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Sneha’s homecoming

Sneha’s homecoming

Calligraphic artist returns to her roots to give her murals new meaning Vishad Raj Onta

Kathmandu is becoming a ‘fine’ city

Kathmandu is becoming a ‘fine’ city

Road safety cannot be legislated with penalties, driver education and better roads come first

Arnav Upadhyay

First public transport, then only mass transit

First public transport, then only mass transit

Rather than grand departures, the Valley urgently needs modest but high-impact transportation solutions

Bhushan Tuladhar and Kanak Mani Dixit

Cleaning up Mt Everest top to bottom

Cleaning up Mt Everest top to bottom

A model for sustainable waste management in the Himalaya

Leïla Ezzat in the Khumbu

Bhaktapur’s curd is not just for paddy planting day

Bhaktapur’s curd is not just for paddy planting day

Bhaktapur’s businesses hope to take juju dhau from valley kitchens to international shelves

Suman Nepali

When the monsoon cannot be trusted

When the monsoon cannot be trusted

Nepal prepares to mark National Paddy Day on 29 June as faltering efforts fail to keep pace with climate change

Anju Pandit

Rise and fall of the Hetauda-Kathmandu ropeway

Rise and fall of the Hetauda-Kathmandu ropeway

The cargo transportation system was decades ahead of its time, but was a victim of mismanagement

Dan Edwards

Performance vs Process

Performance vs Process

The first 100 days of the Balendra Shah government show lots of swagger, but little substance

Editorial

Nepal’s forgotten cultural revolution

Nepal’s forgotten cultural revolution

The war ended 20 years ago, but the reckoning with the Maoists’ destruction of heritage has not begun

Sushan Bhattarai in Dailekh

Toyota

Toyota

Opinion/Editorial View all

Nepal’s emerging silver economy

Nepal’s emerging silver economy

Ageing which was once framed almost entirely as a fiscal burden is increasingly being recognised as an economic frontier

Yanki Ukyab

Indian off-season tourism boom in Nepal

Guest Editorial

Indian off-season tourism boom in Nepal

The surge in tourists and pilgrims this summer have raised questions of equity and preparedness

Shailendra Thakali

Securing Nepal’s fertiliser future

Securing Nepal’s fertiliser future

The case for ‘green fertiliser’ production using country’s hydropower to reduce imports and boost food production

Chandra Bahadur K C and Sudhindra Sharma

Nepali and Philippine economic models

Nepali and Philippine economic models

Income inequality in the Philippines presents a case study for what Nepali planners should avoid

Suugam Nanda Bajracharya in Manila

Multimedia View all

Life amidst the ruins

Life amidst the ruins

Residents of bulldozed riverside settlements are still picking up pieces of their homes

Aditya Khare in Solukhumbu

Kathmandu's squatter settlements demolished

Kathmandu's squatter settlements demolished

Valley's riverbank occupants face uncertainty as government says it will begin to identify ‘genuine squatters’

Aditya Khare

Living to tell the tale

Living to tell the tale

On the 11th anniversary of the 2015 earthquake, Dharara survivor recalls his miraculous rescue

Sudiksha Tuladhar

The long and winding road to India

The long and winding road to India

Chronology and impact of the first road linking Kathmandu to the outside world

Dan Edwards

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Climate View all

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

Hydrocarbons to Carbohydrates

Hydrocarbons to Carbohydrates

Nepal faces a food crisis with higher fuel costs and fertiliser shortage due to the West Asia war

Sonia Awale

Reviews View all

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

Exhibit by 3 Nepali photographers in Italy

Exhibit by 3 Nepali photographers in Italy

Kishor Sharma, Uma Bista, and Sagar Chhetri showcase their photographs in prestigious gallery

Nepali Times

Where gods and people mingle

Where gods and people mingle

Post-2015 earthquake reconstruction revived Patan’s ancient architectural techniques

Sonia Awale