Monsoon pushes up vegetable prices in Nepal
According to central bank, vegetable prices rose 23 percent in pre-monsoon period. Traders say prices hit higher in June. And with heavy rainfall in the last few weeks, floods and…
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Nepal, China officials to meet ‘very soon’ in Kathmandu for boundary talks
Two countries are preparing for a joint boundary inspection to investigate issues and disputes on their common border.
The cost of free speech: The Kathmandu Post
After a 14-year-long ordeal, involving a seven-year asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and a five-year incarceration in the high-security Belmarsh Prison, Julian Assange,…
Beijing bets on tourism diplomacy with Nepal as soft power tool
As soon as the borders opened, and the China-funded international airport in Pokhara was inaugurated, optimism was high. Before the pandemic, market insiders predicted a dramatic…
National disgrace: The Kathmandu Post
In yet another instance of the Nepali society failing to provide a safe space to women, a 16-year girl was raped in Panchadewal Binayak Municipality in Achham. The victim was…
Over 1,000 people infected with swine flu virus since January in Nepal
What concerns public virologists and infectious disease experts in Nepal is that less than one-fifth of cases of influenza-like illnesses are diagnosed, and neither the doctors…
Deepening polarisation in global politics
Left-leaning political parties fail to understand that global polarisation is the result of the crisis of capitalism.
Diverse idioms of Nepali paintings
The painting exhibition practice often follows the rituals of cataloguing the works with simple introductions and price tags. They also mention the mediums used by the painters,…
In Nepal, monsoon in, snakebite risk up, even mountain districts not immune
Nepal is among the world’s most vulnerable countries to the climate crisis and has witnessed multiple extreme weather events over the past decade and a half.
Enhancing urban public spaces
Creative strategies are required to transform unconventional spaces into appealing public spaces, says the writer.