Lockdown+5
Nepal clamped its first Covid lockdown on 24 March 2020, and five years later many have forgotten what it was like
Detainees in dire straits in Bhutan’s prisons
UN experts find political prisoners held illegally in Bhutan, call for immediate release
India has arrived
Saving the Karnali otters
Communities protect rare mammals important for aquatic ecosystem balance
More Nepalis in Russian Army killed in action
As Britain mulls deploying Gurkha peacekeepers in Ukraine, more Nepalis die in battle
The man who came bearing letters
Tribute to a school mailman, the vital link to the world for our young selves
Orchids of Godavari-Phulchoki
The wild abundance of these unique flowers helps maintain the ecological biodiversity of Nepal’s forests
A burning problem that needs solutions
60,000 Nepalis are burned every year, but most suffer far from treatment centres in Kathmandu
Undernourished to overweight
As obesity and diabetes increase in Nepal, comes the blockbuster drug Ozempic
Lil Bahadur Chettri, 93
Award-winning author of the classic novel on migration, Basain, dies
Climate
Saving what is left of Himalayan rivers
Not all mountain rivers need to be monetised, saving them will save us from climate breakdown
Versatile bamboo reduces climate risk
Nepal’s villages use fast-growing bamboo groves to protect them from more frequent floods
Thinking the thinkable
Two entwined global threats in 2025: climate breakdown and nuclear catastrophe.
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The ghost of monarchy returns to haunt Nepal
Around Kathmandu in 100 miles
Saving what is left of Himalayan rivers
Nepal is not a failed state, but it is a fragile one
Opinions
Public-Private Collusion
India has arrived
The man who came bearing letters
Holi days along the border
The UN vs Trump 2.0
Trump’s First Month
Humanity after the crash
20YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
The past, the present, and the future are really one
Review
With love, labour and writing
South Asian writers write about their craft in new book
A past foretold
Two new books urge Nepal to leverage relations with China and India in its own national interest
Nepal in the world, the world in Nepal
Essays document political and socio-cultural evolution amid geopolitcal upheavals in the 1950s
Business
New Italian restaurant in town
Mercure Kathmandu Sukedhara Heights has launched Sopra Italiano, an in-house Italian restaurant. French Ambassador to Nepal Virginie Corteval inaugurated the restaurant this...
Turkish Golf
Turkish Airlines renewed its title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines Open golf tournament after a six-year break. The tournament is a stop...
Public Debt Soars
Nepal’s public debt has risen to Rs2.7 trillion, with Rs241.9 billion added in the first eight months of the fiscal year. The...