KILLING FIELDS: Animal rights advocate Sneha Shrestha (above) feeding buffaloes the night before the slaughter. Activists tried unsuccessfully…
Photos: SNEHA SHRESTHAThe village of Bariyapur in Nepal’s plains is getting ready for the Gadimai Mela despite national and international…
The cover of Nepali Times Issue 478 (27 Nov-3 Dec 2009)Mahagadimai Municipality of Bara district is preparing for an influx of millions of…
Tornado in Bara. Photo: RSSThis is the season for windstorms, and even though the whirlwind that hit the central Tarai on 31 March killing 28…
BOLT FROM THE BLUE: A cloud to ground lightning flash strikes Chobar, illuminating Swayambhu and the Balaju area of Kathmandu in 2011. Photo:…
Unprecedented, but not unforeseen
Photo: RSST he tornado that killed dozens of people on the night of 31 March highlighted Nepal’s vulnerability to disasters. It proved that…
PHOTO: KIRAN NEPALThe devastating storm that ravaged Bara and Parsa districts on Sunday night leaving at least 30 people dead and hundreds…
Prime Minister KP Oli inspects the site of storm (pictured below) on Monday afternoon. The deadly storm that ravaged Bara and Parsa districts in…
