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The accident took place when the jeep heading towards Kailebalu veered off the road and plunged into the river in the afternoon. (Photo: ANI)

Nepal: Jeep plunges into Karnali river, 15 people missing

The Nepal Police, along with the Army and Armed Police Force, launched a search operation for the missing Jeep.

19 Jun 2019 1:00 PM

Ghimire held adverse weather conditions responsible on the basis of the post-mortem report of the deceased climbers. (Photo: File)

Congestion didn't kill climbers on Mount Everest: Nepal

Nepal's DoT faced a lot of criticism for issuing permit in excess to climbers.

13 Jun 2019 2:08 PM

'Rato Machhindranath' chariot festival concluded in Nepal's Lalitpur district on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

Nepal's vest festival or Bhoto Jatra marks end of longest chariot festival

The festival surrounds an old tradition of publicly displaying a jewel-studded vest 'Bhoto' on the last day of the Jatra.

10 Jun 2019 5:29 PM

The bodies of four climbers who failed their Everest challenge and left little clue as to their identity have thrown up a new challenge for Nepalese authorities who control the world's tallest peak. (Photo: File)

Nepal faces mountainous challenge identifying Everest bodies

Police and government officials admit they face huge challenge putting names to dead climbers and sending them back to their own countries.

09 Jun 2019 9:40 AM

While 77 people were wounded due to the storms in Kailali, 23 people have been injured in Kanchanpur, taking the total count up to a hundred. (Photo: ANI)

Two dead, 100 injured as storm hits Nepal's Far-Western region

The dead were identified as 47-year-old Lahanu Chaudhary and Birbahadur Chaudhary, whose age is yet to be determined.

07 Jun 2019 1:04 PM

The lands, rest houses and sattals of the temple fall under the unmovable properties of the temple. Currently, 994.14 hectares land is covered by three offices which fall under the Pashupati Area Development Trusts' (PADT). (Photo: ANI)

Pashupatinath temple in Nepal owns over 9kg gold, 1.3 billion rupees cash

Built in the 5th century, the shrine is one of the four most important religious sites in Asia for devotees of Shiva.

06 Jun 2019 12:34 PM

Nepal issued 381 permits this year, a record number; a smaller number of adventurers also climb from the Chinese side. (Photo:AP)

4 Indian victims of deadly climbing season of Mount Everest

Nepalese officials said Wednesday that they were considering changing rules about who was allowed up Everest.

31 May 2019 10:17 AM

Police have arrested nine people in connection with Sunday's blasts. (Photo:AP)

Terror grips Nepal: Bombs planted at various locations, vehicles torched

A parked truck was set on fire in the Nawal district, while a bus was found burned down in the Surkhet district of Nepal's Karnali province.

27 May 2019 4:09 PM

Kulkarni is the 13th climber to die on mountains in the range with elevations above 25,000 feet in this year's spring climbing seasons. (Photo:ANI)

Mumbai-based climber dies while descending from Mount Everest

The Mumbai climber, identified as Anjali S Kulkarni, breathed her last above the Camp IV of Mount Everest at an altitude of 7,906 metres.

24 May 2019 9:26 AM

Apa Sherpa (centre) hands over a computer to Chakra Karki, representative of a school from Dhuske, Okhaldhunga district in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo: AP)

'Super Sherpa' passionately gives back to his village and community

Apu Sherpa’s main aim is to ensure children from his community in the future don't have to take up climbing due to lack of education.

22 May 2019 2:54 PM

By achieving this feat, Sherpa has become the only Mountaineer in the world to hold the record for most Everest summits. (Photo: AP)

Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mt Everest for a record 24th time

He climbed the Mt Everest for the very first time in 1994 and he has now completed 24 summits to Mt Everest in just 25 years.

21 May 2019 8:34 PM

Journalists Mohani Risal, Somnath Lamichhane and Jivan Bhandari who work for the foreign desk of RSS. (File Photo)

No Press freedom in Nepal: Journalists under scrutiny for news about Dalai Lama

Three journalists from Nepal's state news agency, RSS, are under probe for reporting news about Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

18 May 2019 9:03 AM

Kami and seven other Nepali’s reached the top of Mount Everest on Tuesday. (Photo:AP)

Everyone dreams of climbing Mount Everest once; this man has done it 23 times!

Kami Rita started the climb from the Nepal side of the range, which is one of the two routes to get up top, the other being Tibet.

15 May 2019 12:00 PM

Government intoduces bill in Nepal; Opposition, journalists protest

Nepal Media Society (NMS), an umbrella body of publishers and broadcasters, demanded the bill's immediate withdrawal.

13 May 2019 9:16 PM

The motive behind possessing the banned Indian currency notes is yet to be ascertained. (Photo: Representational)

5 Nepali men arrested for carrying banned Indian rupee notes worth INR 10 lakh

The men were arrested from Hotel Blue in Kathmandu.

13 May 2019 6:26 PM

Nepal's Prime Minister K P Oli (Photo: File)

Nepal PM agrees to discuss constitutional amendment

Madheis parties and newly formed outfit Samajwadi Party-Nepal have demanded constitutional amendment.

07 May 2019 9:21 PM

The Nepal government is also closely working to operate the Gautam Buddha Airport by 2019 and Pokhara International Airport by 2021. (Photo:File)

Nepal begin railway constructions joining Kathmandu with India, China

President Bidhya Devi Bhandari said that Nepal is planning to start construction of railways linking Kathmandu with India and China.

04 May 2019 9:42 AM

On Saturday, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake hit the country's Rasuwa district while a 4.8-magnitude tremor hit the far-west Bajhang district on Sunday. (Representational Photo)

Nepal's Gorkha district hit with moderate intensity earthquake

A moderate intensity earthquake hit Nepal's Gorkha district, the tremors of which were also felt in the Himalayan nation's capital.

16 Apr 2019 6:32 PM

Investigation has also revealed that Himansky had been arrested in his own country in 2000 for a paedophilia-related crime. (Representational Photo)

Frenchman arrested in Nepal for sexually abusing children

A 69-year-old French national has been arrested here for sexually abusing two teenage boys by luring them.

15 Apr 2019 12:47 PM

The incident occurred as the plane skidded off the runway while preparing to take off and hit helicopters parked. (Representational Image)

3 killed in Nepal plane crash

At least three people were killed when a small plane veered off the runway while taking off.

14 Apr 2019 12:42 PM

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