At 26, Matthieu Ricard left a promising scientific career in France to become a Buddhist monk in the Himalayas.

Almost every village in Rukum East and Rukum West has stories of local young men and women paying hefty sums to cross ... to ...

An estimated 10,000 supporters of Gyanendra Shah blocked the main entrance to Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport ...

A four-and-half-year-old boy died after being trapped in a lift of a private men's hostel. The boy's parents, originally from ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu ... who camp there for days during the festival. Young Nepalese men and some women were also partaking in the smoke. “Weed smoking should ...

Young Nepalese men and some women were also partaking in the smoke ... Lawmakers and supporters have made efforts to decriminalize marijuana in Nepal. A petition was filed in January 2020 to legalize ...

Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, by smearing each other with brightly ...

In Nepal, there is a substantial disparity for ... Also, science and mathematics are typically taught by men. For young girls, these experiences can subconsciously discourage them from pursuing ...

Eva Chiom Chukwenele, an amputee peer counsellor at the Mobility Clinic Limited in Nigeria, said as a child, the Platform for ...

Historically, agrarian societies like Nepal preferred to have many sons because men were considered better suited to physical ... channels or unofficial and unsafe providers,” says Won Young Hong, ...

Young Nepalese men and some women were also partaking in ... Lawmakers and supporters have made efforts to decriminalize marijuana in Nepal. A petition was filed in January 2020 to legalize ...