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Kunda Dixit (Kunda Dixit कुन्द दीक्षित) starts the weekly Nepali Times newsletter with an invitation to collectively sing the🇳🇵national anthem, as required by law. Read on: nepalitimes.substack.com/p/swinging-the…

Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel kept the status quo in excise and import taxes for electric vehicles. But he did not build on the gains to push more aggressively on public electric transport either. Editorial: nepalitimes.com/editorial/nepa…

'Gruff Genius': Tiger Conservationist Valmik Thapar Dies At 73 Thapar authored more than 30 books, including Tigers: The Secret Life (1989), The Last Tiger (2006) and Living With Tigers (2016). Aathira Perinchery✍️ thewire.in/environment/gr…

May 29 was Everest Day and it there was the usual hoo-hah in Nepal where it is conveniently forgotten that only the south side of the mountain is ours — the east, north and west faces are all in China. More in Kunda Dixit कुन्द दीक्षित's weekly newsletter: nepalitimes.substack.com/p/instant-ever…

Nepal’s ban on domestic workers, meant to protect them, has instead pushed women into unsafe migration routes and made them more vulnerable. The focus should now be on creation of safer, legal pathways for overseas work. Details by Upasana Khadka: nepalitimes.com/opinion/labour…

The ban on domestic workers is a key reason behind the misuse of visit visas, compounded by the lack of short-term labour permits. Many Nepalis use visit visas for work, including those seeking jobs abroad or travelling via irregular routes. nepalitimes.com/opinion/labour…

All those landslides, potholes and tottering bridges along Nepal’s national highways are designed to halt invaders in their tracks. Kunda Dixit कुन्द दीक्षित divulges other military secrets in this weekly newsletter: nepalitimes.substack.com/p/geotectonics…

Nepal has long survived on subtle diplomacy with its powerful neighbours. Like Finland during the Cold War, this strategy has worked so far but in today’s shifting geopolitics, Nepal must strengthen politics at home while staying steady abroad. #Editorial nepalitimes.com/editorial/love…

Editors' Workshop in Nagarkot (13-14 June 2025) Revival of Right-wing Populism in Nepal and Beyond by Dr. Sanjeev Humagain. Sanjeev Binu Subedi

Frustration fuelling migration by Dr. Meena Poudel meenapoudel

Nepal may be one of the few remaining open societies left in Asia, but our rulers seem to have joined autocrats in the region in secret midnight Zoom meetings to share tricks on gagging journalists. More on this week's newsletter by Kunda Dixit कुन्द दीक्षित: nepalitimes.substack.com/p/the-right-to…

An international conference on looted cultural objects in Nepal was strategising about how to repatriate sacred icons, when news broke that a 400-year-old jewel studded gilt-copper Matrika necklace stolen from Kathmandu was up for auction in Belgium. nepalitimes.com/news/repatriat…

The United States has just bombed three Iranian nuclear sites, taking the tensions in West Asia to a new high. Editorial in Nepali Times about the risk of dangerous escalation in other global hotspots. nepalitimes.com/editorial/worl…

Nepal’s economy has survived on human trafficking, illegal wildlife trade, and the theft of religious objects. In his weekly newsletter, Kunda Dixit (Kunda Dixit कुन्द दीक्षित) outlines clever new ways smuggling could be streamlined to benefit the nation. Read on: nepalitimes.substack.com/p/old-smugglers

Vital chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests, leaving cancer patients in more than 100 countries, including Nepal, at risk of ineffective treatments and potentially fatal side effects. A new global investigation The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. nepalitimes.com/here-now/bewar…

Recent outrage in Sikkim over an Indian Army expedition climbing Kangchenjunga, the world’s third highest peak, has spiked attention to the need to balance mountaineering jobs with indigenous reverence for sacred landmarks. Read Vishad Raj Onta's report: nepalitimes.com/news/kangchenj…

Who says nothing of note happened during the tenure of Prime Minister Oli? A street overpass was inaugurated in Gwarko. Read Kunda Dixit कुन्द दीक्षित’s irreverent take on the state of the nation in his weekly newsletter: nepalitimes.substack.com/p/glass-half-f…

MORE THAN 24H ABOVE ZERO ON TOP OF MONT BLANC! The station located at Colle Major, 4750 m, on Mt Blanc recorded a maximum of +3.7°C on 28/06, while the minimum today, 29/06, was +1.1°C, more than 24 h > zero! But don't worry, it's summer... 🙃😱 Data source @meteovalledaosta

#WeatherUpdate Current forecast still shows possible heavy rain in western #Nepal tonight and tomorrow. Good news: Very heavy rain may not occur in Nepal but over NW India. Extreme rain danger is not over #StayAlert Total rain observed in last and forecast for next 24-hr👇

Kamala Sen Kusunda, who lives in Dang, is the only fluent native Kusunda speaker alive. However, there are now other Kusunda and non-Kusunda people learning how to speak the language. nepalitimes.com/here-now/savin…