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10/04/2024

"The soil is too dry to farm, and there is nothing to eat. People are not leaving to earn more, up to 80% are leaving because they cannot grow food due to the lack of water."

Climate crisis → drought → food deficit → migrationHalf-century of eastern Nepal’s rainfall data points to a link between chronic drought and depopulation06 April 2024Mohan Mainali in Taplejung0 All photos: MOHAN MAINALIRainfall data from eastern Nepal collected over the past 70 years point ...

10/04/2024

"There are days when my face starts to burn and sting and goes from red to purple. Crying turns it purple ... I cry because there are days when I no longer know how to live with a face for a furnace. Everything fries my face, mostly, the sun."

What’s not to say about rosacea?I’m thrilled any day I wake up and it’s cloudy. A gloomy day is gentler on my face and rain is bliss31 March 2024Pratibha Tuladhar0 Photo: BIKRAM RAI/NT ARCHIVEThe tingling sensation hits my cheeks, then it gradually begins to burn. It’s a little bit like the ...

10/04/2024

The nine days, eight nights long Biska Jatra commenced on Tuesday in Bhaktapur. The festival begins four days before the Nepali New Year.
Photo: Ratna Shrestha/RSS

10/04/2024

Wishing all Nepali Times readers a happy new year 2081!
Download the new Himal calendar here:
https://nepalitimes.com/calendar/Himal_Calender_2081.pdf

10/04/2024

Sajha Yatayat formally inducted 40 new electric buses to its fleet and inaugurated Nepal’s biggest simultaneous charging station for them in Patan on Tuesday.

Sajha’s green buses go greenerPublic transport company gets green light for Nepal’s biggest charging station and more battery-powered buses10 April 2024Vishad Onta0 Photo: GOPEN RAISajha Yatayat formally inducted 40 new electric buses to its fleet and inaugurated Nepal’s biggest simultaneous c...

09/04/2024

“Home fertiliser has increased harvest, and made the soil more fertile. The whole family farms, and we do everything together,”

Families that farm together stay togetherHouseholds take to small-scale sustainable agriculture to adapt to climate change and improve income07 April 2024Durga Rana Magar in Kailali0 Khemraj and Pabitra SapkotaLike many Nepalis, Surendra Dhami left his home village in Darchula for Malaysia in the ho...

09/04/2024

“I was one of the workers who was involved in rebuilding Bir Hospital with an Indian company. I was paid Rs20 a day. The rent in those days was only Rs100.”
Who builds Kathmandu?: https://nepalitimes.com/here-now/who-builds-kathmandu

09/04/2024

Sajha Yatayat inaugurates its 1.1MW charging depot as well as 40 electric buses on Tuesday.
Photos: Gopen Rai

09/04/2024

“In the past when my neighbours asked where I was going carrying a backpack, I would say I’m going for a walk. These days everyone in my community knows I go to school and they love and respect me for continuing my education.”
Indra Kumari Ale, 71

Age no bar to go to schoolMeet the Nepali women fulfilling their lifelong dreams to get an education17 March 2024Sahina Shrestha0 Formal education in schools and universities became available to ordinary Nepalis only 70 years ago. But even then women were not encouraged to get an education. The 19...

09/04/2024

"The Education Minister's vow to take politics out of education can be taken as a positive step. But it will be worth noting if the ministry has decided to clean up the education sector for the benefit of a select few or for the benefit of society at large."

Class ActEducation Minister grapples with problems in the school system that dates back half-a-century05 April 2024Shristi Karki0 Photo: NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVEEarlier this week, as students studying in colleges affiliated with Tribhuvan University (TU) awaited results of last year’s exams, TU’s Of...

09/04/2024

What makes The Great Himalayan Race special is that every step of the way, they will have sunset and sunrise views that transform the snow peaks into purple and gold. The runners will be passing sacred, isolated Himalayan valleys rich in heritage.

Hurtling through the Himalaya44 ultra-runners to race west to east across the Great Himalayan trail in 60 days04 April 2024Vishad Onta0 Runners below Mt Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the worldOnly the most adventurous attempt to walk The Great Himalayan Trail (GHT), even fewer dare to...

08/04/2024

Locals in Patan celebrate Ghode Jatra festival on Monday. Astaman Maharjan became the juju this year riding a horse to tour the city. This tradition of the King riding on a horse is believed to have started during the reign of Shri Nivas Malla.
Photos: Suman Nepali

08/04/2024

Without immediate action to alleviate Gaza’s suffering and stop Israel, the worst may be yet to come.
The world’s moral failure in Gaza | Graça Machel

The world’s moral failure in GazaWithout immediate action to alleviate Gaza’s suffering and stop Israel, the worst may be yet to come08 April 2024Graça Machel0 Photo: Naaman Omar/APAIMAGESThe relentless siege on Gaza is a dark reflection on humanity. Well over 100,000 Palestinians have been dec...

08/04/2024

Nepal has been producing generations of mediocre students with little command of their native or second language and with little knowledge of their country.

Better paid, motivated and trained teachers would be a quick, surefire way to improve quality of education. Tests like the SEE can be done away with and replaced with a more representative grading system.

Lessons not learnt, homework not doneNepal’s identity is reflected not by the names of schools, but by the quality of instruction in them.04 April 2024Editorial0 Photo: BIKRAM RAI/NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVEEarly spring sees half a million 10th graders across Nepal line up for the ongoing Secondary Educa...

08/04/2024

Half-century of eastern Nepal’s rainfall data points to a link between chronic drought and depopulation.

07/04/2024

Adrenaline junkies ride through Himalayan forests at the Enduro Ratnange in Solu.

Nepal pushes mountain bike tourismAdrenaline junkies ride through Himalayan forests at the Enduro Ratnange in Solu06 April 2024Vishad Onta0 All photo: PHAPLU MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUBThere are certain activities that demand absolute focus. The surroundings blur as vision narrows, tension rings in the ears....

07/04/2024

Households take to small-scale sustainable agriculture to adapt to climate change and improve income.

07/04/2024

During Ramadan, Muslims eat before dawn and fast throughout the day with afternoon prayers at 1pm.
Recognising the challenges of its Muslim minority students, Kanya Mandir School provides a dedicated space for them to offer prayers immediately after the exams.
https://nepalitimes.com/here-now/inclusiveness-not-just-theory-in-this-school

07/04/2024

06/04/2024

Long forgotten stories of the Tharu women of Dang who fought for, and won, land rights 44 years ago.

The Karjahi MovementLong forgotten stories of the Tharu women of Dang who fought for, and won, land rights 44 years ago23 December 2023Nisha Rai in Dang0 Tharu women from Karjahi, Dang who led a peasants’ revolt against the abuses of local landlords in 1980. The landlords had started intimidating ...

06/04/2024

"Mai commin, Sir?"
"Ask properly," he replied, without even looking at me.
"Sir, Mai commin?" I changed the word order.
"Repeat after me," he instructed.
That day, I learnt for the first time that 'Mai commin' was actually 'May I come in?'

"Mai commin, Sir?"Thoo Sir wanted to teach us English in English, while we preferred learning English in Nepali02 April 2024Anbika Giri0 Photo: JIM HOLMES/WIKIMEDIAThick-framed glasses, a wide nose, and a bushy salt-and-pepper mustache. A front curl peeked out of his cap if he missed his haircut. He...

06/04/2024

"Why march to the beat of your own drummer when you can skip?" - Dave May
Miss Moti Kripa Kreations

06/04/2024

has been manufacturing a nation of cheaters who over the generations occupy seats of power. It not only proves just how rotten the country’s system is, but it is also at the root of governance failure and the epidemic of .

06/04/2024

Mountain biking is going viral as passionate, trailblazing Nepalis turn what used to be trekking paths into biking trails. It is now going international and at the forefront is Phaplu Mountain Bike Club that held its second Enduro Ratnange Race in March.

06/04/2024

Districts in eastern Nepal lost more than 40% of their population between 2001 and 2021. Rainfall was below the annual national average for almost every year since the 1960s in what is supposed to be the wettest part of the country.

The first of a three-part series in Nepali Times analysing meteorological, hydrological and demographic data, showing the impact of the climate crisis on rainfall, farming and outmigration.

05/04/2024

This week, 44 international and Nepali runners are joining The Great Himalayan Race that roughly follows the GHT in a 51-stage hyper-marathon that will take nearly two months.

05/04/2024

During the decade-long Maoist insurgency, many fled to the cities and India for fear of being recruited. A majority ended up in Kathmandu, some forced to take up s*x work to survive. This was also the time of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Selling S*x05 April 20240 Nepali Times issue #190 2-8 April 2004During the decade-long Maoist insurgency, many fled to the cities and India for fear of being recruited. A majority ended up in Kathmandu, some forced to take up s*x work to survive. This was also the time of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Exce...

05/04/2024

Mt Everest sees a dramatic drop in expeditions this spring season, no one seems to know why.

Where have all the mountaineers gone?Mt Everest sees a dramatic drop in expeditions this spring season, no one seems to know why05 April 2024Vishad Onta0 Photo: MINGMA G / NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVETill 4 April, there were only 7 expeditions with 86 mountaineers who have got permits to climb Mt Everest th...

05/04/2024

Education Minister grapples with problems in the school system that dates back half-a-century.
Class Act | Shristi Karki

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Patan Museum

Patan Museum provides an open-air experience, it is not limited to a building but has access to multiple courtyards including the Mul Chok and Sundari Chok with the exquisite Tusha Hiti step well, and the Bhandarkhal Tank. https://nepalitimes.com/multimedia/a-portal-into-patan-s-past-and-present

Age no bar to go to school

Once, while auditioning for a role in a Nepali movie, Prem Kumari Rajkoti Magar was handed her lines. A younger woman read them out for her so she could memorise them, but not before remarking, “Why would a person who cannot even read the lines apply?” https://nepalitimes.com/multimedia/age-no-bar-to-go-to-school

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50 Diaspora Diaries

#DiasporaDiaries are stories of people on the move. It started with a simple mission: to bring out the human side of migration, and how it touches nearly all Nepali families in both positive and negative ways. https://nepalitimes.com/editorial/50-diaspora-diaries-in-nepali-times

Chinese organised crime groups are luring Nepalis with high-paying IT jobs. They are known to physically torture workers and hold them captive without pay. https://nepalitimes.com/opinion/borderlines/burmese-of-nepali-descent-flee-to-thailand

Nepali cyber slaves

Growing up in Rupandehi district in the central plains of Nepal, Keshar Kala was obsessed with clothing and fabrics from a young age. She turned the pages of fashion magazines, fascinated by what the models wore. Now she runs a boutique and training centre to make fashion accessible to every woman.

Microfilms have a lifespan of 100 years, but in Nepal they have begun to deteriorate in half that time. Full story and video: https://nepalitimes.com/here-now/memories-of-an-archivist

A flood of recrimination

This monsoon was no different than previous ones in Nepal being blamed for downstream inundation. https://nepalitimes.com/multimedia/a-flood-of-recrimination-wxe5bi8p

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Greenhouses are supposed to be hotter than the ambient temperature because the glass or plastic traps heat inside so plants can grow in winter. But one greenhouse here on the southern fringes of Kathmandu is an exception: it is cooler than outside. #hydroponics #kathmandu Full story: https://nepalitimes.com/multimedia/greening-a-concrete-jungle

Nepalis on the frontline of the Russia-Ukraine War

A Nepali returnee from #Russia, whose friends joined the Russian army and now want to come back, speaks on camera to tell to other Nepalis that the pay is not as promised, there is no training, and the war is brutal. Nepalis on the frontlines of the #UkraineRussiaWar. Also read the story: https://nepalitimes.com/news/nepalis-in-the-russian-army-want-to-quit

Hari the potter

“Nobody is ever perfect in the art of pottery, but we all carry on the legacy of our ancestors and also innovate with ceramics.” https://www.nepalitimes.com/multimedia/hari-the-potter