Minendra Rijal's Joke

"There cannot be any institution more transparent of more accountable than the government, because any penny that we spend would be under the scrutiny of the parliament, would be under the scrutiny of constitutional organs and many other parliamentary committees, individuals, journalists,” said Information Minister Dr Minendra Rijal.

These were the same people who called Nepal's 1991 constitution "the most democratic in the world."

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Nepal is currently ranked 126th out of 174 countries by Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. Many Nepalese also view the country’s political parties and legislature as hotbeds of cronyism and nepotism. It’s much the same with public appointments

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The Wrong Way To Facilitate Post Earthquake Internal Migration

र यो भूकम्प पछाडि नेपाल सशस्त्र प्रहरीले मधेशीहरूलाई हप्काउदै आफ्नो घरमा राख्न भनिरहेका छन्, मधेशीसँग भएको १-२ कठ्ठा जमीनमा पहाडीहरूलाई घर बनाउन दिन बन्दुकको कुन्दा देखाउँदै पिट्दै छन्। केही समय अगाडी मात्र सप्तरीको राजविराजको दक्षिण तिरका गाउँहरु नजीक सशस्त्र प्रहरी आएर पहिला क्याम्प राख्ने सुरसार कसे, र अहिले त्यहाँ पहाडबाट हजारौं मान्छेहरू ल्याएर टोल नै बसाउन लागेका छन्, मधेशीहरूको घर-घरमा राख्न दबाब दिइरहेका छन्, आफ्नो महिलाहरूको लागि मात्रै भएको शौचालय दर्जनौं पहाडीहरू जबरदस्ती आँगनमा पसेर प्रयोग गर्दैछन, र त्यसो नगर्न अनुरोध गर्दा सशस्त्र प्रहरीले मधेशीलाई कुटपीट गरेर एस.पी. कार्यालयको हिरासत मै थुनेका छन।

The Earthquake And Internal Migration

• Use government owned land like Tundikhel, there is some of that in every town. 
• Erect temporary toilets, can be done in hours. 
• Set up small tent cities.