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Tata Tiago EV

Tata Tiago EV

Nepal's roads don’t last the rains

Nepal's roads don’t last the rains

Infrastructure failure is rarely an engineering mishap but malgovernance made worse by climate change Ranjan Bhatta

Nepal's car carnival month

Nepal's car carnival month

What is new at the Naima 2026 auto show next week

Arnav Upadhyay

World under the nuclear shadow

World under the nuclear shadow

On the 81st anniversary of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki atomic bombing, two possible futures for the world

Katsuhiro Asagiri in Hiroshima

Dekendra Thapa would be 55

Dekendra Thapa would be 55

Brother remembers journalist killed in Nepal’s long-forgotten war

Yaggya Raj Thapa in Dailekh

The anatomy of violence in the Madhes

The anatomy of violence in the Madhes

How a region that fought for an inclusive Nepal has found itself in the throes of sectarianism

Nepali artists pay homage to Banaras

Nepali artists pay homage to Banaras

Landmark exhibition that draws artistic symmetry between Kathmandu and Kashi

Pinak Shrestha

A flood of worries

A flood of worries

Living along the river corridors of Kathmandu Valley needs constant vigilance during the monsoon

Sushim Thapaliya

Nepal needs to overhaul its rape laws

Nepal needs to overhaul its rape laws

Too much is left to the subjective discretion of men in misogynistic agencies

Ayusha Chalise

Nepal’s new migration corridor to Europe

Nepal’s new migration corridor to Europe

The country’s migration and remittance landscape is changing, and economic diplomacy must follow

Editorial

Toyota

Toyota

Opinion/Editorial View all

What ‘Jojolappa’ really means

What ‘Jojolappa’ really means

Adopted as a Newa greeting to replace ‘Namaste’ on radio 30 years ago, the word is now mainstream

Pratibha Tuladhar

Devendra Raj Panday’s ‘idea of integrity’

Devendra Raj Panday’s ‘idea of integrity’

Administrator, economist, civil society activist and author of a new pathway against corruption

Prem Jung Thapa

The geography of ambition on Mt Everest

The geography of ambition on Mt Everest

A western adventurer, sacred mountains and corporate sponsorship

Zakir Kibria

How to cool down Kathmandu’s heat bubble

How to cool down Kathmandu’s heat bubble

We know the problem of the urban heat island effect, we know how to solve it, we just need decisive action

Prasesh Pote Shrestha

Multimedia View all

Nepal revives the purity and popularity of paubha

Nepal revives the purity and popularity of paubha

The sacred artform has been passed down to a younger generation of Nepali painters

Shuvani Singh

The early years of flying in Nepal

The early years of flying in Nepal

Timeline of the first four decades of aviation from 1933-1973 is a tale of highs and lows

Dan Edwards

Kathmandu Valley’s Bicycle Jatra

Kathmandu Valley’s Bicycle Jatra

Despite rain, Kathmandu Kora kicks off with over 7,000 cyclists

Nepali Times

Nepalis in Denmark: it’s a hard knock life

Nepalis in Denmark: it’s a hard knock life

“Amidst the hardships you find your way to happiness by believing and staying true to yourself.”

Suman Nepali in Denmark

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Climate View all

Water > Energy > Food

Water > Energy > Food

Nepal has to start urgently treating food security as a national security issue

Shristi Karki

Doomsday ‘cult’ spreads climate disinformation

Doomsday ‘cult’ spreads climate disinformation

Pseudoscience group claims greenhouse gases are not main cause of climate crisis

Julian Reingold and Ignacio Conese

Global energy crisis hits Nepal’s kitchens

Global energy crisis hits Nepal’s kitchens

But this could be the perfect opportunity to revive the country’s successful biogas program

Saurav Dhakal

International coalition to phase out fossil fuels

International coalition to phase out fossil fuels

57 countries launch a new drive on the energy transition against the backdrop of the Hormuz blockade

Julian Reingold

Reviews View all

Home is where the art is

Home is where the art is

Russian artist in Kathmandu explores what remains when a traveller leaves a house behind

Kian Lee Mitty

Attire into art, art into attire

Attire into art, art into attire

Former hotelier turns fine pashmina into wearable works of art

Sudiksha Tuladhar

No tiger is an island

No tiger is an island

Nepali sisters help BBC documentary uncover hitherto unknown behaviour of Bardia’s tigers

Sudiksha Tuladhar

Balancing conservation conservatives with pragmatism

Balancing conservation conservatives with pragmatism

Book underlines the role of revitalist architecture when urban space is a living culture

Sonia Awale