Kathmandu, April 24 -- Bhaktapur is all about ritual, resistance, and remembrance. Now a new generation of artists is exploring the city of devotees through art. Balkrishna Banmala was a child deity ... Read More
Kathmandu, April 22 -- Earthquakes would be less scary if they could be forecast, like the weather. Small quakes would no longer be startling, and there could be early warning of bigger quakes, preven... Read More
Kathmandu, April 15 -- I have just finished reading the recently published Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth, by Tom Burgis that was recently reviewed in this paper, and examines the phenomenon... Read More
Kathmandu, April 15 -- Here in the mountains of far-western Nepal, the biggest threat to life and limb is gravity. Women collecting fodder fall from trees, boys grazing goats fall off cliffs, heavily ... Read More
Kathmandu, April 11 -- Besides multiple street demonstrations that gridlocked Kathmandu's traffic for the past weeks, public discourse in Nepal has also been dominated by dangerously high air pollutio... Read More
Kathmandu, April 10 -- On Tuesday, leader of the monarchist RPP once again gathered on Kathmandu's streets to deliver fiery speeches, but this time there was no arson and looting and no need for riot ... Read More
Kathmandu, April 9 -- At 11:56AM on 25 April 2015, the ancient Newa town of Bungamati on the southern fringes of Kathmandu Valley suffered more damage than most-- it was completely razed. Some 700 b... Read More
Kathmandu, April 4 -- On 15 January 2015 on National Earthquake Safety Day, an Editorial in Nepali Times titled 'Preparing To Be Prepared' warned: 'When (not if) the next earthquake strikes Nepal, don... Read More
Kathmandu, April 4 -- Increasing numbers of Nepalis have been flocking to Europe as students and workers, or paying traffickers to sneak in through the back door. And no other country in Europe seems... Read More
Pakistan, April 3 -- Ever since leaving his home village in Syangja, Purna Gurung has been crossing bridges when he comes to them. And here he is at age 55, supervising the pile-driving for a new brid... Read More