SLAPPing Democracy

In Nepal, politicians and bureaucrats do not even need absolute power to corrupt absolutely -- because they work hand-in-glove.

Editorial

Nepal's laws stuck in binary mode

The country's laws must move beyond same-sex marriage to protecting sexual and gender minorities

Anannya Shrestha

Kangchenjunga: too sacred to climb?

Despite anger in Sikkim, it is unlikely Nepal will also ban climbing the world’s third highest mountain

Vishad Raj Onta

Saving the Kusunda language from extinction

The only person fluent in Nepal’s unique Kusunda language is saving it by teaching others

Shristi Karki

Water for Life

Nepal needs a sustainable solution to store 85% of rain that falls in four monsoon months for the other eight months.

Ngamindra Dahal

AI widens scope for IT exports

Companies see brighter prospects to increase scope and efficiency of software exports

Vishad Raj Onta

Beware of spurious cancer drugs

Manufacturers are diluting anti-cancer medicines, affecting patients in countries like Nepal

Paul Eccles, Andjela Milivojevic, Ramu Sapkota

Drug dealers push fake medicine

A family which lost a mother possibly due to counterfeit cancer drugs takes hospital and doctors to court

Dhanu Bishwakarma

An amalgamation of artists

Exhibition collects both seasoned and upcoming Nepali artists

Sudiksha Tuladhar