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UN relocating

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- The United Nations is relocating its headquarters from New York to Nairobi, Kenya by 2026. The move marks a significant strategy shift aiming to decentralise its presence and brin... Read More


SLAPPing Democracy

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- The debate about who is less accountable to the public: politicians or bureaucrats is as old as Nepal's democracy itself. Some blame politicians for being beholden to the business... Read More


Walking, working, worshipping in Patan

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- American artist Peter Makela was in Nepal in 2022 on a Fulbright scholarship when he experienced the Matya festival in Patan in which devotees made the rounds of the city's shrine... Read More


Flouting rules caused Saurya tragedy

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- The final investigation report on the crash of a Saurya Airlines jet on 24 July 2024 at Kathmandu airport has revealed flaws in the carrier's technical operation procedures, poor ... Read More


Looking beyond two boulders

Kathmandu, July 28 -- Described by its founding king 260 years ago as a "yam between two boulders" pressed on both sides by the Chinese Empire and British India, the metaphor has metamorphosed in the ... Read More


The unseen wounds of climate disasters

Kathmandu, July 28 -- Phewa Lake in Pokhara used to be much bigger, but it has been shrinking because of the sediment brought down from the surrounding mountains as well as human encroachment. The sl... Read More


Swimming with Sharks

Kathmandu, July 24 -- Cabinet Shrestha of Agni Group and investor-slash-mentor was listening to a pitch recently from a bead shop owner from Chitwan on Himalaya TV's new hit reality show Shark Tank Ne... Read More


The fabric of society

Kathmandu, July 23 -- Duthik: Stories from Dolpo at The Kala Salon is Chering Gyaoo Gurung's ode to his homeland of Dolpo using its native textiles and jewelry. It is also an urgent call to preserve t... Read More


No copout at Belem

Kathmandu, July 23 -- In 2015, the landmark Paris climate agreement set the ambitious but necessary goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and ensuring increase st... Read More


Solar energy is suddenly looking much more attractive after recent floods destroyed hydropower plants

kathmandu, July 21 -- The Bhote Kosi flood this month was a stark warning of the increased risk to Nepal's hydropower plants due to climate breakdown, and the disaster has prompted a rethinking into s... Read More