11K views · 190 reactions | There are hundreds of wildfires spreading right across the Tarai and mid-mountains of Nepal, shrouding the whole country in smoke. The extended nature of the current spate of fires has now lasted five months and continues to get worse. People complain of stinging eyes, headaches and breathing difficulties. | Nepali Times | Facebook

39K views · 488 reactions | Bungamati always embodied a quintessential Newa ambience, a kind that had steadily disappeared from Patan or Kathmandu. This unique urban-rural symbiosis, originally a traditional farming village, has transitioned into a modern suburb post-2015 earthquake. | Nepali Times | Facebook