Legal hurdles block death declarations for Nepal floods victims
My friend Tekraj Thami is a journalist. A month ago, he vanished in the floods that followed a glacier and bedrock collapse […]
Author: Rajneesh Bhandari
Investigative Reporter | Editor | Documentary Filmmaker
Thousands of survivors shelter in schools weeks after Nepal floods
Three weeks after flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border, more than 5,000 people remain missing. And thousands of displaced families have made […]
A Year After Nepal’s Uprising, Self-Immolations Test the State’s Promise of Change
Five people set themselves on fire in Nepal in July. Some are now reading the deaths as political in a country whose […]
Mud Everywhere, Bodies Left Uncollected, and Rescue Without a Rope
Upon reaching Nuwakot and Rasuwa right after the floods, I realized that the reality was far deeper and more painful than what […]
The River Came at Nine
As of the morning of Sept. 3, the ninth day of the Bhotekoshi flood, government figures show more than 1,200 bodies recovered […]
Former Rapper Officially Declared Victor in Nepal’s Post-Uprising Election
Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swotantra Party wins in landslide over former four-time PM Sharma Oli months after “Gen Z” anti-corruption protests toppled previously […]
Nepal’s Post-Uprising Election: Anti-Corruption Promises Vs Public Skepticism
Nepal is heading to polls on March 5 to democratically replace its government toppled by “Gen Z” protests six months ago. Every major political party is promising specific ways to end corruption, but the voters are questioning what they will deliver.
Nepal Police Arrest Six in $20 Million Himalayan “Fake Rescue” Insurance Scam
Six executives from top rescue agencies arrested for staging hundreds of unnecessary helicopter evacuations, a fraud that shook the country’s trekking industry.
Nepal Charges Airport Project Chief with $172K Corruption
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority alleges Binesh Munakarmi illegally amassed $172,000 over 25 years, while officials and a Chinese contractor are accused of misusing $74 million in airport construction funds.
47 Nepalis Rescued From Scam Centers in Myanmar Arrive in Kathmandu
The Nepalis were lured to Myanmar by promises of legitimate jobs, but said they were tortured and forced to work in scam compounds before being rescued.
Nepal’s Former Speaker Charged with Gold Smuggling, Organized Crime
Charges against a prominent Nepalese politician came about a month after an interim government took power, following mass protests against corruption that toppled the previous administration.
Nepal Appoints Interim Ministers Following Protests that Toppled the Previous Government
New ministers took oaths of office outside the wreckage of the presidential building, torched during last week’s protests.