Kathmandu, May 3 -- The third Himal Media Mela opened on World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, adopting the UNESCO theme to focus on the link between the media, politics and environmental action. Mohamed ... Read More
Kathmandu, May 3 -- Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. When the other pillars of democracy fail to act as check and balance, the press has to step in to hold power to account. Wh... Read More
Kathmandu, April 19 -- For a year or two after the 25 April 2015 earthquake, the residents of Kathmandu were too terrified to return to their high-rise apartments. None of them collapsed in the 7.8 di... Read More
Kathmandu, April 14 -- A year-and-a-half after the Nepal Green Hydrogen Summit, Kathmandu University (KU) last week successfully tested a hydrogen fuel cell car for the first time in Nepal. KU's Gre... Read More
Kathmandu, April 12 -- On World Health Day on 7 April this week, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Kathmandu exceeded 300 - one of the dirtiest in any city in the world. Breathing was literally lethal. ... Read More
Kathmandu, March 28 -- In the past year, about 260,000 Nepali workers flocked to Malaysia to work in factories, service stations, and palm and rubber plantations. A similar number were preparing to go... Read More
Kathmandu, March 25 -- One in every three Nepalis carries the tuberculosis bacillus. There may be no active symptoms, but they can at any point progree into a full blown infection. TB kills up to 47 ... Read More
Kathmandu, March 15 -- ECONOMIC POWER: An electric bus and bicycle lane in Lalitpur on Thursday morning. Reducing Nepal's petroleum import bill should be a priority for sustained growth. Photo: GOPEN ... Read More
Kathmandu, March 8 -- Nepal's rulers have been suffering from an affliction called Serial Coalition Syndrome. Symptoms include: inability to see beyond personal greed and ambition, amnesia about the n... Read More