The Pathibhara helicopter crash was a repeat of the tragedy in Ghunsa in 2006 Those of us concerned with conservation in Nepal remember exactly where we were on 23 September 2006 when news hit about the missing helicopter that disappeared into the…
NEPALI TIMES
Nepal’s milk heartland rebounds
Four years later, Kavre’s quake-affected dairy farmers are back in business with new fodder cultivation The terraced fields fall away from the road in gentle waves, each neatly scored into brown ruts like a freshly moulded bar of chocolate. “All…
Four years later, Nepal’s farmers rise from the rubble
One day Kathmandu’s cappuccinos will be made with beans grown by Nuwakot’s earthquake-hit farmers “I’m shaken and rattled to the bone,” exclaims Ambica as we lurch uphill, the vehicles skidding on exposed stones and sliding off the deeply gouged ruts.…
John R Edwards, 72
Eclipsed by his dominant elder brother, JRE was the unsung hero of the early Tiger Tops The skinny brown-haired Englishman with tattooed arms, soft eyes and an engaging smile strode towards me down the Chitwan forest trail, a small white…
New Year in a New Zealand summer
Taking a break from tigers and rhinos, Lisa Choegyal is fascinated by the freedom of dolphins and whales Keep your eyes down once you are in the sea, remember the dolphins are in the water not in the air.” We…