FEATURE Without cross-border flood alerts, disaster risk grows in Nepal

Two years ago, as he arrived to check a mountain trout fishing centre he owned near the Tibetan border, Gyanendra Kachhapati ...

Brazil's 'people of the river' pay price for Amazon hydropower

The waters of the Xingu River below the Belo Monte hydropower dam, in Brazil's Amazon, used to flood the river's forested ...

Kartik Purnima: Devotees flock to Nepal’s ‘Bhoot Mela’ to cleanse sins and scare away spirits on

Thousands of devotees gathered along Nepal’s Kamala River to celebrate the centuries-old ‘Bhoot Mela’ on Kartik Purnima.

Nepal: Bhoot Mela commences as people flock to attend fair

After the ritual bath, devotees, along with the religious performers, collect pure water from the Kamala River to take home. Sprinkling this water around their homes is believed to purify the space.
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Nepal's 'Taj Mahal': Rani Mahal becomes a major tourist attraction

Nepal's 'Taj Mahal,' the Rani Mahal in Palpa, is experiencing a tourism boom. Built in 1893 as a tribute to a queen, the once-forgotten palace on the Kaligandaki River now draws thousands, with ...
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Chhath puja: When rivers become temples of light and faith

October brings a particular rhythm to Bihar and Jharkhand. After Durga Puja and Diwali comes the one festival everyone waits for, Chhath Puja. The kharif harves ...