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Crime
How Nepal’s forensics infrastructure lets perpetrators get away with crimes
5 min read
ABHA LAL
Lack of laws and guidelines mean that many criminal cases are grossly mishandled

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Environment
Preserving the pangolin
Hunted for its scales and its meat, the population of the pangolins across South Asia...
JOYDEEP GUPTA, RAMESH BHUSHAL, ZOBAIDUR RAHMAN
Free press
When it comes to civil liberties, KP Oli is starting to look like the tyrants he once fought
The government attempts to pass laws to weaken human rights and press freedom
THE RECORD
Classics on The Record
“Siddhicharan encouraged me to write, Rimal to become modern and Devkota to become disciplined…”
A 1962 interview with widely celebrated writer Gobinda Bahadur Malla ‘Gothale’
UTTAM KUNWAR
Review
Manisha Koirala's life lessons from surviving cancer
"Healed" lacks the self-knowledge and introspection that characterizes a good memoir
ABHA LAL

Longreads

Geopolitics
“A lot has changed but Nepal’s security dilemma has remained unchanged since the 18th Century”
An Interview with Former Army chief Gaurav Rana about Nepal’s Challenges in Diplomacy
AKHILESH UPADHYAY
Politics
After Years of Media Trial, a Stunning Verdict in the Tikapur Case
11 have been sentenced to life in prison while the Tharu community in Tikapur continues...
ABHA LAL
Maoist War
The Rajakot massacre, 16 years on
The wounds of impunity remain fresh
NIRMAL ACHARYA
Identity
How visibility is changing the lives of LGBTIQ+ people in Nepal
Society acknowledges but does not accept
SANDESH GHIMIRE

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Culture
The Record's word of the year 2018
The ultimate revenge of the hill bureaucrats
THE RECORD
Economy
The best thing the KP Oli administration has done for workers' protection so far
But it remains to be seen if it will be implemented properly
THE RECORD
Politics
Why the federal states have not been able to deliver, explained
SANDESH GHIMIRE
Environment
Man v wild
The space between human and wildlife is shrinking
THE RECORD

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World
Racism at an American College leaves Nepali student’s future uncertain
Officials at Colby-Sawyer have refused to address their mistreatment of 21 year old Supragya Rijal
YUNISH GHIMIRE
Economy
Why Nepal is a crony capitalist state
Beneath the biggest tax fraud in history lies a corrupt nexus among politicians and businesses
THE RECORD
Digital Life
The problem with Nepal's porn ban
Having failed at punishing rapists, the government polices sexuality
SHUBHA KAYASTHA
Geopolitics
Government pressure shut down play about Tibetan refugees before PM’s visit to China
The director and the theatre were intimidated into remaining silent
SANDESH GHIMIRE