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The Tharu story by the Tharu

Kathmandu, March 27 -- Patan Museum is a repository of Kathmandu Valley heritage, but in its gallery wing is a temporary multimedia exhibition devoted to the indigenous Tharu people of Nepal's souther... Read More


Himalayan people appeal for Sonam Wangchuk

Kathmandu, March 26 -- Ten individuals from across the Himalayan region have issued an appeal for the life of Sonam Wangchuk, a Ladakh environmental activist, who is on the 22nd day of his hunger stri... Read More


Balancing free expression with fake news on social media

Kathmandu, March 26 -- Guilherme Canela is Chief of the Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section of UNESCO in Paris. He recently visited Nepal to discuss freedom of expression in the di... Read More


Ending TB is possible, and cost-effective

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


Nepalis play Russian roulette in distant war

Kathmandu, March 23 -- When Maya BK's husband Somesh asked for Rs500,000 so that he could apply for a job in Russia, she was taken aback. He was already working in Qatar, why did he need another job? ... Read More


Heads Roll

Kathmandu, March 22 -- Gold Smuggling On orders of Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane, police on Monday arrested Maoist vice-chair and former House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara in Bhairawa while he was ... Read More


Nepal's corruption carousel

Kathmandu, March 21 -- Just two weeks into the new Maoist-led 5-party coalition government, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has found a new best friend in Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane. So desperat... Read More


Denmark's best baker is a Nepali

Kathmandu, March 20 -- On Tuesday, Nepali Sanjiv Giri came second as he tried to defend his crown as the Best Baker in Denmark, which he won in 2022. He also holds separate titles for the best bague... Read More


Kin of Nepalis in Russian Army seek astrologers

Kathmandu, March 19 -- As the afternoon sun blazed down one afternoon last week, neighbours gathered at the house of Raghu Nath Adhikari in Kapurthan village of Jhapa district in Nepal's southeastern ... Read More


Age no bar to go to school

Kathmandu, March 17 -- Formal education in schools and universities became available to ordinary Nepalis only 70 years ago. But even then women were not encouraged to get an education. The 1971 Educ... Read More