There are already some pending issues that will shape Nepal’s diplomacy moving forward. So far, it doesn’t seem that COVID-19 will bring significant changes in Nepal’s bilateral relations with big …
Pandemic shuts down Nepal’s ‘Himalayan Viagra’ harvest
Kyle Knight The Yarchagumba caterpillar fungus is found in Nepal’s mountains, and is worth more than gold in China, where herbalists believe it boosts sexual performance . The …
Nepal sends monetary aid to its citizens living in Ranchi amid corona lockdown
Food material, worth Rs 1.20 lakh sent by the Nepal government and cash was distributed among Nepali citizens who are currently stranded in Ranchi due to the coronavirus lockdown. “I had spoken to …
Old explosive from Nepal’s insurgency kills 4 children
An old explosive device left during Nepal’s decadelong communist insurgency has killed four children in a mountain village, official said Friday.
Bodies of S Korean trekkers, local guides recovered in Nepal
Rescuers in Nepal have recovered the bodies of the last of four South Korean trekkers and their Nepali guide who died in an avalanche in January …
Four children die in blast in Nepal; abandoned weapon suspected
A blast in a remote part of Nepal has killed four children, police said on Friday, with suspicion it was caused by old ordnance left over from a decade-long Maoist insurgency. The children, aged from …
FN America, Colt’s awarded $383.3M to make M16A4s for Iraq, others
FN America and Colt’s Manufacturing received a $383.3 million, five-year contract to manufacture M16A4 rifles for Afghanistan, Grenada, Iraq, Lebanon and Nepal through the Pentagon’s foreign military …
Bodies of 2 missing South Korean trekkers recovered in Nepal
Rescuers on Sunday recovered the bodies of two South Korean trekkers who had been missing since an avalanche in January buried them in Nepal’s mountains, an official said. An army helicopter flew the …
Two Bodies Found In Nepal Search For Missing Koreans
A wall of snow hit a trekking trail at about 3,230 metres (10,600 feet) near the Annapurna base camp in Nepal on January 17, burying four South Koreans and three locals. Avalanches and more snowfall …
Five Years After Nepal’s Quake, Lockdown Stops Reconstruction
The coronavirus epidemic has not only put Nepal’s people and economy in lockdown for a month, but also stopped the slow and desperately needed reconstruction of homes and other buildings devastated by …