Many people in Nepal are still struggling to rebuild their lives, five years after a devastating earthquake.
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Nepal’s maiden professional boxing championship has begun in the capital Kathmandu.
Mountaineers from around the world have gathered in Nepal for the spring climbing season. Nearly 300 people have died attempting to climb Everest, but the mountain continues to draw climbers
It has been two years since a powerful earthquake hit Nepal and killed more than 9,000 people. Local communities are now trying to restore the capital city’s cultural heritage.
In the mountain villages of Nepal, farming communities are facing acute water shortages. Natural springs and aquifers are drying up, but some women are building artificial ponds or ‘recharge basins’ to collect rainwater and refill local aquifers.
Post-conflict cinema is creating niche in the Himalayan nation where India’s Hindi language films rule the box-office.
![Despite the lack of a nurturing environment, several films have won critical acclaim [Courtesy - Nischal Basnet]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201471411851977580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Visitors flock to former seat of Tibetan kingdom for festivals and taste of Buddhist culture near China border.
![There has been a influx of tourists with 3,344 visiting in 2013 compared to 483 in 1992 [Ramyata Limbu/ Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20146137404880734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Official efforts to protect the thousands of women who travel abroad in search of work may be backfiring.
![Nearly 1,700 Nepalese women migrate abroad daily [Ramyata Limbu/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014527102448118734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)