This article by Pinki Sris Rana was originally published in Nepali Times, and an edited version has been republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Brave khukuri-swinging ...

It's not easy making a video game that draws from real-world influences, cultures, or even armed conflicts. That's a lesson learned by the team behind Far Cry 4, who in crafting their fictionalized ...

The Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) is a comprehensive overview of Nepal’s past economic performance, current challenges and prospects ahead. The latest CEM 'Climbing Higher: Toward a Middle Income ...

When we think of Nepal's history, mostly political events jump to mind: the expansion of the Gorkhali state, Jang Bahadur's takeover, or the 'People's War’. We rarely think about disease. But diseases ...

OUTBREAK: Experimental spraying for mosquitos on inner walls of houses in the Tarai in the 1950s. Pic: USOM records, US National Archives, College Park, Maryland since 1900, who has most significantly ...

In what is being heralded as a milestone, members of Nepal's parliament elected Bidhya Devi Bhandari as their country's first female president. The election, which took place Wednesday, makes Bhandari ...

Nepal Army soldiers patrol a road during a curfew, in Kathmandu NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday amid violent nationwide anti-corruption protests, ...

Tucked between the third green and the fourth tee of the Royal Nepal Golf Club in Kathmandu, there is a maintenance shed. Smaller than most household bathrooms in the US, this shed is home to a family ...