Here & Now

Loot in Lele
Business as usual for quarries and crushers even after deadly floods in 2024

Migrant workers in wartime
Across West Asia, Nepalis carry on with their jobs as missiles explode overhead

Motherhood in the Madhes
Chance for Nepal’s new government to fulfil its campaign promise to improve healthcare access

RSP’s activist DNA
New governing party’s reform agenda is a legacy of Bibeksheel Nepali founder Ujwal Thapa

Nobody ran the campaign. That is why it worked.
How did an election symbol like the Bell jump off a ballot paper and become weaponised for generational shame?

The Girl Dad of Nepal
“There is nothing girls cannot do if given the right guidance and opportunities.”

The diaspora and Nepal's Blue Sweep
Many migrants returning to vote were stuck, but are hopeful about the new government

Mixed feelings about missing the election
Four Nepali women migrant workers speak about their hopes and aspirations

Spot AI generated election videos
You do not need a cyber forensics degree, you need a different set of instincts

Who is accountable for teacher-student relationships?
“I was groomed, then I was sued for defamation,” says university alumna about a faculty member

Homecoming at election time
Many disenfranchised Nepali workers overseas have returned home to make their voices heard

Langtang Emmentaler
Future of famous Himalayan cheese looks iffy due to low milk price as yak herders age

Migrant>returnee>entrepreneur>politician
She returned from Korea, bought a cafe, and is now standing for election

Nepal’s voters are migrating
Weeks before elections, Nepalis are voting with their feet to migrate and remigrate

Epicentre of hunger
Despite improvement in maternal and child survival, malnutrition is rife in Nepal’s western mountains

Dreaming in phases
As Spain moves to regularise 500,000 undocumented workers in 2026, Nepali migrant who left over 20 years ago shares his experience

Java in the Himalaya
The series Nepal Made profiles world-class Nepali products and the people behind them. The Dutch colonised Indonesian island of Java in 1596,…

Caffeine buzz
Nepali culture is steeped in tea, but coffee is making rapid inroads

Overseas Nepali vote bank
Nepalis overseas may be disenfranchised, but they are engaged

Mass migration from Muktikot
Now even women are leaving Nepali village known for seasonal out-migration to India

Political Rap
A peek at past protest songs of prime ministerial hopeful Balendra Shah

Nepal’s AI-generated election
Forget the candidate’s manifesto, just post their memes

Cycling to combat cancer
Cancer survivors and healthcare workers bicycle across Nepal to raise funds for patients needing treatment

Sky is the limit
From dishwashing to Michelin star, one Nepali’s spirited journey from Australia to Doha
