The move, which the country’s tourism board said would improve safety, follows an earlier ban on climbing alone in Nepal’s mountains.
Indians top list of foreigners arrested in Nepal, followed by Chinese
Most common crimes involving foreigners are drugs smuggling, gold smuggling, forgery, sexual abuses, paedophilia and human trafficking, police data show.
Lack of cross-border flood alerts adds to disaster fears in Nepal
Altogether the flood, sparked by a glacial lake collapse near the Tibetan border, killed 24 people and damaged about $905m in infrastructure, including 570 homes, according to Nepal’s National …
Nepal’s Transitional Justice and the West’s recalibration
Transitional Justice was a term that was plied by Western governments and international human rights organisations on Nepal, and it was a good thing. After experimentation in South Africa, Colombia, …
Nepal elects new president amid political uncertainty
Lawmakers in Nepal have elected a new president, the third since the Himalayan nation abolished its centuries-old monarchy in 2008 and became a republic …
Rising Carbon Emissions, Nepal and Its Neighbors
These natural calamities, such as floods, landslides, heatwaves, and wildfires, cause extensive damage to life and property every year … for 80% of the world’s total carbon emissions. China, Nepal’s …
Amid crisis in ruling coalition, Nepal elects third president
Amid a bitter crisis in its ruling coalition, Nepal on Thursday elected a social democrat as its third president since the Himalayan nation ended a centuries-old monarchy.
No, This Video Doesn’t Show an Attack on a Nepali National in Bengaluru
“The video shows Archana Reddy being beaten to death by her husband Naveen Kumar,” DCP Bengaluru City told us.
In Nepal, farm women are becoming entrepreneurs
Women are experiencing increased responsibilities and workloads, especially in situations where there is climate-driven out migration of men and young people.
FEATURE-Without cross-border flood alerts, disaster risk grows in Nepal
Climate change adding to threat of glacial lake floods * Data sharing about risk levels weak across borders * Nepal fears a growing threat to lives and property By Mukesh Pokhrel HELAMBU, Nepal, March …