chitwan

Making the life of Nepal's captive elephants easier

Many who saw the photograph of the once majestic Kajalkali lying prostrate with an emaciated body, shrunken face and gashes on her legs and shoulders were heartbroken.When we at...

Centennial of hunting diplomacy in Nepal

On 14 December 1921 – exactly 100 years ago – Edward, the Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne, arrived in...

Tom Robertson

Nepal counting its tigers

The latest edition of Nepal’s tiger census began on Sunday in which 300 enumerators will span out across Parsa, Bardia, Banke, Chitwan and Shuklaphanta...

Oli sweeps UML party polls

The main opposition UML’s leader K P Oli has been sworn in again as party chair after elections on Tuesday, and he...

Top Dasain Destinations

Everest View Hotel, Syangboche Located at 3,880m above sea level, this iconic hotel is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Established by...

Nepal town to ban mothers migrating

Nepal has experimented with different kinds of restrictions on the mobility of its women migrant workers: age bans, blanket bans, country specific bans,...

Upasana Khadka

5 Myths about the Tharu

The Tharu make up 5% of Nepal’s population. One in every 20 Nepalis is Tharu. They outnumber the Gurung, Limbu, and Newa...

Tom Robertson

Model for post-Covid ecotourism

Ornithologists Carol Inskipp, Rupendra Karmacharya and Prem Thapa with a follow-up about how their lobbying has halted a controversial road project in...

The vagaries of fate

In her last column, Lisa Choegyal takes us on the Trans-Siberian Railway during the Soviet days

Lisa Choegyal

Covid fatigue drives Nepalis to nightspots

Kathmandu’s tourist neighbourhood of Thamel has been a ghost town for most of 2020, but just like Pokhara and Chitwan it is now bustling...