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You are not the darkness

Kathmandu, May 18 -- You are not the darkness you endured. You are the light that refused to surrender. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Nepali Times.... Read More


Muktikot still waiting for liberation

Pakistan, May 18 -- When he was a teenager years ago during the war, the Maoists who held sway over the Dalit village of Muktikot in western Nepal promised Man Bahadur Bishwakarma liberation and prosp... Read More


Soon, monsoon

Kathmandu, May 17 -- The hallmark of climate breakdown in the Himalaya is that it does not rain when and where it is supposed to, but pours at the wrong time in areas it ought not to. The trans-Himal... Read More


71.3

Kathmandu, May 16 -- Sixty years ago, the average lifespan of Nepalis was only 28 years. It has now risen to 71.3. How did this happen, despite poor governance, conflict and the upheavals of the past... Read More


Mourinho flies Turkish

Kathamndu, May 15 -- Turkish Airlines is collaborating with football manager Jose Mourinho in an ad campaign where he flies business class, enjoys the in-flight menu, and wins a chess match. The Turki... Read More


Ice to water

Kathmandu, May 15 -- Photographer Tashi R Ghale is known for his work in protecting snow leopards through which he won the Disney Conservation Hero Award in 2018. During his research he saw the impac... Read More


Choose Hope: Standing at the crossroads of the future

Tokyo, May 15 -- We are at the tipping point in human history, facing major existential crises. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has heightened the risk of a nuclear weapon being used since the... Read More


How to win Nepal's first Olympic medal

Kathmandu, May 14 -- Nepal has not won a single official medal ever at the Olympics. With the Paris 2024 Summer Games two and a half months away, how might Nepal win its first bronze? Or silver, or ev... Read More


Patan for beginners

Kathmandu, May 13 -- Kathmandu Valley may be consumed by urban sprawl, but the historic core of Patan has changed little in the last 400 years. Destroyed and rebuilt serval times over the centuries, t... Read More


Who cares?

Kathmandu, May 12 -- Despite provisions in the Constitution, there is still systemic descent-based discrimination against Dalits, especially women, a new report by Amnesty International has said. The... Read More