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Documentary reveals the cost to Nepalese villagers of harvesting a supposed aphrodisiac that sells for more than gold in ChinaEvery year, thousands of Nepalese villagers make their way to the Himalayan foothills in search of a fungus called yarsagumba….
Read MoreThis veg-topped pancake is a Kathmandu favourite – and carrot pudding with cardamom offers a cuddle in a bowlAlongside “Namaste”, “Have you eaten yet?” is a common greeting in Nepal. For millennia the land where Buddha was born has been home to a multi…
Read MoreAuthorities are now mandating that climbers remove their waste from the mountain using biodegradable bagsIt’s one of the more unedifying challenges involved in scaling to the highest point on Earth – how best to relieve oneself in the freezing, inhospi…
Read MoreThousands of young Indian and Nepali men are being killed on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. Their families want answers. Hannah Ellis-Petersen reports from DelhiHemul Mangakia grew up in Surat, a city in the Indian state of Gujarat. At 23 he was…
Read MoreSigning up for jobs in Russia, Germany or Dubai, young men have been ‘made to join the Russian military’, their families sayWhen Hemil Mangukiya left his small village in the Indian state of Gujarat last December, he told his family he was off to Russi…
Read MoreKanchha Sherpa, 91, says more respect should be shown to sacred peak that has been climbed thousands of times since 1953 ascentThe only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first reached the summit of Mount Everest has said the world’…
Read MoreThousands of ancient artefacts have been taken out of the country. These Nepalese citizens are determined to get them back.Flicking through a newspaper in 2020, Sanjay Adhikari read a story that changed the direction of his life – a Nepalese statue of …
Read MoreWork permits to leave Nepal for those countries halted as 10 men killed and dozens more reported missingThe government of Nepal has banned its citizens from travelling to Russia or Ukraine for employment after 10 young men were killed and dozens more r…
Read MoreAt least 38 people, including a new mother, have died in the month after the earthquake struck, among 40,000 people living under tarpaulinAt least 38 people who survived an earthquake in Nepal have died after spending more than a month living in tents …
Read MoreAfter months of legal challenges Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey registered their marriage, giving hope to other same-sex couples in the south Asian countryThe dancing continued until the early hours. Family and friends – and Suru the dog – gathered in…
Read MoreRights activists say marriage of Maya Gurung, a transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey is ‘historic day’An LGBTQ+ couple in Nepal have said they want to “scream to the world that we are husband and wife at last” after becoming the first in south Asia t…
Read MoreMinister for communications and information technology says the popular video-sharing platform ‘disrupts family structures’Nepal has said it will ban TikTok, citing negative effects on the country’s “social harmony”.The popular video-sharing platform, …
Read MoreWhile the earthquake killed at least 153 people, fears are rising for 12,000 families left without shelter in freezing temperaturesEarly on Saturday morning, Haris Bishwakarma learned he had become the sole guardian of his eight-year-old sister. His pa…
Read MoreRescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their bare hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country’s worst earthquake in eight years killed 157 people and shook buildings as far away as Delhi.The 5…
Read MoreRescue workers reach area near epicentre of 5.8-magnitude quake in Karnali province in country’s worst earthquake since 2015Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their bare hands on Saturday, searching for su…
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