17 years since peace accord, enforced disappearance victims still await justice
The International Committee of the Red Cross, in its latest report from 2018, says 1,333 people who disappeared during the conflict are still missing.
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Toxic air shaving around five years off Nepalis’ lives, report shows
Every year, air quality in the winter deteriorates in Kathmandu Valley and other major cities in the southern plains, leaving the public gasping to breathe clean and safe air.1
Nepal make Asia Cup debut against Pakistan
Pakistan, the current number one One-Day International team, appear to be a clear favourite against the South Asian opponents.
Nepalis hit by rising prices every which way
According to economists, no proper studies have been done to examine how inflation has spiralled, particularly after the budget added taxes to food items and India started…
Reversing Nepal’s brain drain
As students continue to go abroad, Nepali universities and colleges are losing their prospective students.
Seven killed, 20 injured in pilgrim bus accident in Bara
According to the police, the bus was en route to Janakpur from Kathmandu and was carrying Indian pilgrims when the accident occurred near Churiamai Temple in Makawanpur.
How Pokhara became the ‘school of watercolours’
When visual art started gaining momentum in Pokhara, watercolour stood out as the most stable and affordable medium for artists.
Food and water security concerns
The emerging global and regional supply chain disruptions seem to further shrink prospects for food import, and the writer says Nepal must act now to ensure food and water…
Rains raise alarm over water contamination, food poisoning
As the festive season nears, concerns grow over the quality of drinking water, which has already fuelled cases of food poisoning and water-borne diseases—diarrhoea, dysentery,…
Single women’s population rising markedly in Nepal
Experts say the rise in life expectancy, education, awareness, and women's independence could be taken as the major factors for the increase.