The Nepali Dream is taking many Nepalis outside the country in search of a better life. Most young people on the streets of Kathmandu, in cafés…
But they are being cheated by recruiters and sent to out-of-the-way places for low-paying jobs
Ajay Shrestha in his cricket jersey during happier times. All photos: courtesy ANIL SHRESTHAI left for the UAE six years ago. It was a struggle…
One month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the fallout of the war on global fuel prices threatens to derail Nepal’s aviation and tourism…
Ukrainian refugee, Valia, recalls the ‘terrible conditions’ during her 1000 km journey to safety with her 13-year-old son. Photo: ED HOLT/IPS“I…
Photos: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELTAFP / Project SyndicateAfter the Russian attack on Ukraine, the Slovene government immediately proclaimed its…
Scars of injuries sustained by Shyam in his scalp when his Nepali employer in a restaurant in Luxembourg allegedly beat him with a tandoor…
Nepalis gathering in Istanbul in December 2017. The number of Nepalis applying for labour approvals to work in Turkey jumped from less than 100…
Despite pandemic, workers lured by better earnings, benefits and chance at citizenship
Nepal Army special funeral team brings home the first fatality from Covid-19 in Bhojpur District. She was a 24-year-old woman. The government's…
Countries with the highest numbers of Covid-19 cases, with ones where total cases rose last week (in red) and fell (in blue). Data: Johns…
The great Nepali linguist वल्लभ मणि दाहाल Ballabh Maṇi Dāhāl was the driving force behind the monumental dictionary नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश Nepālī…
Governments in industrialised countries must not ignore the plight of poorer nations facing the coronavirus pandemic, or the disease will not be…
Three weeks into the lockdown, foreign embassies in Kathmandu are still trying to fly home the last of their remaining nationals from Nepal, but…
Sunday's Cabinet meeting in Baluwatar where ministers and the prime minister maintained physical distancing. Photo RSSThe Nepal government…
There are important lessons for the Subcontinent from the 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak
Nepali restaurants in Finland have become so popular in the past 20 years that in many places they have started replacing Indian diners in…
‘Abroad Study’ has entered the Nepali lexicon. Student out-migration now rivals the medical education industry, overseas contract work, and…
Turkish Airlines has introduced a special one way fare to selected destinations in Europe: Lisbon, Prague, Helsinki, Malta, and Warsaw, starting…
Turkish Airlines is offering special fares and extra baggage allowance to students travelling from Kathmandu to Europe, USA and Canada via its…
