Nepal plane crash kills all 22 on board
All 22 passengers and crew on board a small passenger plane that crashed in a mountainous area in eastern Nepal were killed, police said on Thursday, after a rescue team reached the site.
Nepal moves to punish Indian envoy's shoe attacker
Almost two months after Nepal's Opposition Maoist party led an attack on the Indian ambassador to Nepal and hurled shoes and stones at his car, the caretaker government has finally moved to take action following New Delhi expressing its strong disapproval.
Indian court frees Nepal's 26/11 suspect
A young Muslim from Nepal, who had been held in an Indian prison for eight months on suspicion of being involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, has been freed on bail, a media report here said on
Manisha kin deny reports of divorce
Actress Manisha Koirala recently triggered gossip that her marriage with businessman Samrat Dahal is headed towards a divorce, but the rumours have been dismissed by her family.
Indian gets 39-year jail for slaying Nepali schoolgirl
A 43-year-old Indian, who had been working in Nepal as a teacher, has been sentenced to 39 years behind bars for the gruesome murder of his student in 2009, after which he cut up her body into pieces
Maoist lawmakers rough up Nepal finance minister
Maoist lawmakers scuffled with finance minister Surendra Pandey and snatched his briefcase containing key documents as he was about to present the annual budget in Nepalese Parliament, leading to mino
UN objects to Maoist fighters at Nepal party meet
The UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) has formally objected to plans by the opposition Maoist party to include members of its army in an upcoming political conference, a spokesman said Friday.
UNMIN concerned over Maoist plans to include PLA in party meet
The UN mission in Nepal (UNMIN) has voiced concern over Maoists' plans to include members of their army in an upcoming political meet of the party, saying it would violate the country's peace accord.
Nepal Parliament fails to end standoff over PM election
Nepalese lawmakers failed to end the uncertainty over the election of a new Prime Minister on Monday as Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudyal, the sole candidate for the top post, failed to get a
Internet touches highest peak yet
How’s this for a Facebook status update: “About to start scaling Mount Everest.” Should they have time to check emails, climbers attempting to scale the world’s highest peak now have access to high-speed Internet near its 17,000-foot base camp, the last gathering point on the journey to the top.