Nepal: A 72-seater passenger aircraft crashed in Pokhara of the Kaski district, Nepal. A total of 68 passengers and four crew members were on board the aircraft that crashed between the old airport …
Plane carrying 72 people crashes in Nepal, some bodies recovered – official, state TV
An aircraft carrying 72 people crashed in Pokhara in western Nepal on Sunday, an airport official said, while state television reported some bodies had been recovered. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft …
Money may not grow on trees, but in Nepal it grows on bushes
Money may not grow on trees, but it grows on bushes in Nepal that are used to print Japanese currency notes. Argeli promises to be one of Nepal’s best-known exports.
Christian missionaries target the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal
Converting people to another religion is illegal in Nepal, but missionaries are willing to risk prosecution to spread the Christian faith. “Victory to Jesus,” Korean pastor Pang Chang-in cries as he …
Nepal’s central bank bans citizens from investing in foreign countries
Nepal’s central bank on Friday barred Nepalese nationals from investing in foreign countries, warning that such a move would invite strict punishment. According to a notice issued by Nepal Rastra Bank …
Vietnam to play underdogs at women’s Asian qualifiers for 2024 Olympics
The Vietnamese women’s football team will play Nepal, Palestine and Afghanistan in Group C of Asian qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The result of the draw was announced by the Asian Football …
Explainer: Nepal’s Rocky Road to Federalism
Nepal is a least developed, land-locked Himalayan country wedged between India and China. After a long period of instability, it adopted a new constitution in 2015, creating a multi-party federal …
Nepali prime minister sworn in amid growing political instability
The sordid flip-flopping alliances of the Maoist Centre and the Stalinist Communist Party of Nepal with the Nepali Congress and other bourgeois parties further expose the thoroughly corrupt character …
Ex-Maoist rebel named Nepal’s PM for third time
KATHMANDU: Former Maoist rebel Pushpa Kamal Dahal was confirmed as Nepal’s prime minister for a third time on Tuesday, winning almost unanimous backing from legislators even though November’s …
Going mobile: Geneva business imports fair trade Nepali crafts, transforms lives
Madhav Pandey, who lives with his family in Kathmandu, Nepal, has a fair trade business that makes artistic felt items by hand. Geneva resident Marla Showfer and her company, The Winding Road, import …