This story was originally published by Durga Rana Magar in Nepali Times. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Like many Nepalis, Surendra Dhami ...

From high school, Nepali students memorise that Nepal is an ‘agricultural country’, and that 80% of the population is engaged in farming. While it is true that most Nepalis are still dependent on ...

Farm entrepreneur Bishnu Bhujel did everything to not be a farmer like his parents in Sarlahi. Subsistence agriculture had ruined them, so they could not even send their children to school. Bishnu ...

From the household level, the net proceeds from remittances support the broader economy, which has resulted in remittances ...

The cultivation of the fish after a major earthquake five years ago in Nepal’s Nuwakot district is a story of perseverance against odds. The 2015 Gorkha earthquake was a singular natural disaster that ...

People continued to protest in New Baneshwar and other parts of Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday. The curfew in Kathmandu has been ...

Nepal's Agriculture Minister Ramnath Adhikari resigned from his post on Tuesday. This comes following the death of 19 people ...

A social media ban that aimed to stifle an anti-corruption movement sparked unrest leaving at least 22 dead since Monday.