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Dasain this year was a washout, but with the rains gone it is looking brighter for the approaching festivals of Tihar, Mha Puja and…
Dasain is a time for Nepali families to get together. Kathmandu’s population drops by half as people head back to their home districts, and…
Vermilion rice paste and barley shoots prepared for Tika. All photos: SUMAN NEPALIAfter two years of relatively muted Dasain festivities due to…
I am not good enough for Dasain in a society that uses the festival to reject anything out of the established norm
Yogmaya by Neelam Karki Niharika Neelam Karki Niharika's 2018 Madan Puraskar-winning Yogmaya is a compelling historical fiction on women's…
The Ass has been reminded that this paper takes a break over Dasain, and we skip one issue next week. Yay! Also, there is a full page nude on…
The Rajkarnikar family has been running its confectionary shop in Patan for four generations
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Although the undernutrition rate in Nepal has dropped dramatically in the past two decades, a quarter of its children still go to bed hungry…
Dasain pings make a comeback following the pandemic
The death toll in a bus plunge in Mugu has reached 32. Twenty-four people died on the spot and eight more during rescue and treatment. The rest,…
State neglect, international apathy, and the climate crisis magnify vaccine inequity in Nepal
With Dasain less than a week away, people in Kathmandu have thrown caution to the wind. Old marketplaces around New Road, Indra Chok and Asan…
Everest View Hotel, Syangboche Located at 3,880m above sea level, this iconic hotel is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Established…
High school students sit for exams in Adarsha Azad College in Bhaktapur on Wednesday. Schools in Kathmandu Valley were all set to restart…
A girl worships in a locked up Ganesh temple in Kuleshwor in Kathmandu this week. All photos: Rajani MaharjanFor decades, Dhanamaya Singh…
Any other year, up to 1.5 million people leave Kathmandu Valley for their home districts during the Dasain festival. This year, according to…
Dasain was always a time for family reunions, feasting and rejoicing, but this year it was a subdued affair because it coincided with a surge in…
A market at Bhaktapur was doing brisk business on Saturday as people ignored physical distancing rules and flocked to buy fowls for the Dasain…
After eight months, non-Nepalis were finally allowed to fly to Kathmandu from 17 October, but with two bizarre exceptions: flights from Indian…
