Nepal News

Migrating elephant from India kills 11 in Nepal

An enraged male elephant, which began its long winter odyssey in northeast India, has killed 11 people as well as two animals in Nepal in a classic illustration of man-animal conflict over habitat.

UN expels Nepal soldier charged with schoolgirl's torture death

The Nepal Army has run into fresh trouble with the UN expelling an officer for gross human rights violations and human rights organisations calling for his arrest.4:02 PM on December 09

Wedding bells make Nepal Maoists call off strike

Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas have withdrawn their trade and transport strike scheduled Wednesday -- traditionally an auspicious day for marriages -- after party leaders were flooded with calls from families of brides and grooms, saying the protests would throw the weddings out of gear.10:01 PM on December 08

Nepal Maoists call closure of media houses Wednesday

The powerful trade union affiliated to the Maoists Tuesday said it would enforce a shutdown of trade and transport countrywide 24 hours later, including Nepal's media organisations.6:03 PM on December 08

Nepal continues to reel under Maoist strikes

A day after a general strike enforced nationwide by the Maoists, Nepal Monday continued to reel under more strikes called by the former guerrillas, which left hundreds of people in the west stranded.6:07 PM on December 07

'Tiger' kills boy in Kathmandu

A five-year-old boy was killed by 'tigers' in the capital city Kathmandu, police said Monday.4:05 PM on December 07

Ousted Nepal king on four-week India visit

Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas Sunday allowed their former arch enemy, deposed king Gyanendra, to travel to the Kathmandu airport unhindered to board a flight to India despite a general strike called by them.6:02 PM on December 06

Hundreds of Indians hit as Maoist strike cripples Nepal

Thousands of people across Nepal, including hundreds of Indians, were left in dire straits as the Maoists went on a fresh vandalising spree Sunday to enforce a stringent general strike after at least seven people were killed in a western village following clashes between landless squatters and security forces.4:02 PM on December 06

Indian encroachment triggered Nepal violence, says ethnic leader

The general strike called Sunday by Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas after six people were killed in clashes between security forces and squatters in the far west of the country was caused by continuing Indian encroachment in Nepal, a Nepali ethnic leader has alleged.12:00 PM on December 06

Maoist strike shuts down Nepal

Capital city Kathmandu and other districts were hard-hit Sunday by a general strike called by Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas after clashes between security forces and homeless squatters during a demolition drive killed at least six people and triggered arson and looting in farwestern Nepal.10:00 AM on December 06

Maoists call Nepal shutdown Sunday after 6 die in clashes

Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas have called a nationwide general strike Sunday and an indefinite shutdown in a remote western district after at least six people were killed following clashes between security forces and squatters.6:01 PM on December 05

4 Indians held in Nepal for Dalit girl's murder

Four Indians are among six people arrested by the Nepal police for the suspected rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl from the Dalit community, a group that is among the most disadvantaged in Nepal.4:01 PM on December 05

Jaipuria Group's Pepsi venture under Maoist attack in Nepal

India's Ravi Jaipuria Group, which is the sole bottler of Pepsi in north India and Nepal, has shelved its plans to expand in the Himalayan republic after being virtually shut down by a powerful trade union affiliated to the Maoists.2:04 PM on December 05

Five killed as Maoist activists clash with police in west Nepal

At least five people, including a police officer, were killed after violent clashes erupted between police and Maoist supporters in western Nepal, media reports said Saturday.12:02 PM on December 05

Nepal government ends Everest meet with summit pledge

Nepal's coalition government Friday basked in global limelight and applause with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal leading a historic meeting of his cabinet in the shadow of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, to draw the attention of nations to the perils of climate change and the havoc they could wreak in Himalayan countries.4:00 PM on December 04