What began as a joint effort to research Nepal’s natural resources has now become a global representation of indigenous craftsmanship, and empowering women. Arati Subba and Samriddhi Gurung were ...

One of the government’s first priorities after federalism was to bring development to the grassroots. The political leadership concluded that the way to do that was to build a road network. Road ...

Many indigenous peoples throughout the world have inked tattoos for aesthetic and therapeutic reasons which respect their culture and traditions. That includes Tharu women in Nepal who have tattooed ...

If you grew up under the influence of Bollywood films, it is likely they shaped your idea of masculinity. One, fuelled by the portrayal of the man as the protector, the creator and the embodiment of ...

Petroleum and politics do not mix. If they do, it is volatile. Twenty years ago this week, we reported how then Supplies Minister Ishwar Pokhrel of the UML hiked petroleum prices and got ...

With her husband unemployed, it was difficult to manage the household expenses. Debt was piling up, and Sonika Sanjel saw foreign employment as her only way out. “I was always fighting with my husband ...

Trump spoke with Chinese president Xi Jinping before his inauguration, and it seems to have been a meeting of minds between ...

A prolonged winter drought in central and eastern Nepal has sparked off an early start to the annual wildfire season, with ...

India is already a regional powerhouse in data centres and has about 1,600MW of capacity, and generative AI is estimated to ...