Authoritarianism and democracy are two opposing poles of any political system. They are governed differently, and their ...

In the past 75 years, Annapurna has seen the highest fatality rate among Himalayan peaks, with one third of those trying to ...

Nearly three months into national emergency following a royal coup, Cooper observed that Nepal’s media situation was the biggest press freedom crisis in the world at the time. Nepali Times: In your ...

Kathmandu’s ‘other’ jazz festival, KatJazz, has returned for its seventh iteration this month, blending contemporary music ...

The New Year 2082 is upon us. I think we should approach it with hope and optimism, as if it were a newborn. You always want ...

I have just finished reading the recently published Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth, by Tom Burgis that was recently ...

Ten years later, there are lessons to be learnt that will be useful when the next disaster strikes, as it surely will in ...

Sudurpaschim Province in Nepal’s far-west is far away from everything: from Kathmandu, from adequate medical care, from food ...

Besides multiple street demonstrations that gridlocked Kathmandu’s traffic for the past weeks, public discourse in Nepal has also been dominated by dangerously high air pollution levels. Caused mostly ...

The Asian Development Bank expects Nepal’s economy to grow 4.4% in fiscal year 2025, up from the 3.9% estimated for FY2024. They put the improvement down to increased domestic demand, private sector ...

The Hetauda Cement Industry has resumed production after a gap of almost five months. The break was due to a lack of electricity. The Industry, which employs 195 and produces 12,000 cement sacks a day ...