About three decades ago, Jeevan Timilsina’s father planted a few yew trees in their backyard. His grandfather used the leaves to treat common ailments such as fever and stomach aches, …
Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to its civil code to allow same-sex marriage, with an expectation for the draft to be submitted to Parliament next month. Karom Polpornklang, …
Namrat Rokaya’s family managed to escape unscathed from the deadly November 3 earthquake that killed at least 157 people in western Nepal. But more than two weeks after the quake, …
Health officials and travel industry experts in Japan have insisted a plan requiring arrivals from mainland China and five other Asian countries to test negative for tuberculosis before being granted …
Nepal has decided to ban TikTok, claiming that the app was threatening social order. The country’s communications and information technology minister, Rekha Sharma, told the BBC Nepali that TikTok spread …
Nepal says it will ban TikTok, citing the app’s negative effects on the country’s social harmony. The popular video-sharing platform, which has around 1 billion monthly users, has faced restrictions …
More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the impacts of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations said Monday. “A …
It also provides a glimpse into the patience and dedication required to practise this sacred – and sometimes secretive – art form used for elaborate depictions of Hindu and Buddhist …
New Delhi — Two significant earthquakes jolted Nepal on Monday, just three days after a powerful temblor killed more than 150 people in the Himalayan nation. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Nepal …
Damaged houses lie in ruins, in the aftermath of an earthquake at Pipaldanda village of Jajarkot district on November 4, 2023. At least 132 people were killed in an overnight …