Inside Kaptanganj: How a religious flag dispute and a loudspeaker turned a border village deadly
A month-old incident that engulfed a village that had never seen Hindu-Muslim conflict before shows what happens when religious tensions in plain sight and official warnings go unheeded.
Living with leopards in the Himalayas
Conflicts with people are growing as expanded forest land and climate change push the creatures into human settlements. There are solutions to try.
What old newspapers reveal about Kathmandu’s World Cup fever in the 80s and 90s
A look at how newspapers chronicled football fever in Kathmandu before the internet age—from Maradona heartbreak and excitement over NTV to fears of loadshedding.
They went to build the city of the future in Saudi Arabia. They’re returning home with nothing
The collapse of Neom’s ambitions is costing Nepali labourers more than jobs — it is upending lives built around remittances that may not return.
They built lives on land that was never theirs. Now they have nothing
In the rain-soaked aftermath of eviction, hundreds of displaced families are scattered across hotels and shelters — separated, uncertain, and waiting for answers that haven’t come.
The man who mastered Nepali politics couldn’t master himself
For six decades, Sher Bahadur Deuba outlasted rivals, outwitted kings, and came back from every political near-death. His final undoing was of his own making.
The woman rewriting the rules
Sapana Pradhan Malla’s family named her as a lament for the son they didn’t get. Today she is the most powerful judge in the country.
Nepali media is fighting for survival. Its journalists are fighting for their paychecks
As the industry faces an existential threat, newsroom staff are going months without pay, with little recourse and nowhere else to go.
Inside the Rs 3.73 billion fraud investigation shaking Nepal’s business elite
How an informal alliance between a well-connected fixer and one of Nepal's oldest business families unravelled into a Rs 3.73 billion fraud investigation.
Amar Babu, or the terror of Durbar High School
The Bengali master’s punishments gave scars, but his lessons shaped generations of students in the 1930s and 1940s.
Three generations devoted to care of Central Zoo animals
From Krishna Lal to grandson Surendra Shrestha, 65-year-old legacy of caretakers lives on.
Are Nepali independent singers struggling for a platform?
Musicians are rising in numbers, but many struggle to get noticed, with viral trends dictating what becomes popular.
Kites over Kathmandu sky
Clear blue sky and gentle westerlies signal the arrival of kite flying season.
The Kumari tradition lives on, balancing ancient and modern values
The tradition has faced scrutiny from rights advocates, but supporters argue the practice has adapted over time to safeguard the rights of the girls involved.
The royal roots of Central Zoo
The story of how Juddha Shumsher’s zoological garden was born and evolved.
Minpachas: Adventures in the time of Kathmandu’s long winters
Old residents of the Valley recall how they eagerly waited for schools to close to indulge in games or to travel to the Tarai.
Unauthorised translation and piracy of foreign books thrive in Nepal
The phenomenon has not just hurt creativity but also caused losses to authorised translators and publishers. There is law but implementation remains lax.
Family hostility, social obstacles: How this queer couple’s union survives hardships
Lorax Rai and Madhusha Limbu struggled for years to have their relationship accepted.
Desperate youths from Maoist heartland hit US wall
Residents of Maoist strongholds that opposed ‘American imperialism’ paid traffickers huge sums to go to the States.
No private hospital bed for poor patients
Hospitals run by the private sector are blatantly ignoring the mandatory 10 percent free bed allocation for the needy.
Chinese restaurateur’s experience in Nepal during the Maoist insurgency
Since Zhang Yiwu took charge of the China Mountain Restaurant, every Nepali prime minister has visited the place.
When Nepal gifted spinach to China
The import of spinach from Nepal to China is one of the most widely available bits of general knowledge on the Chinese internet when conversing about vegetables.
Children from Karnali families are falling prey to fraudulent foster homes
Nearly a hundred children from Karnali are rescued from children’s homes in various cities every year, says activist.
Double amputee Hari Budha Magar sets sights on Everest
The 43-year-old army veteran plans to walk for more than 60 hours to the top of Everest and back to base camp.
When elephants from Nepal went to China
In 1792, Nepal dispatched a tribute embassy to the Qing court. Among the many tributes provided by Nepal were two elephants: Xunyuanxiang and Furouxiang.
Tracing Nepal’s cultural history in Beijing
When it comes to highlighting Nepali culture in China, there has been very little effort from our side.
Once sold in Kuwait, she still lives in pain back home
Sanimaya’s tale represents countless Nepali women who are taken to various Gulf countries on visit visas and then are made to work in virtual slavery.
Nepal-China exchanges via Soong Ching-ling
The honorary chairwoman of the People’s Republic of China in 1950-60 met with heads of government or delegations from Indonesia, India, the Soviet Union, Nepal, North Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, Mexico and other countries.
History and politics of Nepal’s school education
The evolution of school education during the later decades of Rana rule from around the 1930s until the end of the Panchayat period in the 1990s is captured thoroughly in ‘School Education in Nepal’.
A Nepali translator in Tibet
In 1979, Gao A-qing also participated in the Nepal-China border demarcation and boundary post repair.
Crumbling jungle villas hark back to golden safari era
In 2012, the government removed luxury jungle resorts inside Chitwan National Park citing possible harm to its ecology. They want back in.
High school dropout runs flourishing eatery in Delhi
Trends show that nearly 1 million Nepalis will leave the country this fiscal year for better jobs abroad, apart from those going to India, officials say.
When snow came and stayed in the Valley
Remembering the joys and hardships brought on by the 1945 snowfall.
Pele’s legend, Maradona’s magic
Pele and Maradona, two great players of their generations, represented two different eras of Kathmandu’s World Cup experiences.
Fighting with Asan’s bulls: The legend of Sancha Pahalman of Thahiti
The famed and notorious strongman who famously fought with bulls at the Asan junction.
Missing migrant workers of Sudurpaschim
A number of men from the far west go missing in India, hundreds bring home HIV infections every year but mothers and wives still send their sons and husbands to India for livelihood.
Remembering the maestro Gopal Yonjan
Gopal was a trailblazer who shaped Nepali music—its present and future—disarming listeners, urging them to step into his realm of creations.
Nepali migrant workers find themselves entangled in Poland’s red tape
The country needs hands but Nepali workers are exploited on the way. A formal deal between the two countries would help, officials and experts say.
The road to Romania is bumpy and once there, workers are exploited too
Asians fill labour gap as Romanians head westward. Nepalis dreaming of working in Europe are ready to pay commissions although Romanian companies pay agents as well as airfare.
Nepali Afghanistan and Iraq victims seek compensation, justice
According to the US Labor Department, approximately 300 Nepalis have filed compensation claims for deaths or injuries in the US war zones. However, experts believe the true number of Nepali casualties is far higher.