Pant’s ‘Ajima and 6 Gender Identities’ explores Kathmandu’s matriarchal history
Kathmandu : Sunil Babu Pant's documentary, ‘Ajima and 6 Gender Identities', which recently premiered at Martin Chautari in Kathmandu, explores matriarchal history of Kathmandu.
It focuses on the significance of Ajimas, the grandmother goddesses and...
Over 583,000 tourists visit Nepal within six months
Kathmandu: Almost 600,000 foreign guests have arrived in Nepal via air within six months of 2024.
According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), the number of foreign tourists arriving in Nepal has reached 583,016 by...
Community school in distress during monsoon rains in Rautahat, students at risk
RAUTAHAT . The arrival of monsoon rains in Nepal has brought along various monsoon-related disasters and discomforts affecting daily life across the country. In Rautahat, the heavy rains have caused severe distress at a community...
Concept Paper on AI prepared for first time in Nepal
KATHMANDU. The government has for the first time prepared a Concept Paper on the use and practice of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The government developed the concept paper to determine the basis for formulating the...
Nepali Congress & CPN-UML strike deal to oust PM ‘Prachanda’; to form new alliance
Kathmandu :- In a dramatic political development, Nepal's two largest parties - Nepali Congress and CPN-UML - have inked a midnight power-sharing deal to form a new 'national consensus government' to replace the coalition...
वैदेशिक रोजगारमा यौनिक अल्पसङ्ख्यक : पीडामाथि पीडा भोग्दै
काठमाडौं : अनेक हन्डर भोगेका यौनिक तथा लैङ्गिक अल्पसङ्ख्यक नागरिकको व्यथा कहालीलाग्दो छ। जुन कमै मात्र सार्वजनिक हुने गरेका छन्। यस्तै व्यथा भोगेकी छन् तेस्रो लिङ्गी महिला माया गुरुङ्गले। उनले नेपालमा रोजगारीका अवसर नपाउँदा...
Photography in Nepal
Photography 19th Century
The first photographs were taken in Nepal by Clarence Comyn Taylor (1830- 1879), a soldier of the East India Company, who turned to Political Service and arrived in Kathmandu in 1863 as...
Why have efforts to eradicate TB been so slow?
Tuberculosis is the world's most deadly infectious disease. But lofty global plans to stamp out this global killer by 2030 were dramatically slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
When COVID struck, the world swiftly responded, pouring...
Social Media Post Sparks Renewed Interest In Nepal’s Ancient ‘Mustang Caves’
NDTV World. High in the Himalayas, nestled within the Mustang district of Nepal, lies a trove of ancient mysteries: the Mustang Caves. Also known as "Sky Caves," these roughly 10,000 enigmatic dwellings cling precariously...
British police launch first investigation into virtual rape in metaverse
Euronews. The girl, allegedly under the age of 16, is said to have been left traumatised after her avatar – her personalised digital character – was "sexually attacked" by a group of online strangers.
UK...