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SHREE RAM SUBEDI

SHREE RAM SUBEDI
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The author is a special correspondent with Nagarik Daily.

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Climate change reshaping life in high Himalayas, Khumjung vi...

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Khumjung, located at around 4,000 meters in Ward No. 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality in the Everest region, is increasingly experiencing the direct impacts of rising temperatures and changing seasons. Residents say the village, a few kilometres from Namche Bazaar, has undergone visible e...
7 hours ago
SOCIETY

Squatters, collective memory, and right to have land

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When television screens and social media show elderly people weeping as their lifelong earnings are destroyed before their eyes and young children clutching school bags, unsure which way to go home, a troubling question emerges: Can urban beautification come at the cost of human sensitivity? Is ther...
1 day ago
SOCIETY

Climate crisis deepens as Earth’s energy balance breaks down

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A report released Monday by the World Meteorological Organization says rising greenhouse gas concentrations are relentlessly heating the atmosphere and oceans, while accelerating ice melt.
Mar 24, 2026
OPINION

Who will become Balen’s climate pilot?

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With climate risks mounting and opportunities growing, Nepal’s next environment minister will be crucial in turning vulnerability into diplomatic and economic leverage.
Mar 18, 2026
ECONOMY

Consumers queue for hours as gas shortage hits Kathmandu

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Half-filled cylinder distribution begins today
Mar 13, 2026
POLITICS

Nepal’s election timeline: A democracy in evolution

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Nepal’s parliamentary election history reflects the country’s long and often turbulent journey toward democratic governance.
Mar 06, 2026
SOCIETY

Climate change is rewriting frogs’ love songs

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The study, carried out by the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), shows that during the cold early days of spring, male frogs sing slow, sluggish, and less energetic songs.
Mar 05, 2026
SOCIETY

Rara Lake study challenges earthquake prediction assumptions

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Some scientific assessments had argued that a large earthquake in the region was already “overdue.” However, the study notes that small to medium-sized earthquakes have been occurring irregularly in the region for thousands of years.
Feb 18, 2026
SOCIETY

2025 becomes third warmest year on record

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Human activities responsible for rising temperatures
Jan 24, 2026
SOCIETY

Air pollution surges in Nepal amid midwinter chill

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With 89 brick kilns in the capital resuming operations in mid-January and more than a thousand outside the valley, pollution levels are expected to climb further.
Jan 17, 2026