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The earthquake from above

#756 ( 1-7 May 2015 )
Kunda Dixit
Puffs, then billows, of dust rose from various parts of the city, within minutes shrouding the whole valley in a brown blanket. The historic town of Bhaktapur, at the eastern edge, looked like it was being swallowed by a sand storm. Kathmandu disappeared.

Monumental loss

#756 ( 1-7 May 2015 )
Stéphane Huët
Centuries of Kathmandu’s architectural heritage was destroyed in 80 seconds last Saturday

Microcosm of a calamity

#756 ( 1-7 May 2015 )
Cynthia Choo and Sonia Awale
“I want to talk but it is still very difficult for me to do so”

Mapping the aftermath

#756 ( 1-7 May 2015 )
Ayesha Shakya
An Internet repository for geo-located needs data is helping plan and target earthquake relief

Jajarkot’s unsung heroes

#755 ( 24-30 April 2015 )
Om Astha Rai
Battling neglect and apathy, health workers have saved hundreds of lives in the Jajarkot flu outbreak

Out of the darkness

#755 ( 24-30 April 2015 )
Sujit Acharya
Nepalis need a new Electricity Act more urgently than we need a new constitution

Gurks vs Turks

#755 ( 24-30 April 2015 )
David Seddon
This is the first installment of a series of flashbacks of the involvement of Gurkhas in the First World War

Plastic-free new year, not easy

#754 ( 17-23 April 2015 )
Sahina Shrestha
“Only a blanket ban will work, making exceptions will make it impossible to enforce”

More equity on Everest

#754 ( 17-23 April 2015 )
Om Astha Rai
A few things have changed but much remains the same for Nepali high altitude workers

31 Nepali children lost their fathers

#754 ( 17-23 April 2015 )
David Durkan

Surya Bahadur Thapa (1928-2015)

#754 ( 17-23 April 2015 )
Om Astha Rai
The man who did not shape national politics, but let national politics shape him

Getting away with (almost) anything

#753 ( 10-16 April 2015 )
Bhrikuti Rai
The Supreme Court has released on light bail a fake doctor charged with embezzling millions meant for upgrading medical care in Humla

“First Nepali, then Catholic”

#752 ( 3-9 April 2015 )
Cynthia Choo and Stéphane Huët
This Easter, Nepal’s Catholics fast for spiritual renewal

Harder to forgive than forget

#752 ( 3-9 April 2015 )
Qianyi Qin
“Have Nepalis forgiven the horrors in the war or have they simply forgotten?”

Remembering dementia

#752 ( 3-9 April 2015 )
Kenji Kwok
Nepal’s ageing population brings a new problem that families and the government have little knowledge of

Class, no bar

#752 ( 3-9 April 2015 )
Sahina Shrestha
Violence against women is prevalent in high income families too, they are just better at hiding it.

Smart farmers practice smart farming

#751 ( 27 March - 2 April 2015 )
Stéphane Huët
Wise farmers in Surkhet find solutions to save water and boost harvests 

Piped water still a pipe dream

#750 ( 20-26 March 2015 )
Kenji Kwok
Fifteen years behind schedule, the Melamchi Project to supply water to Kathmandu Valley is likely to be further delayed

Going with the flow

#750 ( 20-26 March 2015 )
Uzabi Baidar
Kathmandu should be considered uninhabitable because the city of 2.5 million has few functioning water mains

Bad just got worse

#749 ( 13-19 March 2015 )
Om Astha Rai
The chronic mismanagement of Kathmandu airport was magnified after its four-day shutdown last week
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