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A fistful of desire

Nepal, May 16 -- Kanchi is a young woman full of vitality and humour. She speaks, on repeat, of her desire to soar across the sky. To leave. Her admirer and potential lover reminds her that a real wor... Read More


Life amidst the ruins

Nepal, May 15 -- The graffiti on the broken walls amidst the ruins express the desperation and anger of those who were evicted from their homes in Kathmandu. 'Peace and Prosperity' was the slogan of t... Read More


Yes, Prime Minister?

Nepal, May 14 -- Even as mayor Balendra Shah was known to be not much of a talker, to have a short fuse, be impulsive, reclusive and reticent. That persona served him well as a do-er, and got him elec... Read More


Architectural kinship between Kathmandu and Quito

Nepal, May 13 -- Traditional reed bridges in the Nepal Himalaya are similar to those in the Andes, showing how people on opposite sides of the planet living in similar circumstances come up with the s... Read More


Back temporarily in a new Nepal

Nepal, May 12 -- This is the 93rd episode of Diaspora Diaries, a Nepali Times series in collaboration with Migration Lab. Since I went to work in Malaysia, my economic situation has improved. I no lo... Read More


A difficult question for David Attenborough

Nepal, May 11 -- t was a packed hall in the summer of 2019 at the 20th anniversary of the Student Conference on Conservation Science in Cambridge. An empty chair on the stage waited for one man. Hun... Read More


Another bus plunges off the road

Nepal, May 10 -- Nepal has the highest per passenger kilometre traffic fatality rate in the world, with more than 4,500 people killed on its roads and highways every year. Upgrading road safety could ... Read More


A difficult test for education

Nepal, May 9 -- On a freezing recent morning in Kalikot district, the classroom is too cold to be in. So the teacher moves the lesson outside, into a small patch of sunlight against the school wall (p... Read More


Hydrocarbons to Carbohydrates

Nepal, May 8 -- Nepal needs petroleum to fuel its economy, Nepalis need food to fuel their bodies. The two are inextricably linked. The prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has led to steep fue... Read More


The landless become homeless

Nepal, May 6 -- Barely a month into office, Prime Minister Balendra Shah flattened informal settlements in Kathmandu with bulldozers, sharply dividing Nepal's cybersphere, the media, GenZ activists, a... Read More