1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (931+ words) At the stroke of the midnight hour, it finally came to something everyone in Nepal's oldest and biggest party had been dreading " a split. Not that this was anything new. The Nepali Congress (NC) had splintered twice before and the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (550+ words) Music isn't just a rhythm or melody, it is an emotion that connects. Music is art, it is culture and it is a way of life. Nepali folk instrumental band Kutumba has exemplified this for 22 years, as it now gives…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (580+ words) At Budhanilkantha School Ujwal Thapa was a few years my senior. He was a quiet person who kept to himself; I didn't know him very well despite being related to him because of that introversion and natural shyness. What we…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (815+ words) Four months ago, videos of Nepal's rich, famous, and well-connected spread like wildfire on digital platforms. They were flaunting their lavish lifestyles while many Nepalis could not make enough to get by." This display of nepotistic privilege resonated in particular…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (626+ words) The American military action in Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicholas Maduro may redefine Nepal's geopolitics as it juggles between three world powers, India, China and the United States." Nepal's interim government is busy preparing for elections on 5 March,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (600+ words) As the Global North turns inward, foreign aid has become an easy target. The decimation of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has dominated headlines, but the UK and many Europeans have also cut foreign-aid budgets." Policymakers in these…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1210+ words) For daring to demand democracy, the Rana regime hanged activist Shukra Raj Shastri at midnight on 24 January 1941 by the side of the road at Teku. Across town in Siphal, Dharma Bhakta Mathema was also hanged. Four days later, Dasrath Chand…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1463+ words) From stone spouts to cast-iron mains, Nepal's water system and its struggle to provide safe water tells a larger story of power, disease, dependency " and lessons for the future. From 1823 to 1891, the Nepali state made just two notable interventions in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (620+ words) In 2025, Nepali Times has featured Korea returnees in its Diaspora Diaries series, but what about the other side? Who are the employers hiring Nepali workers? Employers play a critical role in determining if migration benefits workers or not, not just…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (767+ words) After the 2008 Constituent Assembly election and the 2015 Constitution, scholars and civil society alike believed the country was on the path to lasting change." Despite early optimism, democracy remains fragile and falling short of the expectations of citizens. A corrupt elite…...