Today: September 08, 2024
Today: September 08, 2024

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Asia|Travel

27 killed after a bus with Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway and crash

Officials say a bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims has driven off a highway in Nepal, leaving 27 killed and 16 injured

27 killed after a bus with Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway and crash
Asia|Technology

Nepal lifts its ban on TikTok imposed for disrupting social harmony

Nepal’s new government has lifted restrictions on the video-sharing app TikTok, nine months after imposing a ban because it was disrupting “social harmony."

Nepal lifts its ban on TikTok imposed for disrupting social harmony
Arts|Lifestyle|News|World

Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal's capital during the annual Pride parade

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters have rallied in Nepal’s capital during the annual Pride parade, the first one since gay couples were able to register same-sex marriages officially in the Himalayan nation

Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal's capital during the annual Pride parade
Asia|News

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital

Authorities in Nepal all five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in the mountains just north of the capital

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital
Asia|News|Travel

Plane crashes just after takeoff from Nepal's capital, killing 18 people. Pilot is lone survivor

A plane has crashed just after taking off from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor

Plane crashes just after takeoff from Nepal's capital, killing 18 people. Pilot is lone survivor
Asia|Political

Nepal’s new prime minister seeks vote of confidence in parliament, secure more than two-third votes

Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has secured overwhelming support in parliament with more than two-thirds of members voting in his favor

Nepal’s new prime minister seeks vote of confidence in parliament, secure more than two-third votes
News|Political|World

Nepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu

Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu

Nepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu
Political|World

The leader of Nepal's largest communist party has been named the country's new prime minister

The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, has been named the Himalayan nation’s new prime minister following the collapse of a previous coalition government

The leader of Nepal's largest communist party has been named the country's new prime minister
News|Political

Nepal's prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down

Nepal’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament after losing the support of the largest party in his governing coalition, forcing him to step down after 19 months in power

Nepal's prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down
Environment|Travel

Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years

In the seven decades since Mount Everest was first conquered, thousands of climbers have scaled the peak, and many have left behind more than just their footprints

Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years
News|Technology|World

Broadband internet services are disrupted in most parts of Nepal

Broadband internet are disrupted in many parts of Nepal as Indian vendors from whom most Nepali private operators source the bandwidth stopped providing the services because of payment defaults

Economy|Environment

EV sales boom in Nepal, helping to save on oil imports, alleviate smog

Nepal's abundant hydroelectric power is helping the Himalayan nation cut its oil imports and clean up its air, thanks to a boom in sales of electric vehicles

EV sales boom in Nepal, helping to save on oil imports, alleviate smog
Sports|Travel

Sherpa guide Kami Rita who climbed Everest 30 times vows to return to the mountain next year

Sherpa guide Kami Rita is back from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent of the world’s highest peak, vowing to return to the mountain again next year

Sherpa guide Kami Rita who climbed Everest 30 times vows to return to the mountain next year
Sports|Travel

Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month

Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time

Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month
News|Political|World

Protests drove Nepal's king off the throne 16 years ago. Now, protests are trying to bring him back

Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic

Protests drove Nepal's king off the throne 16 years ago. Now, protests are trying to bring him back
News|World

Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now

The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest says the world’s highest peak is too crowded and too dirty and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected

Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now
Entertainment|News|World

'Our gods were locked in the basement.' Now Nepal is pursuing sacred items once smuggled abroad

An unknown number of sacred statues of Hindu deities were stolen and smuggled abroad in the past

'Our gods were locked in the basement.' Now Nepal is pursuing sacred items once smuggled abroad
News|Political|World

Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed

Nepal’s top diplomat says his country has asked Russia to send back hundreds of Nepali nationals who were recruited to fight in Ukraine and repatriate the bodies of those who were killed in the conflict

Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed
News|Political|World

Gay couple in Nepal becomes the 1st to officially register same-sex marriage in the country

A gay couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the first in the nation to receive official same-sex marriage status

Gay couple in Nepal becomes the 1st to officially register same-sex marriage in the country
News|Political|World

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding a restoration of Nepal's monarchy clash with police

Riot police have used batons and tear gas to halt tens of thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king who attempted to march to the center of the capital to demand the restoration of the monarchy

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding a restoration of Nepal's monarchy clash with police
News|Political|World

Aid trickles in as survivors salvage belongings from rubble in Nepal villages struck by earthquake

Survivors of an earthquake that flattened villages in Nepal’s northwest mountains have been searching through the debris of their collapsed homes for any salvageable belongings as aid trickles into the remote area

Aid trickles in as survivors salvage belongings from rubble in Nepal villages struck by earthquake
News|Political|World

Quake shakes northwest Nepal, killing at least 128 and injuring dozens. Officials fear toll to rise

A strong earthquake has shaken northwestern Nepal, and officials say at least 128 people are dead and dozens more injured as rescuers search mountain villages

Quake shakes northwest Nepal, killing at least 128 and injuring dozens. Officials fear toll to rise
News|Political|World

Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in an earthquake that killed 157 people

Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal have cremated the bodies of some who perished in an earthquake that shook the area Friday night

Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in an earthquake that killed 157 people

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