Getting back to life before the pandemic may take time, and that is OK
Nepal will open its 2021 lockdown long before the country has enough vaccines to protect its citizens -- our aunts, uncles, and neighbours. We…
Reconnecting with nature makes us rise above our troubles, appreciate life and help others
Bhabindra Ghimire was admitted to Teku Hospital when his oxygen levels dropped after testing positive for Covid-19 in April. With nothing to do…
Nepal’s Covid-19 crisis has figured in a US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington on Wednesday, where members heard USAID…
All photos: AMIT MACHAMASIWith a deadlier second wave taking root, Kathmandu Valley has enforced a a two-week long lockdown effective today. The…
All photos: AMIT MACHAMASIIn a scene reminiscent of last year, tens of thousands of people thronged Kathmandu's main bus terminals to get out of…
Pokhara's much-delayed new international airport is scheduled to open early next year. Photo: Krishna Mani Baral2020 was a write-off for Nepal’s…
Only one-tenth of estimated 300,000 Nepali workers stranded overseas who want to return home have come back in the past six weeks because of…
After 50 days what is utterly extraordinary has come to seem normal, the unimaginable is commonplace
Nepalis have come up with ways to cope with the COVID-19 because we are inherently laid back
Photos: BIKRAM RAIOne week into my US tour, Europe was being ravaged by COVID-19, and America had belatedly begun to come out of denial about…
All photos: BIKRAM RAIThe COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc in all sectors, from tourism and hospitality to agriculture and remittance. The floral…
The usually bustling beaches of the resorts in the Maldives wear a deserted look.Ninety percent of Nepal’s overseas contract workers are in West…
It is that time of the year when many children would be gearing up to join a new pre-school, and their parents, shopping for new school bags and…
Mohammad Jamshed Ansari and his son Mohammad Nurani Ansari pray in separate rooms on the first day of Ramadan. All photos: BIKRAM RAIMohammad…
With the COVID-19 lockdown officially ending 27 April, the government is expected to extend it but announce a partial easing of restrictions…
At 4:30 AM on a gloomy Friday morning in Frankfurt, Aman Bhattarai gets on a conference call with his colleagues to identify final technical…
All photos: MONIKA DEUPALAOne month into the COVID-19 lockdown, hundreds of temporary migrant workers who have run out of money or been evicted…
Photos: BIKRAM RAIClose to a month into the lockdown, hundreds of temporary migrant workers who have run out of money or been evicted by…
Photos: MONIKA DEUPALABhat Bhateni supermarket chain has been allowed to open all seven outlets in Kathmandu starting 18 April with strict…
