COP30: What Nepal should do

As I am writing this piece, the COP 30 has started in Belém, Brazil. Throughout the last twelve months, the

Nepal must change

This is the paramount message coming from the new generations following the protest of September 8 and the uprising on

Whither renaissance in Nepal?

Nepal reached a historic political turning point again. A peaceful protest called by young people against the ban on social

Don’t ignore the small

The current political scenario of Nepal has again reached a transitional stage. After the dissolution of the House of Representatives,

Nepal’s new cabinet: An end to politics of pomp?

September 2025 may be remembered not only as a moment of political upheaval but also as the beginning of a

Joint taskforce formed to utilize river-based materials

Lumbini: A joint recommendation taskforce has been formed to resolve the issues that evolved in the utilization and conservation of resources of the Karnali River between the Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces.

The task force was formed under the coordination of the secretary of the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of Lumbini Province after a joint dialogue between the Chief Ministers of Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces on the issue of utilization and conservation of river-related resources of the Karnali River on Wednesday.

The taskforce comprises secretaries of the Sudurpaschim province government, representatives of the Forest Ministries of both the provinces, local governments connected to the river basin areas, national parks and survey office, among others.

The committee will identify the problems associated with the three tiers of government and make recommendations by determining priorities with alternatives for resolving them.