Muktikot is populated mostly by Dalit families, and used to be named Dumkot after a derogatory term used by higher caste people for Dalits. During the Maoist conflict, many Dalit boys joined the ...

Besides ponds, wetlands are areas that are saturated with water, permanently or seasonally, including marshes, swamps, and ...

The Narayani River is one of the most important biodiverse hotspots among Nepal’s three major river systems. It is inhabited by critically endangered gharial crocodiles, gangetic dolphins, Bengal ...

Ever since, the ‘Holy Wine’ has entered Nepal's political lexicon, and is still used derogatorily to label politicians ...

Two riders completed a 6,000km cross-country journey from Goa to Kathmandu on Ather 450s, aimed at showcasing the reliability of the e-scooter over diverse terrains, and the feasibility of Ather ...

The slow, arduous labour of democracy rarely announces itself with the fanfare of constitutional moments. It proceeds instead ...

Inside the District Hospital in Mugu, one of Nepal’s remotest and underserved regions, hospital staff enter details of an elderly female patient with a prolapsed uterus into a computer instead of ...

The pale green ice on the top of the lake gleams in the pale January sunlight. The dark waters beneath are visible through ...

Lead rider Kabita Chitrakar is currently being treated for breast cancer that was diagnosed four years ago after she had lost ...

Kalpana Maharjan is the first female journalist to climb Mt Everest from both the Nepal and the China sides. But the Lalitpur ...

Metamorphosis is a reference to the transformation of trash into art, but it is also fitting because many of the repurposed ...

Following the teachings of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Marilyn Silverstone devoted the last twenty years of her eventful life to ...