Nepal

Shekhar Pathak Geography changes over millions of years but territorial supremacy can change in centuries or decades. Like the mighty but fragile Himalayas, the mountains in Kali/Mahakali region have been standing, rising and eroding for…

A team of nine black climbers is attempting to scale Mount Everest to tackle the mountain's 'intentional lack of access for black people' and mountaineering's 'colonial history'. The Full Circle Everest Expedition, which climbing leader…

KATHMANDU Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has secured a comfortable majority securing the post of party president for the second consecutive term after the second round of voting in the ongoing General Convention of the ruling…

KATHMANDU In a wake of global fear of new coronavirus variant Omicron, Nepal has decided to put a ban on nine countries including Hong Kong. A meeting of the council of ministers has decided to ban entry of passengers arriving from…

Lalitpur, Nepal The week-long dance-drama festival known as Kartik Naach, celebrated every year in Nepal came to an end with a rhythmic play at Main Square in front of the Patan Palace on Thursday. The festival's last day was marked…

On November 6, 2021 three Ukrainian climbers—Nikita Balabanov, Mikhail Fomin, and Viacheslav Polezhaiko—made the first ascent of the coveted southeast ridge on Annapurna III. The 24,787-foot peak is nestled in Nepal’s Himalaya, and its…

Beni, Nepal More than 150 mountain cows have disappeared in the torrential slide at Tukuche mountain in Thasang Rural Municipality of Mustang region. Netra Prasad Adhikari, chief district officer of Mustang,, said that the snow slide…

NEW DELHI India and Nepal held the 5th Joint Working Group (JWG) and the seventh Project Steering Committee (PSC) meetings from 6-7 October 2021 in New Delhi, to review the implementation of ongoing cross-border railway links and overall…

KATHMANDU A Canadian climber has died on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest peak, expedition organizers said Thursday within the first fatality of the autumn climbing season. Nearly 200 climbers are attempting to reach…