Puspa Bhatta

If you're riding a microbus in Kathmandu for the first time, take a deep breath and steel your nerves. You’ll need courage—not just to board the vehicle, but to survive the chaos that comes with it. You might ask, “What sort of courage?”

It is reported that during the tenure of former Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya, a decision was made to provide vehicle facilities to ward chairmen. The decision to distribute 40 vehicles to all ward chairpersons and executive members was passed by the executive meeting at that...

Nepali Congress leader Ramchandra Paudel and UML Vice-chair Subash Chandra Nembang are the two candidates in the presidential election slated for March 9. While Paudel has the support of eight parties, so far, Nembang is backed by only the UML. With the presidential election less than a week away, R...

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Bal Bahadur Bhandari, who left Nepal 47 years ago, returned home on Monday. Bhandari, who had gone to India from Sitapur, Bardiya at the age of eight, has finally set his foot on the Nepali soil after an interval of 47 years.