MELTDOWN
G online to jjoin Nepali Times reporters on a Mt Everest sightseeing flight to observe just how devoid of snow the Central Himalaya have become, as glaciers shrink and snowlines recede below the world’s highest mountains. nepalitimes.com
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10 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
NATION
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Anil Chitrakar
BIZ BRIEFS
NATION
Sue Carpenter
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Kunda Dixit
Shriluna Shrestha
CARVING A WAY OF LIFE
Watch father and son woodcarvers, Indra Kaji Shilpakar and Indra Prasad Shilpakar, as they painstakingly practise a vocation that has been in the family since the 6th century. nepalitimes.com
GETAWAY
OUR PICK
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LIGHTROOM CONVERSATION Muna Gurung
USHA SHERCHAN
In her Lightroom Conversation column this month, Muna Gurung speaks with writer Usha Sherchan about the importance of telling stories that may not always be our own, creating alternate realities through fiction and the process of writing. nepalitimes.com
HAPPENINGS
Sakina Abidi
HAPPENINGS
NATION
Sewa Bhattarai in Bajura
HENRY MARSH
In the latest instalment of the Nepali Times Studio, we bring you pioneering English neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, a colleague and friend of the late Dr. Upendra Devkota. Watch Marsh speak about his connection to Nepal, over-commercialisation in the health sector and accessible and affordable health care in rural Nepal. nepalitimes.com
NATION
S P Kalaunee
THE ORDEAL OF CHILDBIRTH
In Nepal, 239 women still die per 100,000 childbirths, and the country is far from reaching its target of 125 by 2020. The problem is more severe in remote, underserved regions. Follow our reporters to the district hospital in Bajura to see for yourself how difficult childbirth is for mothers there. nepalitimes.com
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