Living beside a river during the monsoon needs constant vigilance. The Rudramati is not the sacred river it once was: it ...

Nepal's laws have played a role in legitimising rape and denied justice to survivors through the gaps and hierarchies they ...

Nepali migrants to Europe tend to be better educated: more than 75% have finished high school, half have vocational training.

Some colloquial explanations for “jojolappa” describe it as the act of joining of arms. I recall Tuladhar and his friends ...

Nepalis have an advantage, Lakai says, because guests are traditionally treated with warmth and respect. “Hospitality is more ...

A clip from Kathmandu, September 2025. A young man plants himself in front of a police water cannon, letting the water jet smash into him. Ten months later the same frame is circulating in Indian ...

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Already, the city core within the Ring Road in Kathmandu is up to 4°C hotter during the daytime and up to 3°C hotter in the evening than the outskirts. Green-blue spaces can lower temperatures by up ...

Despite his public stance against sexual violence, Aditya A himself has been accused of rape, sexual abuse, and physical ...