Nepali Times

If what is happening in Nepal is giving you an anxiety attack, Kunda Dixit in his inimitable style writes about ways to feel much better by making all our problems seem far away. https://lnkd.in/gwAcZZQ2

A major leak in the Melamchi’s mains turned parts of Kathmandu Valley into a lake once more last week, and Madan Bhandari Boulevard became the Venice of the East. Read Kunda Dixit’s weekend newsletter for a roundup of events: https://lnkd.in/g2nUQEDW

Black, white and grey Inability, or unwillingness, to curb black money will put Nepal on the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money-laundering watchdog. Read Ramesh Kumar's report: https://lnkd.in/eKQWMkQW

Nepal-Assam connection revived The two-day symposium ‘Revisiting the Roots of India-Nepal Relations: A Perspective on Guru Matsyendranath’ explores the centuries-old cultural bonds between Patan and Guwahati. https://lnkd.in/djJKrPFZ

Bihari Krishna Shrestha transformed the physical, economic, gender and social landscapes of Nepal as a civil servant and anthropologist of the highest order. Former ICIMOD Director General J. Gabriel Campbell pays tribute to Nepal’s pioneer in community forestry and anthropologist. https://lnkd.in/eHq22hCm

The Ministry of Misinformation and Newspeak will henceforth not blame the messenger anymore, it will be sending them to the gallows. In his weekly newsletter, Kunda Dixit resorts to some dark humour about the draft Social Media Bill. https://lnkd.in/g4zPCChq

#longread Nepal must rethink future energy development by combining solar and hydro energy. Pump Storage Hydro (PSH) along with solar photovoltaics (PV) promises hydro development a more productive life in Nepal, write water resource experts Dipak Gyawali and Sudhindra Sharma. https://lnkd.in/ei6QjfqK

The contentious Social Media Bill, which has been criticised by press freedom watchdogs, digital rights experts and journalists, seeks to monitor content on digital platforms and criminalise what it deems as offensive with hefty fines and jail terms for users and service providers. Read the report for details. https://lnkd.in/dPiNtfSw

Ban on female migrant workers to be lifted Nepal must recognise and protect its undocumented female domestic workers in West Asia while legalising migration, write Ayushman Bhagat and Sunita Mainali. https://lnkd.in/dprRR3QM

We in Nepal always see the bottle as half-full, because we have already quaffed the other half of Old Smuggler. This and more in the weekly newsletter Kunda Dixit: https://lnkd.in/gYsHMsMA