काठमाडौँ– ०६३ सालको इन्द्रजात्रा। इन्द्रचोकबाट मखनतर्फ तानिँदै गरेको भैरवको रथ। जात्राको रौनकबीच रथ ह्वात्त तान्दा एक व्यक्ति रथबाट खसेर घाइते भए। “मानिसहरूले घाइतेलाई सुरक्षित स्थानमा छिटो–छिटो लैजाने बाटो खोज्दै थिए,” त्यो घटना सम्झँदै सम्पदा संरक्षण अभियन्ता गणपतिलाल श्रेष्ठ भन्छन्, “म सानैदेखि सिटी…
A writ has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding conservation of Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha and a UNESCO world heritage site, that is facing threat from pollution-prone industries. A writ has been filed at the Supreme…
बागमती सभ्यता जोगाउनुपर्ने माग गर्दै दायर भएको रिटमा सर्वोच्च अदालतले काठमाडौं उपत्यकाका नदी किनारामा थप २० मिटर जमिन खालि गर्नुपर्ने सहितको आदेश दिएको विषयले अहिले धेरैको ध्यान केन्द्रित गरेको छ । अदालतबाट फैसलाबारे पूर्णपाठ आएपछि नदी किनार र आसपासमा बस्दै…
Nepal’s Supreme Court has summoned the President Chure Terai Madhesh Conservation Development Board and the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) in a public interest litigation case against the amendment of the 1973 National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act. The Constitutional…
Withdraw Guthi Bill: Ganpati Lal Shrestha. National Identity Protection Joint Struggle Committee NIPJSC convener Ganapati Lal Shrestha has made it clear that the agitation will continue till the withdrawal of Guthi bill. “There is no question to stop moment merely…
‘अदालतको आदेश मानेर हामीले बागमतीलाई बचाउनुपर्छ। प्रकृतिले दिएका नदीनाला उपयोगका वस्तु मात्र हुन् भन्ने सोच्यौँ भने त्यसले हाम्रै अस्तित्व खतरामा पार्छ।’ बागमती र यसका सहायक नदीमा बर्सेनि आउने बाढीले डुबाउने क्षेत्र पहिचान गरी प्राकृतिक बहावमा अवरोध गर्ने संरचनामा सुधार ल्याउन…
Food is essential for human life. Governments have an obligation to ensure the fundamental rights of their people. Since 2007, Friends of the Earth Nepal/Pro Public has fought and won a number of landmark legal cases on the Right to Food…
Thomas Hobbes believes that the state’s coercive power and authority are necessary to control irrational or evil behaviors of individuals. In the name of controlling evil behavior, the state often force individuals to accept what it wants and here comes…
The Supreme Court’s decision is not just a win for the legal team but also for environmental activists who have been tirelessly campaigning against the construction of the airport for years. On Thursday, May 26, the Supreme Court of Nepal…
The third Himal Media Mela 2024 continued on Friday following the keynote speech from Mohamed Nasheed, climate activist, writer/journalist, and former president of the Maldives. The day-long symposium included four workshops and two panel discussions ranging from possibilities of AI…
Prakash Mani Sharma (PMS) Academy for Public Interest Law (PIL).