Nepali Times

The good news is that male MPs dont file maternity claims. The bad news is that ministers are not paying their phone bills.

Nepal will continue to be important for Japan. And not because of Lord Buddha, god-incarnates, Kawaguchi, or kite-flying.

As evening approaches, Dhana Shrestha gets out large plastic covers and spreads them across her small pasal in Kupondole. The birds are about to come home for the night.

This week Kathmandu celebrates Indra Jatra which is fused together with the festival of the Virgin goddess, Kumari.