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The Governance of Natural Resources in Nepal- 4

Prof. D. D. Poudel, the Founder of the Asta-Ja Framework Asta-Ja Framework: Asta-Ja is a theoretically grounded grassroots-based planning and management framework for conservation, development, and utilization of natural and human resources. Asta-Ja means eight of the Nepali letter “Ja” [Jal (water), Jamin (land), Jungle (forest), Jadibuti (medicinal and aromatic plants), Janashakti (manpower), Janawar, (animals), […]

Aggressive Delhi confronts Beijing in Kathmandu

N. P. Upadhyaya (Aryal); Kathmandu: The Chief of the South Asian plague-RAW, Samanta Kumar Goyal came to Nepal on October 21, 2020. He came and met the Nepali leaders in his presumed agency’s regular payroll plus some others new recruits. What was his purpose of Nepal visit is yet a mystery, however, some political reflections that […]

The Governance of Natural Resources in Nepal- 3

–D. D. Poudel, The Founder of the Asta-Ja Framework Asta-Ja Framework: Asta-Ja is a theoretically grounded grassroots-based planning and management framework for conservation, development, and utilization of natural and human resources. Asta-Ja means eight of the Nepali letter “Ja” [Jal (water), Jamin (land), Jungle (forest), Jadibuti (medicinal and aromatic plants), Janashakti (manpower), Janawar, (animals), Jarajuri […]

The Governance of Natural Resources in Nepal- II

 D. D. Poudel, the Founder of the Asta-Ja Framework Asta-Ja Framework Asta-Ja is a theoretically grounded grassroots-based planning and management framework for conservation, development, and utilization of natural and human resources. Asta-Ja means eight of the Nepali letter “Ja” [Jal (water), Jamin (land), Jungle (forest), Jadibuti (medicinal and aromatic plants), Janashakti (manpower), Janawar, (animals), Jarajuri (crop […]

Nepal: Stalling on Justice for Conflict-Era Crimes

(New York/Kathmandu, November 20, 2020) – The authorities in Nepal are preventing police and prosecutors from pursuing conflict-era cases of human rights violations, undermining the rule of law and efforts for security sector reform, Human Rights Watch and Advocacy Forum said in a report released today. During the 10-year armed conflict between government forces and […]