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Story of scars and solace

Kathmandu, July 2 -- Some seek solitude, some the company of others, still others find a balance between the two. Yet, we all long for someone to go home to and share our smiles and sorrows. Kalina a... Read More


Nepal's laws stuck in binary mode

Kathmandu, July 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 busines... Read More


Water for Life

Kathmandu, June 29 -- The monsoon this year arrived on time, and brought life-giving rain - irrigating paddy terraces, recharging groundwater, reviving springs, and increasing electricity generation. ... Read More


Valuing moral migration.

Kathmandu, June 28 -- A Nepal-based ethical migrant worker recruiter has created waves internationally to be only the second company worldwide to be certified recently under the International Recruitm... Read More


Love thy neighbours.

Kathmandu, June 28 -- They say you can choose your enemies, but not your neighbours. This rings true especially for small nation states bordering much larger ones. And that is also what Mao Zedong to... Read More


World wars.

Kathmandu, June 27 -- Ukraine. Sudan. Gaza. Iran. This may not seem like a world war, but we are getting dangerously close to one. Here in Nepal, we may think we are far removed from it all, but the... Read More


Community reduces wildfire risk, increases wellbeing.

Kathmandu, June 26 -- With forests covering 43% of the country's territory, Nepal's dry season from February to June sees multiple wildfire emergencies that consume human lives, destroy ecosystems, di... Read More


Asma BK hits the ground running.

Kathmandu, June 25 -- Asma BK has been running all her life: she ran away from her home in Rolpa at age 13, became a child worker in a brick kiln in Kathmandu, ran from job to job. Rescued by a child ... Read More


Song of work and freedom.

Kathmandu, June 24 -- This is the 68th episode of Diaspora Diaries, a Nepali Times series in collaboration with Migration Lab providing a platform to share experiences of living, working and studying ... Read More


Sherpaland, CO, USA

Kathmandu, June 23 -- Even as Mt Everest Day was marked in Nepal on 29 May, on the other side of the planet in the US state of Colorado, dozens of Nepalis who have climbed the world's highest peak mul... Read More