Earthquake aftermath: survivors tweet images and updates from the ground
As authorities assess damage and loss of life in Kathmandu, details trickle in from areas surrounding Mount Everest
‘Kathmandu is enveloped in a cloud of dust’
Senior journalist based in Kathmandu, Rajesh Ghimire, reports the extent of damage sustained by the capital following the earthquake
Double whammy
Increasing pollution, depleting water table make groundwater in Kathmandu unfit for drinking
Dream stuck in pipeline
The Melamchi project promised to end Kathmandu’s acute water shortage. But 15 years later, it is nowhere near completion
The last mayor of Kathmandu
Aditya Batra in conversation with Keshab Sthapit, a mayor famous for muscling his way to urban renewal
River restoration is not just an ecological act
Despite decades of restoration efforts by a rich ensemble of state-development actors, cultural heritage votaries and rights activists, the …