Australian trekker dies of high altitude sickness in Nepal

Apr 24, 2019, at 05:27 pm

Kathmandu, Apr 24 (Xinhua/UNI) An Australian trekker died of the high altitude sickness at a hotel near at Pasanglhamu rural municipality-4 of Khumbu region in Nepal, police said here on Wednesday.

Nepal: SC issues interim order not to implement PUBG ban

Apr 19, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Kathmandu, Apr 19 (UNI) Thee Supreme Court of Nepal on Friday issued an Interim Order in the name of government authorities to not implement Kathmandu District Court’s decision to ban popular online game Player Unknown’s Battleground (PUBG).

Nepal: Aircraft collision in Lukla airport leaves three killed

Apr 14, 2019, at 05:32 pm

Kathmandu, Apr 14 (IBNS):  A Summit Air 9N AMH (L410) plane collided with a parked (Manang Air) helicopter while taking off for Ramechhap at Lukla airport and left three people killed on Sunday, media reports said.

At least two killed in aircraft collision in Nepal's Lukla airport

Apr 14, 2019, at 12:30 pm

Kathmandu, Apr 14 (Xinhua): At least two people were killed after an aircraft of Summit Air collided with a helicopter at Lukla Airport in Nepal on Sunday morning, according to local authorities.

French national arrested over pedophile charge in Nepal

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:53 pm

Kathmandu, Apr 13 (Xinhua/UNI) Nepali police have arrested a French national on charge of involvement in pedophilia, police said here on Saturday.

Storm kills at least 25, injures 400 others in Nepal

Apr 01, 2019, at 09:49 am

Kathmandu, Apr 1 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 25 people were killed and 400 others injured when a storm devastated villages in two districts of Nepal on Sunday evening, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli confirmed.

Nepal: Tremors felt in Kathmandu

Mar 18, 2019, at 09:38 am

Kathmandu, Mar 18 (IBNS): Tremors were felt in Nepal capital Kathmandu on Monday, media reports said.

Nepal: President in US for CSW session

Mar 12, 2019, at 03:28 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 12 (UNI) President Bidya Devi Bhandari has reached New York of the United States to attend the 63rd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, leading a Nepali delegation.

Nepal: Man shot dead by unknown attackers in Malangawa

Mar 03, 2019, at 04:37 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 3 (IBNS): Unidentified group of attackers shot dead a man in Malangawa town of Nepal, media reports said on Sunday.

Road mishap leaves 11 dead in Nepal

Mar 02, 2019, at 10:31 am

Kathmandu, Mar 2 (IBNS): At least 112 people died after the vehicle in which they were travelling veered off the road into Mahakali River at Ratakatha in Duhun Rural Municipality-3 of Nepal's Darchula district on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Nepal: Seven including Tourism Minister Adhikari dies in helicopter crash

Feb 27, 2019, at 04:41 pm

Kathmandu, Feb 27 (IBNS): All seven on board a helicopter, which was carrying country's tourism minister Rabindra Adhikari, were killed after it crashed in Nepal's Taplejung district on Wednesday, media reports said.

Service and Sacrifice: UN peacekeeping assignment ‘lifetime opportunity’ for Nepalese doctor

Feb 22, 2019, at 09:21 am

For over six decades, Nepalese women and men have served around the world as United Nations peacekeepers. The South Asian nation is currently the fifth largest contributor to UN peacekeeping, with over 5,700 personnel serving in more than a dozen countries. They protect vulnerable communities and support countries working to move from conflict to peace, doing so at great personal risk and in harsh conditions. UN News spoke with one such peacekeeper, Captain Poonam Khadka, who served with the joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in the Darfur region of Sudan last year. Captain Khadka completed her assignment in Darfur and returned home to Nepal in January of this year. The following interview took place while she was still serving with the Mission.

RPP asks govt to declare Nepal as Hindu Rashtra

Feb 21, 2019, at 01:47 pm

Kathmandu, Feb 21 (UNI) The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), considered to be a right-wing political party in Nepal, has asked the government to declare the country as a Hindu Rashtra.

Nepal seeks exchange facility for high-denomination Indian currency

Jan 07, 2019, at 08:38 pm

Kathmandu, Jan 7 (IBNS): Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the country's central bank has asked Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to manage an exchange facility of high-denomination Indian currency notes in Nepal, the Himalayan Times said.

Nepal : 23 people, most of them students, killed as bus falls into gorge

Dec 22, 2018, at 12:50 pm

Kathmandu, Dec 22 (IBNS) :Altogether 23 people, most of them teenagers, were killed  when a bus carrying school students and teachers  plunged into a gorge in western Nepal, media reports said quoting the local police. The students were aged mostly between 16 and 20. Two teachers and the driver also died in the accident early evening on Friday in a remote area.

Nepal bans use of high-value Indian currency notes

Dec 14, 2018, at 10:24 pm

Kathmandu, Dec 14 (IBNS): Nepal has banned the use of Indian currency notes higher than 100 denomination.

Bus mishap in Nepal leaves 26 hurt

Nov 07, 2018, at 04:42 pm

Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IBNS): A bus, which was carrying school children and teachers, overturned in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-6 in Chitwan district of Nepal and left at least 26 people injured, media reports said on Wednesday.

Nepal: Youth hacked to death in Morang

Oct 20, 2018, at 02:52 pm

Kathmandu, Oct 20 (IBNS): A man hacked to death a youth in Nepal's Morang district on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

At UN, Himalayan nations, at forefront of climate impact, outline threats to their unique ecosystems

Sep 28, 2018, at 10:23 am

New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Addressing world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Nepal urged greater international focus on the developing world to ensure they are implement the Sustainable Development Goals, remarking that it is these nations that will be the “battleground on which the 2030 Agenda will be won or lost.”

Helicopter crash in Nepal kills 6

Sep 08, 2018, at 05:50 pm

Kathmandu, Sept 8 (IBNS): At least six people were killed when an Altitude Air helicopter crashed into the dense forest area bordering Dhading and Nuwakot district in Nepal on Saturday.

Nepal: Bombs defused at various places in Kathmandu, 2 arrested

Aug 14, 2018, at 05:10 pm

Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Nepal Army's bomb disposal squads on Tuesday defused bombs from Naikap Balkhu Bridge in Chandragiri Municipality and Nayapati in Gokarneshwar Municipality of Kathmandu district, media reports said.

One dead, over 1,500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims stranded in Nepal

Jul 03, 2018, at 02:34 pm

Kathmandu, Jul 3 (IBNS): One person died as more than 1500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims from India remained stranded in Nepal near Chin because of heavy rain, media reports said.

Bus-bike collision in Nepal kills 1 in Nepal

Jun 26, 2018, at 07:43 pm

Kathmandu, June 26 (IBNS): At least two persons was killed and two others were hurt when a motorcycle hit a bus in Nepal's Kamal Rural Municipality-4 of Jhapa district on Tuesday, media reports said.

Nepal PM KP Oli meets Chinese President Xi in Beijing

Jun 20, 2018, at 07:45 pm

Beijing, June 20 (IBNS): Visiting Nepali Prime Minister KP Oli met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday.

Nepal: Bus mishap kills five in Pyuthan district

May 13, 2018, at 11:45 pm

Kathmandu, May 13 (IBNS): At least five people were killed when the bus in which they were travelling fell below the road in Sarumarani Rural Municipality-4 of Pyuthan district of Nepal on Sunday, media reports said.

Nepal: Minor girl fed with cow dung by neighbour

Mar 27, 2018, at 10:29 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 27 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a minor girl was forcefully fed with cow dung by her neighbour in Nepal's  Banke district, media reports said on Tuesday.

Nepal: Kathmandu road mishap injures 1

Mar 19, 2018, at 03:20 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 19 (IBNS): At least one person was injured in a road mishap in Kathmandu city of Nepal on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan mourns loss of lives in Nepal plane crash

Mar 13, 2018, at 10:47 pm

Islamabad, Mar 13 (IBNS): Pakistan has condoled the loss of lives in the Nepal plane crash incident which left 49 people dead.

Nepal: Bangladeshi plane crash kills 50

Mar 12, 2018, at 11:24 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 12 (IBNS): A Bangladeshi plane carrying 67 passengers and four crew has crashed in Nepal, killing at least 50 people, media reports said.

Prime Minister KP Oli wins vote of confidence in Nepal Parliament

Mar 12, 2018, at 01:34 am

Kathmandu, Mar 11 (IBNS): Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli won the vote of  confidence during a floor test in the Parliament of the country on Sunday.