How will this gambit play out?

The latest Himalmedia-AC Nielsen ORG Marg public opinion poll shows that Nepalis are fed up with politicians, they regard corruption and conflict as the main problems, they don't think much of the Deuba government, they are convinced democracy is in deep danger, and they see the Maoists as the main threat.

Faced with food shortages, forced recruitment by Maoists and harassment by security forces, the people of Salyan are either opting out or hunkering down.

A beginner's guide to road rules in Kathmandu.

The culture of impunity will thrive as long as the electorate refuses to take responsibility for those it elects.

A retrospective of artist Robert Powell's work sheds light on ideas about art, reality and ethnography in the Himalaya.

Mountain women meet in Bhutan

A trip to Bhutan is expensive, but there's plenty to see, do, and eat.

Laxmi Prasad Devkota is Nepal's most loved poet for good reason: