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Creation to destruction, then revival

The ancient town of Panauti is preparing for its once-in-12-years Makar Mela this month, a festival that dates back 1,000 years. Despite...

Kunda Dixit

Vaccines too little, too late for Nepal?

There is breaking news every other day: the United States donates 2 million Moderna shots to Bangladesh and Pakistan. Denmark announces 250,000...

Sonia Awale

Bonhams cancels auction of Nepali antiquities

France’s Bonhams has withdrawn five 600-year-old religious objects stolen from Nepal from an ongoing auction after widespread international pressure.The five gilded bronze...

Despite doubts, Nepal sticks with AstraZeneca jabs

Over 1.6 million Nepalis have so far been inoculated against the coronavirus, all of them with the AstraZeneca vaccine that several European countries...

Tales of courage and suffering

For over two centuries now, Nepal’s real 'frontline workers’ have been its soldiers who fought and sacrificed their lives in foreign soil...

Tales of courage and suffering

For over two centuries now, Nepal’s real 'frontline workers’ have been its soldiers who fought and sacrificed their lives in foreign soil...

Diary of a Nepali soldier in France

Books have been written about the legendary bravery and sacrifice of Nepal’s Gurkha soldiers. Officers have extolled their obedience and cheerfulness despite...

Adventures of a lone archivist

Archiving should be a state responsibility, and Nepal does have a National Archive. But a Nepali working in the Gulf has shown...

Air-brushing history by toppling statues

For thousands of years, adulatory statues have been installed and, at one time or another, defaced or removed. Even since the early...

Nepal COVID-19 lockdown extended till 7 April

The Nepal government decided on Sunday to extend its national lockdown by another week till midnight 7 April, and to continue the...