Nepali reaps peace dividend 17 years after war
At the peak of the Maoist conflict in 2002, Prem Kumari Pun fled her village in the mountains of Rolpa for the relative safety...
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Why Nepal must legalise cannabis
Nearly 50 years after the United States government forced Nepal to ban the cultivation and use of cannabis, MP Sher Bahadur Tamang...
Hippie Trail nostalgia in Kathmandu
The dusty overland vans were parked between rickshaws, tiger taxis, lounging bulls and grazing goats
Grass is greener in Nepal
Nearly 50 years after American government pressure forced Nepal to outlaw the cultivation and consumption of cannabis, the Himalayan country is trying to...
Clothed in cannabis in Kathmandu
The weed may be illegal, but hemp fabric is catching on
Maha Shivaratri
As every year, Hindu devotees from all over the country and neighboring India have gathered to the sacred Pashupatinath Temple for the...
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