Prisons in Nepal are holding double the number of inmates they were built for. One of Nepal’s oldest prisons- Palpa prison is in critical condition and human right activists say as a result it could […]
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Prisons in Nepal are holding double the number of inmates they were built for. One of Nepal’s oldest prisons- Palpa prison is in critical condition and human right activists say as a result it could […]
People in the Nepal are going with out electricity for up to 12 hours a day—due to daily power cuts. Nepal only produces about half its electricity needs mainly from hydropower. As Rajneesh Bhandari from […]
KATHMANDU, JAN 31 – Sharada Bhusal Jha has her detractors, but the anti-corruption activist says she is determined to stick it out. On Saturday last week, a group of youths carrying a ‘corpse’ walked out of […]
Nepal: Search Continues for Missing Aussie Trekker from Rajneesh Bhandari on Vimeo.
By Rajneesh Bhandari, reporting from Kathmandu When Australian hiker Mathew Allpress went missing in the Nepal I was one of the first journalists on hand to cover the story. It was like any other morning. […]
Despite 3rd Sex Recognition, Life is Hard for Transgenders in Nepal from Rajneesh Bhandari on Vimeo. With long curly hair and a particularly feminine outfit Neelam Paudel, is busy applying make-up. 21-year-old Neelam is […]
Bihar midday meal tragedy puts poorest kids’ future at risk from Rajneesh Bhandari on Vimeo. 25 Jul 2013 | by Rajneesh Bhandari India’s worst midday meal tragedy has cost lives of many innocent children. […]
By Rajneesh Bhandari and Alyssa Kim July 20th, 2013 Poisoning from a school lunch killed 23 children from the northeastern Indian state of Bihar on Tuesday. One villager talks about the effect the tragedy had […]
Nepal steps up security at all Buddhist shrines from Rajneesh Bhandari on Vimeo. 15 Jul 2013 | by Rajneesh Bhandari | Armed Conflicts – Original Feature Security in major Buddhist shrines across Nepal has been […]
APR 19 – Muna Gurung busies herself in the kitchen while her husband, Raj Kumar, strums the guitar in the living room, the pleasant sound of his singing soon filling their one-storied house in Kalanki. […]
MAR 29 – Pritish Shakya, 10, adjusts his thick glasses and shifts his attention back to the game he’s playing on his laptop. As he rams the keys, he keeps up a running commentary, telling […]
FEB 08 – “Hey ram, hey ram, hey ram….” This was the very phrase I had heard my grandmother chanting, over and over again, when I met her last month. Little did I know then […]