The sorry state of the Bagmati is an eloquent pointer to the state of the Kathmandu Valley

Nepal's carpet industry is being castigated for being the primary polluter of the Kathmandu valley

The Newars of Kathmandu realised centuries ago that if they had to leave space for future generations, they would have to live as compactly as possible

Urban pressures are threatening to destroy the lesser known of Kathmandu's historical structures

On Monday the 15th January 1934 Calcutta experienced an earthquake shock of fair intensity which lasted for over three minutes. News from the country was available only next morning, showing that Patna, Monghyr and Jamalpur had suffered severely. News from the most affected region arrived only two or three days later. It was then learnt that the area enclosed by the Ganges, the Gandak and the Kosi, in which lie the districts of Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Bhagalpur had suffered most severely.