Nepal votes to elect new government to revive economy
More than 60 percent of the Himalayan nation’s 18 million eligible voters cast their ballots in the election amid rising prices and unemployment.Millions of voters in Nepal cast…
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Nepal’s Defiant Dalit Journalist
From: WitnessA Dalit journalist explores the relationship between caste, land, and abuses of power in Nepal.Sona Khatik, a young Nepalese journalist, investigates stories on…
Coping with climate change on Mt Everest
PodcastPodcast, The TakeRising temperatures make it harder for visitors and locals to reach the peak.
Hundreds of climbers arrive at the Everest base camp on the Khumbu glacier…
Photos: How malnutrition is killing children in a Nepal village
In a remote village in Nepal’s westernmost province, children and women are dying of malnutrition and a lack of health facilities.
Nirmala Bishwokarma, 25, and her one-year-old son…
Nepal locates wreckage of plane that went missing with 22 people
No word on survivors as Nepali army finds wreckage of missing Tara Air plane in the mountains.Nepal’s army has located the wreckage of a missing plane a day after it disappeared…
Flight with 22 people on board missing in Nepal
Bad weather is hampering the search operation by helicopters with visibility extremely low.A small plane with 22 people on board flying on a popular tourist route was missing in…
Saving Nepal’s Mothers
From: 101 EastEvery day in Nepal, at least three mothers die while giving birth.In the remote mountains of Nepal, a shortage of healthcare means childbirth can be particularly…
Nepal’s Mira Rai: Ex-child soldier to top ultra-runner and mentor
For years, Nepalese child soldier turned ultra-runner Mira Rai trained alone every morning, but now she leads other young women up and down the hills, hoping the sport can help…