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Bus plunges in to river in Nepal: 20 confirmed dead
At least 20 people were confirmed dead and six injured after a passenger bus plunged 400 metres into a river in Western Nepal late Saturday, dpa reported. According to Bishnu Karki, the police chief of Baitadi district where the incident took (...)

17 - 12 - 2011
Eighteen Killed in Nepal Tractor Accident
AlHijjah 14, 1432, Nov 10, 2011, SPA - Eighteen people were killed in eastern Nepal when a tractor pulling a trailer of passengers plunged into a canal, police said. The tractor carrying pilgrims from Dhanusha district was headed to a religious (...)

10 - 11 - 2011
Tourists stranded by dense fog in Nepalese mountains
AlHijjah 10, 1432, Nov 6, 2011, SPA -- More than 2,500 tourists were still awaiting rescue in the Everest region Sunday, as bad weather and dense fog disrupted flights in different parts of Nepal, dpa reported. Civil aviation authorities said (...)

06 - 11 - 2011
Nepal to hold first snow leopard census
AlHijjah 7, 1432, Nov 3, 2011, SPA -- Nepal has launched the first census of its snow leopards, in a bid to raise awareness of the endangered species, dpa quoted local media as reporting. Closed circuit television cameras have been installed (...)

03 - 11 - 2011
47 killed in Nepal bus accident
AlQa'dah 15, 1432, Oct 13, 2011, SPA -- At least 47 people were killed when a bus plunged into a river in Nepal Thursday, dpa quoted police as saying. The bus was carrying over 60 passengers home after the annual Dashain festival celebrations. (...)

13 - 10 - 2011
South Asian documentary film festival opens in Nepal
A four-day South Asian documentary film festival opened Thursday in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu with some of the main themes related to the Afghanistan war, post-conflict Sri Lanka and mass suicides of farmers in India, according to dpa. Also (...)

28 - 09 - 2011
Nineteen Killed in Nepal Plane Crash
Nineteen people were killed Sunday in a plane crash on the outskirts of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. The plane operated by Buddha Air crashed in Lalitpur district, after it had descended into the Kathmandu valley. A crew member who was rescued from (...)

25 - 09 - 2011
Nepal set to run out of children's anti-HIV drugs
Nepal was on course to run out of pediatric anti-retroviral drugs in the next month, affecting over 300 children infected with HIV, local media reported Friday, according to dpa. The shortage was set to last between four and six months, (...)

23 - 09 - 2011
Seven Die in Nepalese Landslide
At least seven people were killed and more than a dozen injured in mudslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Nepal's western Rolpa district on Saturday, local media reported. Six houses in Ruinibang, in Rolpa district, were buried by landslides (...)

17 - 09 - 2011
Mouse fright grounds Nepalese flight to Thailand
A flight bound from Kathmandu to Bangkok was cancelled Monday, after a mouse was spotted on board, according to dpa. The Boeing 757, registered under the national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines, was sent back to the hangar after the airline staff (...)

05 - 09 - 2011
Nepal Prime Minister fills government cabinet
Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai filled out the cabinet Sunday, more than a week after he was elected to the executive post, according to dpa. The premier swore in six new ministers from his Maoist party and seven from the United (...)

04 - 09 - 2011
Nepal president extends deadline for formation of unity government
Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav on Sunday extended the deadline to form a unity government by three days, after the three major parties failed to forge an agreement, according to dpa. The extension was granted at the political parties request (...)

21 - 08 - 2011
Nepal's President Urges Political Parties To Form A Consensus Government
Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav on Monday gave the political parties one week to form a consensus government, or he would impose a majority government, news reports said. The President also requested that the government of Prime Minister (...)

15 - 08 - 2011
Nepal PM quits, political turmoil seen
Nepal's Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal resigned on Sunday pushing the country back into turmoil as political parties scrambled to form a new coalition government and draft a new constitution. Khanal, a moderate communist, was elected six month ago (...)

14 - 08 - 2011
Animal rights activists in Nepal demand end to legal hunting
Animal rights activists in Nepal demonstrated Sunday against a government decision to encourage trophy hunting in wildlife reserves, dpa reported. Animal Welfare Network, a group of seven organizations working for animal welfare in Nepal, (...)

24 - 07 - 2011
Taxi plunges into river in Nepal, 8 people missing
Eight people went missing in Nepal when a taxi cab plunged into the Kaligandaki River on Friday, police said according to dpa. The car was heading from the Myagdi district to Beni in western Nepal when it plunged some 50 metres down a slope into (...)

22 - 07 - 2011
Dutchman killed in Nepal landslide
A Dutch hiker was killed in Nepal in a landslide caused by incessant rainfall, police confirmed Thursday according to dpa. Police said the man was killed when he was trekking in the Syabrubesi area in Nepal's mountains, Wednesday. He was buried by (...)

21 - 07 - 2011
Seven die in landslides in Nepal
Seven people were killed Wednesday in landslides across central Nepal triggered by heavy rain, news reports said, according to dpa. Four members of the same family were killed in the Nuwakot district when a mudslide swept away their home, the (...)

20 - 07 - 2011
Nepal to measure the height of Mt Everest
Nepal has started the process of measuring the world's highest mountain, Mt Everest, state news agency RSS reported Monday according to dpa. It is the first time Nepal has started such a venture, as the country previously lacked the necessary (...)

18 - 07 - 2011
Nine dead, 83 injured in two Nepal road accidents
Nine people were killed in road accidents in Nepal, local media reported Sunday, according to dpa. Five died when a jeep veered off a hill road late Saturday, the Republica daily reported. Three were injured. A separate accident killed four (...)

17 - 07 - 2011
Nearly 60 dead in natural disasters in Nepal under two months
At least 58 people have lost their lives in natural disasters in Nepal in less than two months, media reports quoting authorities said Friday, according to dpa. The news portal Nepalnews.com quoted a report by the National Emergency Operations (...)

08 - 07 - 2011
Ex-minister cleared of holding multiple citizenship
Nepalese authorities have cleared a former finance minister of possessing two passports and citizenships, local media reported Thursday, according to dpa. The government panel investigating the case against Lahrkyal Lama concluded Wednesday (...)

07 - 07 - 2011
16th century treasure discovered in Nepalese palace
Workers renovating a former royal palace in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu have uncovered a trove of gold and silver ornaments dating back to the 16th century, dpa quoted officials as saying Tuesday. Government authorities said there was some (...)

28 - 06 - 2011
Nepal ratifies international anti-terrorism conventions
Nepal's parliament on Friday endorsed two international anti-terrorism conventions in a bid to thwart efforts by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to blacklist the Asian country, dpa reported. The International Convention for the (...)

24 - 06 - 2011
Indian minister arrives in Nepal as political crisis deepens
Awwal 16, 1432 H/ April 20, 2011, SPA -- Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday expressed concern over Nepal's ongoing peace process after talks with Nepalese leaders on the first day of a three-day visit to Kathmandu, dpa (...)

20 - 04 - 2011
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