The global energy crisis has raised prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Rs 1,910 for a 14.2kg cylinder before the West Asia War to Rs 2,010 today.

Mokhaa art is a popular, endemic art of the Tharu community. Tharu women perform their traditional, cultural, and spiritual expression through mokhaa art over the walls, especially on the two sides of the door.

The baskets made of sikki or golden grass hold a special significance – they are not only important during the festivals but also during rituals like marriage and worships.

Buffer zone governance committees have made national parks, the habitats of native Tharus, participatory, but not inclusive.

The government promotes the highway as a “national pride” project to boost connectivity and economic growth, but locals say it was pushed forward without meaningful consultation and dismisses Indigenous rights and heritage.

Ang Dolma traces her inculcation in the ethics and practices of not only making positive choices to consume products which create minimal waste but also waste management itself back to her childhood days in Asan Tole in the heart of old Kathmandu.

“Budhani,” a Nepali novel based on an Indigenous Tharu fable, tells the story of a crow and a girl. In her life as a crow, “Budhani” faces injustice; however, reborn as a girl, she fights against the rule of law favouring males.

Changing weather patterns threaten time-tested houses in Nepal village. Researchers link the housing challenges to changes in precipitation, including heavier snowfall, intense rainfall and “rain bombs,” which traditional flat-roofed mud houses aren’t designed to withstand.

The Bagmati Lake (Bharat Taal), constructed recently in Nepal’s southern Sarlahi district, attracts Nepali and Indian tourists with recreational activities, generating revenue, employment and cross-border tourism.

A raw account of trekking Nepal's newly opened North ABC trail to Panchakunda Lake and Annapurna First Base Camp. Four days through remote terrain with no network, limited facilities, crossing green waterfalls, surviving off-road jeep rides, and reaching the surreal blue lake at over 4000 meters. This is what it takes to trek one of the most scenic and untouched routes in the Annapurna region.

Arghum is a funerary practice that is usually performed on the 45th day after death by the Gurung community.

Each year, busloads of devotees from across Nepal and India converge at her birthplace in Janakpur in Southern Nepal to honor and celebrate her marriage to the God Ram of Ayodhya. This sacred occasion, known as Bibaha Panchami, is observed on the fifth day of the waxing moon in late November or early December.

Sama Chakhewa is celebrated in the Mithila region in the month of Kārtik (mainly November). This festival is celebrated by sisters for the welfare and prosperity of their brothers.

Nepal’s government has granted a mining concession for what it calls the country’s biggest iron deposit in Jhumlabang, a remote farming community that could supply Nepal’s steel demand for years.

why are rudrakshas so revered in Hinduism, and where do they come from?

Shyam Bahadur Panday, founder of Hotel Shangrila had a pioneering vision for hotels that reflected the spirit of Nepal.

Tourism leader, businesswoman, philanthropist, and a tireless fighter for women’s rights, equitable entrepreneurship, and cultural conservation, Ambica Shrestha showed us how to do it by creating Dwarika’s, one of the most celebrated heritage hotels in Asia.

Every Bhadra Purnima, locals of Juphal celebrate the arrival of their anscestral god, Manma Deuta for 15 days.

Nepal’s government has bypassed the country’s parliament to issue a controversial ordinance facilitating foreign investment in different sectors of the country.

11th “Nepal Latokosero and Huchil Festival” took place intending to shine a light on the conservation of owls and Eurasian Eagle owls. Lopre

Shree Madhav Narayan Mela is celebrated at a grand scale by the Bhaktapur Devout. They offer full body prostrations and make Kalasha Yatra.

Critically endangered white-rumped vultures (Gyps bengalensis) in Nepal have maintained stable numbers for more than a decade.

The last Rana ruler Maharajah Mohun Shumsher was wise to bestow Godavari's Rana-era buildings and its expansive grounds to the Jesuits to run a school.

Wherever a family calls home, if they celebrate Christmas in Nepal, it’s bound to take on a global flavor. And why not?