The noise outside my hotel room was deafening as bells rang out in the small courtyard below. These weren’t dainty bicycle bells either. They were large, metal clanging bells. They signaled a puja ...

At a donor conference after the 2015 earthquake, more than $4 billion was pledged to Nepal by the international community, multilateral banks and aid agencies. Germany was prompt in signing a ...

In 1970, when Crown Prince Birendra got married, as a wedding present the German government renovated the Pujari Math (pic, below) in Bhaktapur. One of the architects involved was Niels Gutschow (box) ...

Bhaktapur, located about an hour's drive east from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is home to buildings and large temples from the time when the capital was located, as well as a famous sweet called ...

Drone footage shows the extent of the damage to buildings and infrastructure in the historical town of Bhaktapur on Tuesday, following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Kathmandu on Saturday.

Bhaktapur, Nepal: The devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday morning left the bustling old city of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu a ghost town. Lane after lane, there are empty or locked ...

According to the order issued by Chief District Officer Namraj Rijal, the curfew came into effect from 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and will remain in force until further notice, under Section 6 of the Local ...

The delicate brickwork of the majestic old cities, such as Bhaktapur on Kathmandu's outskirts, prove to be as fragile as they look A Nepali man sits in front of a destroyed house as people search ...