In the medieval town of Bode, Nepal, a 30-year-old man named Sujan Bagh Shrestha pierced his tongue with a 10-inch-long ...

Police in Nepal on Friday arrested the main person behind the March 28 pro-monarchy protests in the capital Kathmandu that killed two persons. Nepal Police said in a statement that Durga Prasai ...

Believed to have started from the Malla Dynasty, Biska Jatra formally starts four days before the start of the Nepali New Year. Biska, in the Newari language, means killing snakes. As a part of ...

The ancient Taumadhi Square in Bhaktapur was a hub of activity on Thursday, as locals gathered to witness the Biska Jatra, a festival signaling the Nepali New Year's arrival. This celebrated Kathmandu ...

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Wednesday the state would organise a Jatra Utsav, adding that the BJP-led government was working to preserve tradition, culture and heritage, “unlike” its ...

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated the State Level Jatra Utsav at Vivekananda Shardha-Satabarshiki Bhavan in Dharmanagar on Wednesday. CM Manik Saha said that this event underscores the ...

Nepal kicked off their Quadrangular T20I Series campaign in style with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Qatar in the opening match. Chasing a modest target of 152, the Nepali batting unit made ...

In recent years, the relationship between China and Nepal has evolved into a more robust, multi-dimensional partnership with cooperation spanning from cultural and aid-based ties to multi ...

It is often said that any system which fails to meet the basic needs of its people is built on sand. Nepal finds itself once again at a crossroads, as pro-monarchy protests gain momentum. At a time ...

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on Friday, just days after a powerful tremor caused widespread destruction in Myanmar and Thailand. According to the National Center for Seismology ...

The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year to report on key economic developments that occurred during the year, placing them in a longer-term and global perspective. The Update is intended ...

Nepal's lower house erupted in heated clashes over calls to restore the monarchy and the demand to remove the chief of the Nepal Electricity Authority. The session, delayed by two hours and ...