Nepal’s Shivaratri festival draws huge crowds to Kathmandu as holy men and devotees openly smoke cannabis as part of worship.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Hindu holy men and mostly young devotees openly puffed on cannabis smoke on Sunday, marking one of Nepal’s biggest annual festivals. Tens of thousands lined up to pray at the ...

When 38-year-old Pradeep Kumar Bishwokarma was growing up in Ramgadhawa, a neighbourhood in southern Nepal’s industrial town of Birgunj, he would jump into the Sirsiya river to beat the summer heat as ...

Who: England vs Nepal What: 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Where: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India When: Sunday, February 8, at 3pm (09:30 GMT) Follow our live text and photo commentary stream. England are ...

Italy earned a momentous maiden cricket win at the T20 World Cup when it stunned Nepal by 10 wickets on Thursday in Mumbai, India. Brothers Anthony and Justin Mosca sealed the victory with an unbeaten ...

Nepalese fans show their support at the T20 World Cup game against Sri Lanka at Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida in 2024 Photo by Matt Roberts-ICC/ICC via Getty Images The Athletic ...

The events of September 2025 marked a sudden political upheaval in Nepal, triggered by student-led ‘Gen-Z’ protests and followed by rapid political change. The protests were met with a high-handed ...

When both men fell in the space of eight balls, the game looked as good as done. But nobody told Bam, who hit consecutive streaky boundaries off Curran before launching Archer for two towering sixes.

With medication largely unaffordable in the country, experts hope community support and a change in diet could reduce soaring type 2 diabetes rates A return to the traditional lentil and rice dishes ...

Nepal enter the contest against Italy, a team they have never faced before, on the back of falling short by just one big blow against England on Sunday. Nepal will look to bring that same brand of ...