Nepal’s girls face new child marriage fears amid debate to change law | Gender Equity News
Bardiya, Nepal – Bali, unlike most girls around her, never liked to sing and dance. She loved cars and dreamed of how it would feel…
Pro-monarchists welcome Nepal’s deposed King Gyanendra to Kathmandu | Elections News
Thousands of supporters attend pro-monarchy rally at the airport as former king returns to the capital from the country’s west.Large crowds have greeted Nepal’s former…
Strong earthquake hits Tibet’s Shigatse, tremors felt in Nepal’s Kathmandu | Earthquakes News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Tremors were reported in northern India and in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, where buildings were shaking.A powerful earthquake has hit Tibet’s second-largest city of Shigatse,…
Why Nepal’s Gurkha fighters want to join India’s army again | Military
Pokhara, Nepal – The rhythmic thumping sound of about 60 young men doing jumping jacks to warm up fills the chilly late November air at…
Nepal’s first Paralympic medallist returns home to hero’s welcome | In Pictures News
Nepal gave its first Paralympic medallist a hero’s welcome as cheering crowds turned out for taekwondo player Palesha Goverdhan’s return home from Paris. “I kept…
Photos: 18 people killed in a plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport | Gallery News
Eighteen people have been killed in the crash of a regional passenger plane belonging to Nepal’s Saurya Airlines during takeoff from the capital, Kathmandu, officials…
Plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport kills 18; pilot only survivor | Aviation News
Saurya Airlines plane carrying two crew members and 17 passengers crashes shortly after takeoff and catches fire.A passenger plane has crashed and caught fire shortly…
Leader of Nepal’s largest communist party named new prime minister | Politics News
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has become the new PM after the country’s two largest parties form a coalition.The leader of Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga…
The long and ‘joyous’ road to revive Nepal’s ancient taboo scripts | Arts and Culture
Kathmandu, Nepal – Dressed in an orange kurta (loose collarless tunic) and a matching Nepali dhaka waistcoat, Lalima Shrestha pulls a brown plastic chair closer…
Climate crisis stings Nepal’s honey gatherers, threatens tradition | Climate Crisis
Aita Prasad Gurung dangles off a cliff in Nepal, carefully manipulating a long pole with a blade at its end to cut away chunks of…
Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ beats own record by climbing summit for 29th time | Mount Everest News
Kami Rita and fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa have been competing for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. One of the…