The ancient town rebuilt its own monuments while much of Kathmandu Valley relied on outside help
Families of those killed in the earthquake wait for family members abroad to perform funeral rites
Nepal’s latest earthquake leaves hundreds of shocked families waiting desperately for relief
Seismologists had predicted that a megaquake was long overdue in western Nepal
Much of Kathmandu’s centuries-old architectural heritage was destroyed in 45 seconds on a Saturday afternoon in 2015. Many of the temples built…
Of all the many accomplishments of Primafacie Minister K P Oli in the past three years of his tenure, the most remarkable is his setting a new…
Six years after deadly avalanche, survivors endure the Covid-induced collapse of tourism
Baby survived being buried under the rubble for 22 hours, but his family still struggles to cope
Even in normal years Nepal has one of the highest fatality rates in the world from landslides and flashfloods. But even by that grim standard,…
It was a quiet Saturday morning, and people were lining up for a blood donation drive inside the historic pavilion from which Kathmandu gets its…
Hanging new prayer flags near the old chorten and the newer post-earthquake Memorial Wall in Langtang village on the final day of Losar…
Those who do not learn from the past are destined to repeat it
Erna Anema is a Dutch artist who has painted landscapes, worked with copper, and created digitally. A professor of art at Rietveld Academy in…
Four years after the earthquake, we Nepalis have got really good at playing victim
Of all the parts of Kathmandu Valley worst hit in the April 2015 earthquake was the historic town of Sankhu. But this is also where elected…
Four years later, Kavre’s quake-affected dairy farmers are back in business with new fodder cultivation
Ask a person in China about Nepal, and the answer is mostly that it is a happy Himalayan country of Buddhism and mountains. Justin Zhao and…
Along the lush green ridgeline on the border between Lalitpur and Kavre is Kali Devi Secondary School, which was destroyed in the 2015…
An eclectic exhibition of Nepali art on the theme of social justice in WashingtonCANVASSING: Mohini Malhotra, who helped curate the ‘Recovering…
Willie's climbing partner Matt Moniz with skis on the Western Cwm of Mount Everest. Pic: Willie BenegasKhumbu -- Never let the facts get in the…
Preparing western Nepal for a future megaquake is now even more urgent than reconstruction in areas hit by the 2015 disasterNepalis live in one…
Nepali Times takes architects on an inspection walkabout of inner city Patan
It was a warm Saturday morning three years ago when Rasmila Awal walked over to a nearby shop to buy provisions, leaving her four-month-old baby…
Seismologists say that the 2015 disaster in Nepal was the most data-rich Himalayan earthquake ever studied. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake moved…
