King Gyanendra defies Maoist threats to travel to Nepalganj.

The Tharu struggle to survive war, impunity and neglect

Signing the Human Rights Accord would be good PR for the government

Nepal will not benefit unless it is prepared for regional free trade

Red tape snarls exploration for oil and gas in Nepal

Purists don't like the ethnic chic that goes with modern architectural restoration in Patan

Elizabeth Rowsell-One of the members, Amnesty International's two-member team.

As the Second World War ends, ex-British Gurkha Bharati Gurung, 92, continues his recollection of the period after the war

A new biography celebrates the life and works of one of Nepal's artistic giants

There is another reason to protect Nepal's wetlands: they are repositories of wild rice varieties

All that glitters may not be gold