All 19 on board dead in Nepal plane crash
September 25th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 25 (IANS) A small aircraft crashed near here Sunday morning, killing all 19 people on board, but the grief and anxiety of the victims' families was compounded after ... Read more...
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Nepal’s apex court comes to Tibetan refugees’ aid
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 23 (IANS) Nepal's apex court has come to the aid of nearly two dozen Tibetan refugees who were arrested after fleeing Tibet to go to India, asking the ... Read more...
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American kidnapped from Kathmandu hotel
May 29th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 29 (IANS) An American living in Nepal for some time was abducted early Sunday morning from his hotel in Kathmandu's prime tourist area, police said.John Robert Schrumpf, said ... Read more...
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More foreign tourists go missing in Nepal
May 28th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 28 (IANS) As frequent general strikes and political unrest hit tourism in Nepal, the government's plan to attract one million air travellers this year received yet another setback ... Read more...
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Nepal, Tibet sign MoU for trade fair
May 11th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) The two-day trade talks between Tibet and its largest trade partner since 2001, Nepal, ended in Kathmandu Tuesday with both sides inking a memorandum of understanding ... Read more...
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‘Super Sherpa’ breaks Everest record with 21 summits
May 11th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) A 51-year-old legendary Nepali climber and high-altitude guide broke his own awesome record of summiting Mt Everest 20 times to conquer the world's highest peak for ... Read more...
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Kiwi good samaritan resurrects Nepal monastery’s yeti legend (With Image)
April 4th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 4 (IANS) Six years ago, when he was climbing a Himalayan peak in northern Nepal, commercial pilot and adventurer Mike Allsop met a venerable Buddhist monk whose ... Read more...
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Rape victim, daughter Nepal’s new heroes for women
March 8th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 8 (IANS) A 45-year-old Dalit woman who was raped nearly 20 years ago but was scared to lodge a police complaint and the daughter she gave birth to ... Read more...
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Everest hero finds incredible religious treasure trove in Nepal
February 26th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) In 2004, two years after he climbed Mt Everest for the seventh time, American mountaineering legend Peter Athans took part in a charitable cataract operation project ... Read more...
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Stranded Everest heroes rescued in Nepal
January 24th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 24 (IANS) A team of 14, including 10 Everest summiters, who became stranded due to bad weather after carrying Nepal's tourism torch to a lesser peak, has begun ... Read more...
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How Nepal’s Maoist war started with Tibet rebels’ guns
January 23rd, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 23 (IANS) As Nepal's Maoist party formally handed over its guerrilla army to the state, reminiscences by veteran fighters revealed how their 10-year "People's War", which killed over 16,000 people, ... Read more...
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Six Tibetans arrested in Nepal as refugee exodus continues
January 3rd, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 3 (IANS) Police have arrested a group of six Tibetans who escaped into northern Nepal from Tibet, less than a fortnight after a WikiLeaks expose said China was paying Nepal's ... Read more...
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Former Maoist child soldiers learn to shoot - with camera
December 31st, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 31 (IANS) It was not a desire to change the world but his grinding poverty that made Nar Bahadur Sunuwar join the underground Maoist guerrillas when ... Read more...
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Bhutan grieves with Nepal as air crash kills 22 (Second Lead)
December 16th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 16 (IANS) As Nepal's authorities Thursday confirmed that all 22 people on board a small aircraft missing since Wednesday had perished following a crash in a dense forest ... Read more...
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Nepal pledges probe as plane crash kills all 22 on board (Lead)
December 16th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 16 (IANS) As search helicopters confirmed that all 22 people on board a small aircraft missing since Wednesday had perished in a dense forest in eastern Nepal, the ... Read more...
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Nepal filmmakers turn their lens on trafficking
November 25th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 25 (IANS) Even as Nepal's best-known crusader against trafficking of women and children won recognition as a global hero, filmmakers in the Himalayan republic, one of the worst ... Read more...
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Chopper crashes, crew killed in bid to rescue Japanese climber (Second Lead)
November 7th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) An aerial search and rescue operation for two Japanese climbers stranded on a high Himalayan range in northeastern Nepal ended in tragedy Sunday with the helicopter ... Read more...
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Chopper searching for Japanese climber crashes in Nepal (Lead)
November 7th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) An aerial search and rescue operation for two Japanese climbers stranded on a Himalayan range in northeastern Nepal ended bleakly Sunday with the helicopter looking for ... Read more...
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Chopper on rescue operation crashes in Nepal
November 7th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) Less than three months after an aircraft crashed in Nepal, killing all 14 people on board, a private helicopter running a rescue operation for two stranded ... Read more...
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Nepal’s 9-yr-old to defy age bar for Everest record
November 5th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 5 (IANS) Defying an age bar on Mt. Everest climbers imposed by two countries, a nine-year-old Nepali boy is set to attempt to scale the world's ... Read more...
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Nepal orders probe into Maoist attack on Indian envoy
October 26th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 26 (IANS) Fearing a diplomatic cold war with India and its fallout, Nepal's caretaker government finally extended an olive branch to the southern neighbour, ordering an investigation ... Read more...
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Only the sky’s the limit for Nepal’s cured leprosy patients
October 24th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 24 (IANS) Five gritty former leprosy patients, who battled physical disability, social stigma and ostracisation, Sunday began a dogged battle to show that nothing was beyond their invincible ... Read more...
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China vies with India for Nepal power project
October 22nd, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 22 (IANS) Three Indian companies and an Indian joint venture are vying with three Chinese companies for a hydropower project in Nepal, underscoring the two giant neighbours' growing ... Read more...
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British tourist feared drowned in Nepal lake
October 19th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (IANS) A 48-year-old British tourist is feared to have drowned in a Nepal lake after workers failed to find him even a day after his boat accident.The ... Read more...
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Insurance firm to turn Nepal loss into silver lining
October 12th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 12 (IANS) Less than two months after being hit by a plane crash in Nepal that killed all 14 people on board and destroyed the aircraft, National Insurance ... Read more...
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Indian envoy faces Maoist wrath for trip to Tibet border
October 6th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 6 (IANS) Maoist supporters Wednesday tried to obstruct the Indian ambassador to Nepal, Rakesh Sood, from inaugurating a healthcare project that will benefit hundreds of school children because ... Read more...
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Dozens feared dead in Nepal bus mishap
September 6th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 6 (IANS) At least three dozen people are feared to have been killed in northern Nepal Monday as the bus they were riding in fell off the road ... Read more...
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14 dead in Nepal plane crash, soldiers search for bodies
August 24th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 24 (IANS) Soldiers of the Nepal Army aided by police began to collect scattered and badly burnt body parts in a village Tuesday after a private aircraft exploded in mid-air, ... Read more...
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India helps fill gap in hallowed Nepal pilgrim shrine
June 21st, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 21 (IANS) Thousands of pilgrims will now have their journey to one of the most hallowed religious destinations made easier, thanks to the new dharamshala -accommodation for budget tourists - ... Read more...
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Kin hikes reward for American trekker missing in Nepal
June 16th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 16 (IANS) Almost two months after a young American hiker went missing in Nepal, her family Wednesday trebled the reward for anyone who found her, refusing to call off their ... Read more...
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Nepal’s ruling parties recruit private armies
June 12th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 12 (IANS) Fourteen years after Nepal's Maoist party formed its own army and waged a decade-long war on the government, the republic's ruling parties have now begun to ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoist chief skips statute meet for resort rest
June 7th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 7 (IANS) Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the revolutionary who as Prachanda had led a 10-year war demanding a people's constitution in Nepal, skipped a key constitution committee meeting Monday because he ... Read more...
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Maoist strike lands Indian pilgrims in unholy plight in Nepal
May 5th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 5 (IANS) Dozens of disappointed Indian pilgrims are among the hundreds of Indian tourists forced to leave Nepal without fulfilling their dreams, thanks to the indefinite nationwide general strike called ... Read more...
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Gilani, Karzai make a point as they fly to Bhutan
April 26th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani of Pakistan and Afghan President Hamid Karzai took two different routes to fly to Bhutan for a South Asian summit that starts ... Read more...
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Everest superstar eyes 20th summit
March 12th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 12 (IANS) Fifty-year-old Apa Sherpa, who has become almost as legendary as the mountain that has been his permanent pursuit, is aiming to break his own incredible record ... Read more...
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