First time taking a microbus in Kathmandu? Brace yourself for a ride of a lifetime.Start with a deep breathIf you're riding a microbus in Kathmandu for the first time, take a deep breath and steel ...

The Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE) is set to organise a high-level seminar titled "Terrorism in South Asia: Challenges to regional peace and security" in ...

The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, has turned 90. He celebrated his birthday on Sunday, capping a ...

The Himalayan village of Samjung did not die in a day. Perched in a wind-carved valley in Nepal's Upper Mustang, more than 13,000 feet (3,962 meters) above sea level, the Buddhist village lived by ...

A Himalayan village in Nepal has vanished — emptied by climate change. Samjung, perched in the high-altitude Upper Mustang ...

Video. A rally wound through the streets of Kathmandu on Thursday, marking 72 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first stood atop Everest and drawing attention to growing concerns over ...

Kathmandu is on high alert as two major rallies are set to converge on Republic Day, one by the ruling CPN-UML celebrating the republican system, and another by royalists demanding the restoration ...

KATHMANDU: A comprehensive new study reveals how poverty reduction efforts are struggling to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable communities in Kathmandu's slum areas, particularly in Ward No ...

The fact that the hiti system is still a vital source of water for the residents of inner city Kathmandu, Patan or Bhaktapur despite rapid urbanisation is a testament to the engineering and planning ...

Kathmandu is still being rebuilt after a catastrophic earthquake hit Nepal in April 2015, killing 9,000 people. Some hoped new builds would adopt cleaner burning brick kilns, for instance.

Until the formation of Nepal in the 18th century, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan were independent city states. Despite all standing in the Kathmandu Valley and being inhabited mainly by indigenous ...

The curfew imposed at 4.25 p.m. on Friday (March 28, 2025) has been lifted from 7 a.m. on Saturday (March 29, 2025), according to a notice issued by the Kathmandu District Administration Office ...