This spring, Bishwo Jeet Bista was accepted into Harvard University's class of 2029, but unpredictable changes in US policy ...

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, ...

The Department of Languages and Mass Communication under the School of Arts at Kathmandu University is organising a ...

"Why are adults sexist?” my ten-year-old nephew, Paartha, asks in response to a scene where the parents threaten to marry off ...

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

Scientific analysis of 301 parks, 130 forest patches and 26 ponds in Kathmandu Valley offers practical solutions to combat rising urban temperatures.

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 ...