This story appears in the June 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. EDITOR’S NOTE This story went to press before the earthquake struck Nepal on April 25. The kumaris in the Kathmandu ...

Nepal, a poor and mountainous country, has long struggled with road safety. By Bhadra Sharma Reporting from Kathmandu, Nepal At least 27 people died in Nepal on Friday when a tour bus fell into a ...

Nepal is undergoing a historic transition toward a federal and secular republic. This represents a window of opportunity for the country to further reduce poverty, increase the income of the bottom 40 ...

A bus crash in Nepal has killed 27 Indian tourists and injured 16 officials have confirmed. The bus was headed to capital Kathmandu from the tourist city of Pokhara when the accident occurred.

Rich in cultural heritage, with the magnificence of Mount Everest and the Himalayas as a backdrop, landlocked Nepal remains one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. In 2015, ...

The Kulung people of eastern Nepal have used the honey for centuries as a cough syrup and an antiseptic, and the beeswax has found its way into workshops in the alleys of Kathmandu, where it is ...

Activists protested near the Indian embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal last month Nepal's parliament is expected this week to formally approve a revised map of the country, including three areas it ...

Every dog has its day, and for canines in Nepal that phrase could not be more literal. The five-day Nepalese Hindu festival of Tihar started this week and the second day is known as Kukur Tihar or ...

A Sherpa village in Nepal’s Everest region has been engulfed by icy flood waters, officials say. Experts suspect Thame - which sits at an altitude of about 3,800m - was flooded after a glacial ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. KATHMANDU — Nepal ranks as one of the countries most vulnerable to invasive species, yet still hasn’t finalized a management strategy to ...