The revolution started on social media. It ended with protests, violence, and an online poll to pick the new prime minister.

Rescuers gather at burnt wreckage of crashed aircraft, in Kathmandu (Reuters) - Mountainous Nepal, where a small plane carrying 19 passengers caught fire during takeoff in the capital on Wednesday, has a sorry history of deadly air crashes. Before ...

Nepal's living goddess, the Kumari, a young girl embodying Goddess Taleju, continues an ancient tradition. Chosen through rigorous trials, she resides

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 changed the flow of events? Many people would point to ...

The social media crackdown by the erstwhile government triggered a nationwide uproar, a dissatisfaction that galvanised Gen Z in unison to oppose systemic corruption, economic exclusion, and governance failures.

Two trans women have made history in Nepal for running in local elections. Despite neither one winning her race, the LGBTQ+ community is still celebrating the moment as a leap for representation since no out trans woman has run for office in the country ...

When the Nepali Times was preparing to launch two decades ago, many Nepalis were sad, frightened and looking for ways to leave areas affected by armed conflict, and then Nepal altogether. A few decided that the future would depend on what we did and how ...

KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Angel Lama sashays down the catwalk in the Miss Universe Nepal finals on Wednesday she will make history as the first transgender woman to be a finalist in the Himalayan nation's most glamorous annual event.

As LGBTQ+ rights have expanded, countries worldwide have recognized gay and lesbian couples’ right to marry. But while marriage equality has become commonplace in Europe and North and South America, progress has been slower in Africa and Asia. While ...

Learn about the Nepalese Rupee (NPR), its history, pegged exchange rate with the Indian Rupee, and how it affects Nepal's economy.