Maoists abduct Nepal scribe

Maoists rebels have abducted a reporter in south-west Nepal, at a time when the royal government is curtailing the freedom of media by imposing press censorship under emergency rule. J B Punamagar,......

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

IMAGE: Kanak Mani Dixit, third from left, with other citizens at Kathmandu's Patan Square. Photograph: Aseem Chhabra.   Aseem Chhabra on his friend, firebrand Nepali journalist Kanak Mani......

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

IMAGE: Kanak Mani Dixit, third from left, with other citizens at Kathmandu's Patan Square. Photograph: Aseem Chhabra.   Aseem Chhabra on his friend, firebrand Nepali journalist Kanak Mani......

Massive earthquake robs Nepal of its UNESCO World Heritage

The landmark Dharhara Tower. Photograph: ‏@girl_iowagirl20/Twitter Beyond colossal loss of human lives, if there is anything perhaps equally overwhelming in Nepal's earthquake tragedy, it is......