Bhadra Sharma
Bhadra Sharma is a Kathmandu-based freelance journalist who covers Nepal for national and international media outlets. He is also the co-author of the book “Impunity and Political Accountability in Nepal.”
The OMNI scandal and its impacts
The Oli government’s corrupt involvements in the procurement deals for lifesaving PPEs and test kits
The Bajhang rape and murder case
A 12-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped and killed by an ‘upper caste’ man last week.
Reconciliation reached among NCP’s leaders
The ruling party’s top leaders have finally come to a truce, but the peace probably won’t last
Bam Dev’s ascendancy
With the NCP Secretariat recommending Gautam to the Upper House, the party has prevented the infighting from taking everyone down--for now
Tension runs high in Nepal’s overcrowded prisons after first inmate dies...
Nepal’s prison system is inadequately equipped to deal with mounting coronavirus cases
Nepotism continues to flourish under the Oli government
Throughout his career, Upendra Koirala has occupied a set of high profile positions by appeasing communist leaders
How govt officials are looting the Covid coffers
Elected representatives and officials across the bureaucratic spectrum have used the Covid-19 crisis as yet another opportunity to amass wealth
The deadly combination of rains, roads, and landslides
Nepal has had a record number of landslide-related deaths this year
Nepal struggling to protect its inmates from Covid-19
Preventing coronavirus spread in Nepal’s overcrowded jails is becoming near impossible
Enabling impunity
Politicians have mastered the art of exploiting the nexus between themselves and prosecutors to always remain beyond the arm of the law