Bajura district have themselves followed it.

Binu Subedi: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Some local governments of mid-western region have deemed those who defied Maoist orders by their ‘people’s government’ two decades ago as ‘cheats’. The move has sown seeds of another conflict.

Debendra Basnet: Centre for Investigative Journalism

Poultry, in particular, has risen to become the leader in the local farming industry in Bajhang, which has been depicted as a backward district. Poultry farming is championing the trend of making people of Thalara locals self-reliant.

Basant pratap singh: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

The local representatives have begun to send disputes that they can resolve at ward level to the Judicial Committee of the Metropolitan City. Pointing out various causes, the Judicial Committees in turn send the cases to police and the court.  Does this signal that the local bodies have become ineffective in delivering justice as per the constitution?

-Smita Adhikari : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

The Dhulikhel Municipality has adopted a local approach to get things done for people at the local levels. Moreover, engaging people in development works will ensure ownership. This has encouraged the locals of Dhulikhel Municipality to engage in development efforts.

Mukesh Pokhrel : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal 

The praises that Bhaktapur Municipality has earned by providing educational and health services for the town residents could be a model for identifying the effectiveness of the local government in a democracy.

 Makar Shrestha : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal