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Articles tagged with #Dasain
Long way home this Dasain
Which highways and road sections are still blocked or damaged after last week’s disastrous rains
The journey is more interesting than the destination
What started as a hobby for one Nepali has inspired a whole generation to explore their country
Bada Inflation at Bada Dasain
Nepal’s consumer inflation reached 8.19% in mid-September compared to 8.64% last year, latest Nepal Rastra Bank figures show. Food and beverage…
To-let
Assaulted daily by news of politicians getting away with larceny, convicted criminals being freed, impunity and then the tragic news of 10…
Gambling with our future
Dasain this year was a washout, but with the rains gone it is looking brighter for the approaching festivals of Tihar, Mha Puja and…
Digital Diaspora Dasain for Nepalis
Dasain is a time for Nepali families to get together. Kathmandu’s population drops by half as people head back to their home districts, and…
Dasain 2022
Vermilion rice paste and barley shoots prepared for Tika. All photos: SUMAN NEPALIAfter two years of relatively muted Dasain festivities due to…
Reasons for disdain at Dasain
I am not good enough for Dasain in a society that uses the festival to reject anything out of the established norm
Our pick of Nepali books to read over Dasain
Yogmaya by Neelam Karki Niharika Neelam Karki Niharika's 2018 Madan Puraskar-winning Yogmaya is a compelling historical fiction on women's…
Dasain is postponed
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAThe Ass has been reminded that this paper takes a break over Dasain, and we skip one issue next week. Yay! Also, there is a…
Hitting the sweet spot this Tihar
The Rajkarnikar family has been running its confectionary shop in Patan for four generations
Non-government of Nepal
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAThe first 100 days of Sher Bahadur Deuba as fifth-time prime minister is not a huge disappointment to Nepalis -- most did…
Nepal’s glaring food gap
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIAlthough the undernutrition rate in Nepal has dropped dramatically in the past two decades, a quarter of its children still…
High on swings
Dasain pings make a comeback following the pandemic
Deadly Dasain on Nepal’s highways
Photos: ACHYUTRAJ BHANDARIThe death toll in a bus plunge in Mugu has reached 32. Twenty-four people died on the spot and eight more during…
Giving all Nepalis a shot at the Covid vaccine
State neglect, international apathy, and the climate crisis magnify vaccine inequity in Nepal
Dasain crowd unmasked
All photos: Amit MachamasiWith Dasain less than a week away, people in Kathmandu have thrown caution to the wind. Old marketplaces around New…
Top Dasain Destinations
Everest View Hotel, Syangboche Located at 3,880m above sea level, this iconic hotel is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Established…
Too early for Nepal to let its guard down
High school students sit for exams in Adarsha Azad College in Bhaktapur on Wednesday. Schools in Kathmandu Valley were all set to restart…
With temples locked up, Nepalis improvise
A girl worships in a locked up Ganesh temple in Kuleshwor in Kathmandu this week. All photos: Rajani MaharjanFor decades, Dhanamaya Singh…
Heat map of Nepal’s Covid-19 hotspots
Any other year, up to 1.5 million people leave Kathmandu Valley for their home districts during the Dasain festival. This year, according to…
Pandemic Dasain swings to a close
All photos: MONIKA DEUPALADasain was always a time for family reunions, feasting and rejoicing, but this year it was a subdued affair because it…
Crying fowl at Dasain
Photos: MONIKA DEUPALAA market at Bhaktapur was doing brisk business on Saturday as people ignored physical distancing rules and flocked to buy…
Nepal’s baffling ban on India flights
Photo: KUNDA DIXITAfter eight months, non-Nepalis were finally allowed to fly to Kathmandu from 17 October, but with two bizarre exceptions:…