Nepal News

Nepal ministers talk global warming in icy Everest heights

Nepal's coalition government Friday basked in the global limelight 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.2:02 PM on December 04

India, Nepal resume security talks in Kathmandu

India and Nepal resume talks in security cooperation in Kathmandu Friday to review the progress of the high-level commitments made between the two governments during Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's official visit to India in August.2:00 PM on December 04

Nepal goes north for climate, diplomats south for justice

As nearly two-dozen Nepal ministers Thursday flew to the mountainous north to hold the first cabinet meeting ever in the lap of Mt Everest, nine western diplomats based in Kathmandu said they would head for the southern plains to seek justice.6:01 PM on December 03

Nepal offers gay weddings on Mt Everest slope

As Nepal's embattled government makes a statement on climate change by holding a cabinet meeting Friday in the lap of Mt Everest, a Nepali innovator is offering an even bigger sensation: holding gay weddings further up the snowy slopes.4:05 PM on December 03

16 held in Nepal for anti-India protests

Sixteen people were arrested in Kathmandu Tuesday for trying to block the way to the Indian embassy in protest against a treaty signed in the 19th century.6:05 PM on December 02

Kabir to inspire hearts in Nepal

He was thought to have been born a Muslim and yet his songs are part of the Guru Granth sahib, the sacred text of Sikhs. A weaver by profession, yet he became one of the driving forces of the Bhakti movement in India that advocated love and tolerance.4:07 PM on December 02

Everest swaps places with ousted Nepal king's palace

Four years ago, when Mt Everest was the tallest peak in the world and Nepal's King Gyanendra the emperor of Hindus worldwide, both were considered national icons by the world's only Hindu kingdom with the god-king towering over the mountain.4:05 PM on December 02

AIDS has a new name in Nepal: Mumbaiya

When Equal Access, an NGO, started a radio programme for Nepalis and Nepali migrants working in India, it broadcast the heart-breaking story of a teen from eastern Nepal.4:05 PM on December 01

Nepal to build on ties with China

Four months after his first official visit to India, Nepal's embattled Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal now heads to China in a bid to enhance ties with his country's northern neighbour.4:00 PM on December 01

Nepal Maoists to start fresh protests from Tuesday

With their ultimatum to the government failing to produce results, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas will start a fresh round of protests against the alliance government from Tuesday, culminating in a three-day general strike.6:02 PM on November 30

Prachanda and Gyanendra become friends - on Facebook

Once, politics used to create strange bed fellows. Now social networking website Facebook is bringing together even more diverse people.2:02 PM on November 30

Tales of inhuman cruelty dog world's largest killing fair

Tales of immense cruelty and imperviousness to suffering began to surface Thursday after the ritual slaughter of thousands of animals and birds at the world's largest killing fair ended in Nepal's Terai plains with animal rights activists condemning it as legitimisation of violence.6:04 PM on November 26

'Indian Idol' winner Prashant Tamang forays into Nepali movies

He started his career as a cop and in 2007 shot to fame when he won the popular music contest 'Indian Idol'. Now Prashant Tamang has hit the headlines once again by 'joining' the British Gurkhas and 'tying the knot'.12:03 PM on November 26

2 Indian women arrested in Nepal with banned currency notes

Two Indian women from the northeast state of Mizoram have been arrested in Nepal for carrying banned Indian currency notes.8:05 PM on November 25

Nepal's bloodbath fair claims three Indian infants

At least three Indian infants died due to cold in Nepal's most controversial religious fair, where thousands of animals and birds are being slaughtered by Indians and Nepalis, mostly in the hope of getting a son or wish fulfilment.8:01 PM on November 25