Turkey and Nepal face similar seismic risks
Nepal must prepare itself for overdue mega earthquake with retrofitting and better building codes
Nepal must prepare itself for overdue mega earthquake with retrofitting and better building codes
2015 was just a warning, a mega-quake is overdue in western Nepal, and we better start preparing for it
Almost every household in western Nepal has a family member working in India, and the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that shook the region...
The development of glacial lakes from receding glaciers, contained by either terminal moraines or bedrock, is commonly linked with global warming since the end...
Seven years ago, on a particularly gloomy Saturday, the ground groaned as an earthquake shook Central Nepal, flattening villages and killing thousands.Many...
In late December 2021, social and mainstream media in Nepal was abuzz with news of the discovery of a stone slab in...
Photos: BIKRAM RAI/NEPALI TIMESEarthquakes are inevitable in Nepal. It is not a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’. And ‘when’ was 2:28PM on...
The ancient town of Panauti is preparing for its once-in-12-years Makar Mela this month, a festival that dates back 1,000 years. Despite...
Two years ago after going through a bad relationship, a 36-year-old Kathmandu-based doctor started getting suicidal thoughts. During the long months of...
The tragic death tolls from two recent earthquakes in the Greater Himalaya should give Kathmandu residents pause. Kashmir, 2005: more than 73,000....