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Investing in people

Kathmandu, Aug. 13 -- One of the greatest obstacles to better jobs and faster economic growth in Nepal today isn't a shortage of natural resources, challenging geography, or limited access to finance.... Read More


'This massacre must end'

Kathmandu, Aug. 12 -- Anas al-Sharif, 28, a prominent Al Jazeera correspondent and one of the network's most recognizable reporters in Gaza, was killed in an Israeli airstrike late Sunday while shelte... Read More


Sisterhood of the snow leopard protectors

Kathmandu, Aug. 12 -- One of the most powerful recent examples of hyperlocal conservation in the Himalaya is the effort by two sisters from Dolpo, Tshiring Lhamu Lama and Sonam Choekyi Lama, to protec... Read More


What China wants

Nepal, Aug. 8 -- Will President Donald Trump give his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a gift? While Trump prizes unpredictability, Xi aims to position China as a force for global stability. Thus, there... Read More


Menstrual banishment moves to the Tarai

Kathmandu, Aug. 6 -- Kamala Auji's family moved from the mountains of Achham to the Kanchanpur plains in search of an easier life. They bought a patch of farm and built a one-storey mud thatch house... Read More


Data and delivery Identifying and minimising redundancies in Nepal's SDG indicators as the 2030 deadline nears

Kathmandu, Aug. 5 -- As the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) looms, Nepal faces a major challenge in monitoring its progress. With 446 indicators revised in June 2023, the li... Read More


UN relocating

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- The United Nations is relocating its headquarters from New York to Nairobi, Kenya by 2026. The move marks a significant strategy shift aiming to decentralise its presence and brin... Read More


SLAPPing Democracy

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- The debate about who is less accountable to the public: politicians or bureaucrats is as old as Nepal's democracy itself. Some blame politicians for being beholden to the business... Read More


Walking, working, worshipping in Patan

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- American artist Peter Makela was in Nepal in 2022 on a Fulbright scholarship when he experienced the Matya festival in Patan in which devotees made the rounds of the city's shrine... Read More


Flouting rules caused Saurya tragedy

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- The final investigation report on the crash of a Saurya Airlines jet on 24 July 2024 at Kathmandu airport has revealed flaws in the carrier's technical operation procedures, poor ... Read More