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File - Gen Z protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 8, 2025. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT

Gen Z movement's political impact: Alignment and realignment of political parties

Gen Z movement's political impact: Alignment and realignment of political parties

The Gen Z movement has generated a new wave of changes in the political parties in Nepal. Consequently, it has brought the ever-squabbling Tarai-based parties together to form a Federal Democratic Front.
The Gen Z movement has generated a new wave of changes in the political parties in Nepal. Consequently, it has brought the ever-squabbling Tarai-based parties together to form a Federal Democratic Front.
Opinion 31 Dec, 2025
Illustration: Ratna Sagar Shrestha/THT

Fate vs negligence: Why Nepali families accept migrant deaths

Fate vs negligence: Why Nepali families accept migrant deaths

For many Nepali families, the death of a migrant worker does not arrive with certainty or explanation. It arrives through a phone call. Sometimes the caller is a co-worker, sometimes a contractor, sometimes an unfamiliar voice.
For many Nepali families, the death of a migrant worker does not arrive with certainty or explanation. It arrives through a phone call. Sometimes the caller is a co-worker, sometimes a contractor, sometimes an unfamiliar voice.
Opinion 29 Dec, 2025
FILE - A crowd of foreign aspirant workers wait outside the Department of Foreign Employment office in Kathmandu.

Exploiting Gen-Z movement: Popularism continues

Exploiting Gen-Z movement: Popularism continues

Recently, the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security (MoLESS) announced that it would facilitate free foreign employment for families of those injured and killed during the Gen-Z movement.
Recently, the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security (MoLESS) announced that it would facilitate free foreign employment for families of those injured and killed during the Gen-Z movement.
Opinion 26 Dec, 2025
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Widespread corruption: Amidst the illusion of transparency

Widespread corruption: Amidst the illusion of transparency

In a country where corruption is rampant at all levels of the state structure, from the ward level to the highest level, the Federal Parliament, the Election Commission of Nepal has brought in a reform.
In a country where corruption is rampant at all levels of the state structure, from the ward level to the highest level, the Federal Parliament, the Election Commission of Nepal has brought in a reform.
Opinion 25 Dec, 2025
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No more boos to bamboo construction: After the publication of its manual by the government

No more boos to bamboo construction: After the publication of its manual by the...

Climate change has been threatening the very existence of humankind. If it could lead to the disappearance of mighty dinosaurs, as some theoreticians suggest, tiny human beings would be even more vulnerable.
Climate change has been threatening the very existence of humankind. If it could lead to the disappearance of mighty dinosaurs, as some theoreticians suggest, tiny human beings would be even more vulnerable.
Opinion 24 Dec, 2025
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Domestic violence remains persistent: It's time to make home safe again

Domestic violence remains persistent: It's time to make home safe again

As we recently united for this year’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, the focus has been mainly on this year’s theme: Unite to end digital violence against all women and girls.
As we recently united for this year’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, the focus has been mainly on this year’s theme: Unite to end digital violence against all women and girls.
Opinion 23 Dec, 2025
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Three decades, three interim govts: A failed journey to stability

Three decades, three interim govts: A failed journey to stability

Nepal's political situation is very turbulent. Interim governments have acted as a bridge between crisis and stability. Three such governments are notable in the past three decades.
Nepal's political situation is very turbulent. Interim governments have acted as a bridge between crisis and stability. Three such governments are notable in the past three decades.
Opinion 18 Dec, 2025
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A virtual poetry of spiritualism and peace: Kamal Rijal's Asian Vision 2100

A virtual poetry of spiritualism and peace: Kamal Rijal's Asian Vision 2100

Peace has been one of the most desired entities since time immemorial. Accordingly, one can find in the Rigved, one of the earliest religious texts of Hinduism, peace resonating throughout its verses.
Peace has been one of the most desired entities since time immemorial. Accordingly, one can find in the Rigved, one of the earliest religious texts of Hinduism, peace resonating throughout its verses.
Opinion 17 Dec, 2025
File: A view of Singha Durbar in Kathmandu. Photo: RSS

Continuity of bad governance: Is it embedded in our system?

Continuity of bad governance: Is it embedded in our system?

During the peak of the Gen-Z movement, former Chief Justice (CJ) Sushila Karki, draped in the national flag, made a brief appearance amid the protesters and stridently denounced the wrongdoing of the political leaders.
During the peak of the Gen-Z movement, former Chief Justice (CJ) Sushila Karki, draped in the national flag, made a brief appearance amid the protesters and stridently denounced the wrongdoing of the political leaders.
Opinion 16 Dec, 2025
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Bats and bonds: The new story of fatherhood in South Asia

Bats and bonds: The new story of fatherhood in South Asia

Families poured into jam-packed stadiums awash with blue and orange as the Indian women’s cricket team lifted the World Cup, a moment that felt less like a single victory and more like a turning point in how South Asia raises its daughters.
Families poured into jam-packed stadiums awash with blue and orange as the Indian women’s cricket team lifted the World Cup, a moment that felt less like a single victory and more like a turning point in how South Asia raises its daughters.
Opinion 11 Dec, 2025
Dipesh Pokharel, a Ph.D. Candidate in neuroscience specializing in Parkinson’s disease research at The University of Toledo.

Rising challenges of Parkinson's disease in Nepal and the road ahead

Rising challenges of Parkinson's disease in Nepal and the road ahead

Parkinson’s disease is often described simply as a condition of shaking hands, but the reality is far more complex. In Nepal, it is becoming a growing public health concern.
Parkinson’s disease is often described simply as a condition of shaking hands, but the reality is far more complex. In Nepal, it is becoming a growing public health concern.
Opinion 09 Dec, 2025

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