Achham, June 29 -- At 14, Susmita Nepali from ward 6 of Mellekh Rural Municipality in Achham, one of Nepal's most remote far ...

Late one night in southern Nepal last month, whispers spread of an unusual wedding taking place. Inside a modest home, an 18-year-old girl was about to be wed to a Chinese national nearly twice her ...

Nepali feature film Elephants in the Fog has made history by becoming the first Nepali film to win at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section of the ...

As a child, Saraswati Nepali was not allowed to drink from the same water jar as her classmates. When she was thirsty, she had to walk the 20 minutes home and back: the cost of being born a Dalit in a ...

I first heard the popular “Swasthani Vrata Katha” – a devotional text – recited in Sankhu, a village on the outskirts of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley, some 25 years ago. The text tells the story, or ...

Reports suggest a rise in fake marriages in Nepal, with young Nepali women allegedly forced into sham weddings with Chinese men. Rights groups warn this trend may be linked to trafficking networks and ...

On my first day in Kathmandu, I joined a group with a guide to visit historical sites like old temples and museums in the city. While it was informative, I find that sightseeing—just looking at ...

When Kishor Nepal was looking for his next business venture in the Niagara region, a site in St. Catharines checked all the boxes. At 930 square metres, the space in a strip mall at 495 Welland Ave.

Time and again in history, queens have been the quiet power behind the throne. Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (7 November 1949 – 1 June 2001), the Queen of Nepal, was one such influential figure. She ...

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, known in the film world as Khyentse Norbu, has completed principal photography on “Perfect God,” following a month-long shoot in Kathmandu, Nepal. The production ...