Celebrating ‘Asar Pandhra’ (असार १५)

photos by Narendra Shrestha/Rajesh KC 

On the occasion of the Asar Pandhra (Asar 15) festival, farmers planting paddy in a field at Bungmati and Harisiddhi of Lalitpur. Farmers usually plant paddy beginning Asar 15 (June 29) every year to mark the beginning of the monsoon in Nepal. more »


‘प्रचण्डको खुला जीवन’

नारायण वाग्ले / तस्बिरः राजेश के.सी.

नेकपा -माओवादी अध्यक्ष पुष्पकमल दाहाल उर्फ प्रचण्डको भूमिगत जीवन सम्भवतः असार २ गते शुक्रबारबाट अन्त्य भएको छ । यो उनको नयाँ राजनीतिक जीवनको सुरुवात पनि हो । के अब माओवादी खुला राजनीतिक प्रतिस्पर्धाको स्वस्थ राजनीतिमा अवतरण हुन्छ ? यस प्रश्नको सबभन्दा बलियो जवाफ अध्यक्ष प्रचण्डको लगभग तीन दशक लामो भूमिगत जीवनशैली परित्याग हो । more »


Phoksundo trail

By Devendra Bhattarai/Photos by Kumar Ale 

Our long cherished journey to Dolpo kick started as the Yeti Air plane bound for Juphal landed on the airstrip of Juphal. As we got off the aircraft, we felt as if we were at some faraway settlement.
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Parliament: behind the scene

by Rajesh KC

Aye !!! Along with other MPs, CPN-UML MP Sushila Nepal raises her hand to endorse the historic proposal on women’s rights in parliament on Tuesday (May30, 2006). more »