In 2008, in a major development in Nepal’s politics, the Parliament voted to end Nepal’s 240-year-old Hindu monarchy.

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Nepali photographer and storyteller Nikki Thapa documents the collection and marketing of rudraksha seeds in eastern Nepal, which are used as prayer beads by Hindus and Buddhists.

Endangered species such as the Giant Panda and Nepal Tiger have made a comeback, thanks to dedicated conservative efforts ...

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Nepali police officer Jiwan Subba still feels pangs of regret decades after he bludgeoned a strange creature he found ...

The UP CM is a known supporter of the Nepal monarchy, and signs are being read in his ‘presence’ at the biggest challenge ...

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Within six months I was told that I would be sacked within a week unless I retracted a certain position that I had taken on ...

Thousands of supporters have greeted Nepal’s former king in capital Kathmandu and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion ...

A pro-monarchist rally was organised in Kathmandu to welcome Nepal’s former king Gyanendra Shah on March 10. And smack dab in ...

Kathmandu: A rousing welcome was given to the former King of Nepal, King Gyanendra Shah, by thousands of his supporters in Kathmandu on Sunday. The supporters welcomed him and demanded the ...