Nepal News

Save Mt Everest - with an apple pie

Want to save Mt Everest, the universal symbol of grandeur, toughness and adventure? Then eat an apple pie.

Nepal PM expands cabinet under siege

Given only a couple more weeks by the Maoists and unable to table the budget in parliament due to their opposition, Nepal's beleaguered Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Friday expanded his cabinet in a surprise move, inducting two more ministers.9:00 PM on July 03

Nepal bar offers Michael Jackson theme cocktails

King of pop Michael Jackson's untimely death last week spurred fresh public interest in him worldwide. Now an enterprising restaurant in Kathmandu, a city that was not in the singer's ken, is hoping to cash in on that.3:00 PM on July 03

Nepal gays hail Delhi High Court verdict

Nepal's gay community Thursday hailed the landmark ruling by the New Delhi High Court legalising sex between consenting adult homosexuals, calling it a 'liberalisation from British colonialism' and hoping it would lead to similar freedom in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan.5:00 PM on July 02

Swine flu infection cases rise to five in Nepal

Three days after Nepal reported its first cases of swine flu, health officials Thursday said the Influenza A (H1N1) virus has also been detected in two more.4:00 PM on July 02

13 Indians, 12 Nepalis feared killed in Qatar ship capsize

Twenty-nine people, including 13 Indians and 12 Nepalis, are feared to have perished in a ship capsize off Doha Port in Qatar after searches for survivors since Tuesday yielded only five bodies.3:02 PM on July 02

China frets at new Tibetan protests in Nepal

Fretting at the resumption of anti-China protests in Nepal by Tibetan refugees, Beijing has sent a delegation to Kathmandu to seek support from the new government of Nepal to quell them.5:00 PM on July 01

Nepal's beleaguered envoys 'talk' through the lens

They have been under continuous fire from the Maoists as well as royalists and nationalists for allegedly overstepping their roles and intervening in the internal matters of Nepal. Now the two beleaguered diplomats - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood and his American counterpart Nancy J. Powell - have decided to reveal that they were truly more than ambassadors and shoot back.2:31 PM on July 01

Nepal's last king to celebrate his birthday - with a wedding bash

He may no longer be the all-powerful king who was obeyed unquestioningly by his subjects who regarded him to be an incarnation of Hindu god Vishnu, but Nepal's last king Gyanendra will still celebrate his birthday next week with a lavish party.2:00 PM on July 01

Indian arrested from Kathmandu airport

An Indian man was arrested from Nepal's sole international airport in Kathmandu Tuesday.7:32 PM on June 30

Manipal group enters Nepal's school sector

After the Manipal Education and Medical Group and global online tutoring company TutorVista came together last year to launch Manipal K-12 Education that aims to provide technology supports to schools, the venture is now poised to enter Nepal's education sector in a big way.3:32 PM on June 30

Swine flu strikes Nepal

Nepal Monday reported its first case of swine flu with three members of the same family testing positive.6:00 PM on June 29

Indian Maoists criticise Prachanda for betraying the revolution

Banned by the Indian government a week ago and facing redoubled security action in several Indian states, India's Maoist party has now criticised its former ally, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), accusing its chief and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda of betraying the revolutionary cause.5:31 PM on June 29

Nepal government would fall within weeks: Prachanda

Maoist chief and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Monday said the month-old ruling coalition of new premier Madhav Kumar Nepal would fall 'within weeks' and a new national government would be formed.5:30 PM on June 29

Manipal medical institution under fresh attack in Nepal

Just four months after it was targeted by trade unions, the Manipal College of Medical Sciences in Nepal, one of the major Indian collaborations in the Himalayan republic, came under attack again Monday with a group of outsiders vandalising the office and manhandling doctors and nurses.1:30 PM on June 29