A new technology being tested in earthquake-affected areas of Central Nepal could drastically reduce air pollution in Kathmandu Valley, lower the cost of buildings and make them more seismic-resistant ...

Prithvi Narayan Shah built the imposing fortress palace in Nuwakot in 1762 as he swept eastwards towards Kathmandu Valley as part of the conquests that led to the formation of the nation state of ...

Every time a strong wind blows down the canyons of the Narayan Khola, boulders shaken lose tumble down the cliffs of Parewa Bhir. This isn’t because of deforestation or soil erosion, it is simply the ...

A slight frown creases the florid brow of the portly gentleman in the patterned short-sleeved shirt as he shyly presents me with a copy of his signed book. “I might have given you a copy already, but ...

Standing in front of rows of neatly aligned glass jars, Gyatso Bista (pictured, right) runs his hands over the shelf and inspects each of the labels posted on it. Coming from five generations of ...

When American researcher William Forbes recently surveyed some of the temples and ghats along the Bagmati River to see if they survived the earthquake, he was greeted with much enthusiasm at a small ...

This week, the Supreme Court ruled on the most eagerly awaited case concerning the legality of the suspended Chief of the Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lokman Singh ...

The new translation of History of the Kings of Nepal- A Buddhist Chronicle aims to correct the mistakes and fill the gaps found in the earlier translation. For a long time, the prevailing notion among ...

When Rajesh Siddhi, Bhaskar Dhungana and Nakim Uddin (pic, left to right) revamped and launched the standalone movie theatre QFX Jai Nepal in Kathmandu over a decade ago, little did they envision that ...

Born in a family of generations of painters, it was no surprise that Madan Chitrakar (pictured) was drawn to art from a young age. Paint ran in his veins. Chitrakar means ‘painter’, and the surname is ...

Almost everyone knows that Nepal is the home of the Kumari, but very few have heard that in Kathmandu Valley, two boys also are Living Gods. Tucked away in a narrow alley in the Pako and Om Bahal ...

Padam Parajuli’s right hand was paralysed, but all attempts to treat it had failed. He had almost given up hope when his Christian uncle told him that the pastor at the Rofeka Church in Sindhupalchok ...