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Four dead in Nepal blasts
Agence France-Presse . Kathmandu | Updated at 09:17pm on May 26, 2019
Three men died and six were injured Sunday in two separate explosions in Kathmandu, Nepali police said.There was no immediate claim of responsibility but police...
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20 Sherpa climb Everest twice in a week for record 24th
Agence France-Presse . Kathmandu | Updated at 01:02pm on May 21, 2019
Only last week Nepali mountain guide Kami Rita Sherpa set a new record by climbing Everest a 23rd time. On Tuesday for good measure he...
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Nepal economy to grow by 6.81pc this fiscal year
Xinhua . Kathmandu | Updated at 12:00am on April 28, 2019
Nepal’s economy is projected to grow by 6.81 per cent in the current fiscal year that concludes in mid-July, as the Himalayan country is witnessing...
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Malaysian climber rescued from Mount Annapurna
Reuters . Kathmandu | Updated at 01:08pm on April 26, 2019
A rescue helicopter plucked a Malaysian climber from Mount Annapurna in west Nepal on Friday, where he was stranded for two days after climbing the...
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NBR allows acrylic yarn import from Nepal thru Banglabandha
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on April 23, 2019
National Board of Revenue has withdrawn the ban on import of acrylic yarn from Nepal through the Banglabandha land port following a request from the...
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Three killed as plane veers off runway in Nepal
Agence France-Presse . Kathmandu | Updated at 12:46pm on April 14, 2019
A small plane veered off the runway and hit two helicopters while taking off near Mount Everest on Sunday, killing three people and injuring three...
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Nepal expedition to remeasure height of Everest
Agence France-Presse . Kathmandu | Updated at 12:00am on April 09, 2019
Nepal is sending a team of government-appointed climbers up Mount Everest to remeasure its height, officials said Monday, hoping to quash persistent speculation that the...
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Nepal storms kill 27
Agence France-Presse . Bara | Updated at 10:38am on April 01, 2019
A freak storm tore down houses and overturned cars and trucks as it swept across southern Nepal killing at least 27 people and leaving more...
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India crush Bangladesh in SAFF semis
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 06:12pm on March 20, 2019
Bangladesh’s hopes of playing in the final for the second successive time was dashed when they lost to defending champions India 0-4 in the semi-finals...
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Nativity of Nepali English
Abhi Subedi | Updated at 12:00am on March 19, 2019
LAST week, I was invited to present a discourse to English teachers in Surkhet on a broad topic ‘A critical reflection on Nepalese English literature’,...