Nepal News

With parties at odds, Nepal's new constitution becoming a mirage

Nepal's new constitution, which is expected to be promulgated in May 2010 and cement the peace negotiations that ended a 10-year civil insurgency that left over 16,000 dead, is fast becoming a mirage, with the country's major parties remaining at loggerheads.4:30 PM on October 03

Separatist group in Assam admits using Bangladesh as base

An influential tribal separatist group in Assam Saturday for the first time openly admitted to using Bangladesh as a base to carry out their hit-and-run guerrilla strikes in the region, a rebel leader said. He urged the neighbouring country to help them.3:30 PM on October 03

Nepal to tighten Tibet border area to please China

For the first time in its history, Nepal will form a Border Security Force to patrol its northernmost tip of the border it shares with Tibet in a bid to prevent anti-China activities by Tibetan dissidents, Nepal's Home Minister Bhim Rawal said.5:30 PM on October 02

India lends a helping hand to Mahatma's Nepali disciple

On the 140th birth anniversary of the father of the Indian nation, Mahatma Gandhi, India reached out to one of his disciples in Nepal to help realise her vision.4:00 PM on October 02

Nepal arrests Tibetan leaders under Beijing pressure

Nepal police Thursday arrested Tibetans from different parts of the capital as authorities began a crackdown on refugee leaders under pressure from Beijing to prevent protests coinciding with China's 60th anniversary celebrations.3:30 PM on October 01

Mahatma's dream lives on in Nepal

Sixty-one years after he died, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's dream of self-reliance lives on in Nepal.3:01 PM on October 01

China tightens screws on Nepal for 60th anniversary

Under pressure from Beijing to prevent protests by Tibetan refugees on China's 60th anniversary celebrations, Nepal Thursday began rounding up Tibetans here and sending them to detention centres.1:31 PM on October 01

Nepal expresses sorrow at church collapse deaths

Reacting quickly to the death of 23 Christians in a church collapse in eastern Nepal Wednesday, Nepal's Communist-led government expressed sorrow over the incident and wished for the speedy recovery of the more than five dozen people injured.2:00 PM on September 30

Indian among 23 killed in Nepal church collapse

A get-together during the festive season in Nepal turned to stark tragedy early Wednesday when 23 Christians, including an Indian, were crushed to death in a church instituted by an Indian convert in eastern Nepal.11:00 AM on September 30

23 killed in Nepal church collapse

Twenty-three people attending a prayer service were killed and 65 injured when a church building collapsed in eastern Nepal, a media report said Wednesday.10:30 AM on September 30

Dashain festival keeps Nepal's last king in spotlight

As nine days of revelry ended in Nepal Monday with the traditional tika ceremony, the Hindu festival of Dashain was a reminder that despite the abolition of monarchy last year, the king still had a social role to play.4:30 PM on September 28

Nepal ignores UN call on Charles Sobhraj

Even as Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal returned to Kathmandu Monday after assuring the UN General Assembly that his government was 'fully committed to the protection and promotion of human rights', the lawyer of country's best known prisoner said it had ignored a UN call about Charles Sobhraj.3:00 PM on September 28

Miss Gay Nepal now eyes the world

They became the first sexual minority in South Asia to wrest the right to same-sex marriage and have a say in the new constitution. Now Nepal's transgender community is aiming to conquer the world outside by taking part in the international pageant for transgenders to be held in Thailand next month.2:30 PM on September 27

Buddhist model is new Miss Nepal

A 20-year-old popular Buddhist model and music video star Thursday prevailed over Nepal's Maoists as well as 14 other contenders to walk off with the Miss Nepal 2009 crown held under the shadow of Maoist threats.9:02 PM on September 24

Miss Nepal vanquishes Maoists

Despite repeated warnings by the former Maoist guerrillas, Nepal's biggest and most popular beauty pageant Miss Nepal was off to a flying start Thursday after being forced to shelve the contest last year.7:02 PM on September 24