Kathmandu, April 24 -- A poultry farmer from Arghakhanchi had to shut down his farm and leave Nepal for work abroad because villagers did not buy chicken from him due to his caste. Dalits still canno... Read More
Kathmandu, April 24 -- For most Nepalis, the arrival of the emir of Qatar to Kathmandu in four jets on Tuesday was marked by just one matter of importance: the government declared it a holiday. The d... Read More
Kathmandu, April 23 -- In the run-up to the third Nepal Investment Summit this weekend, there have been seminars, conferences and workshops where the discourse has revolved around the economy and the ... Read More
ISTANBUL, April 23 -- It is hard to imagine that only 200km away from here on Turkey's Black Sea coast there is a full-scale war going on which has killed 200,000 people in the past two years. And to... Read More
Kathmandu, April 22 -- Sudarshan Dhakal crouches next to a motorcycle, carefully runs his fingers over its engine, finds the faulty part and removes it. He gets a spare part and replaces the compone... Read More
Kathmandu, April 21 -- The 7.2M Taiwan earthquake on 3 April was a reminder for us here in Nepal about the importance of preparation with up to code infrastructure, earthquake early warning sensors ho... Read More
Kathmandu, April 20 -- Born in Khandbari in eastern Nepal, Parashuram Pathak helped his family around the farm, sold what they grew in the market and lent a hand in the kitchen. After working as a c... Read More
Kathmandu, April 20 -- A new mother in Kathmandu took her two-month-old baby to hospital to treat an infection. The doctor diagnosed upper respiratory infection (URI) and prescribed half a dozen medic... Read More
Kathmandu, April 19 -- DRUG MONEY: Patients stand in line to purchase medicines at the Bayalpata Hospital Pharmacy in remote Achham District (left) and over the counter in Kathmandu (right). In the te... Read More
Kathmandu, April 19 -- For a year or two after the 25 April 2015 earthquake, the residents of Kathmandu were too terrified to return to their high-rise apartments. None of them collapsed in the 7.8 di... Read More