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27 killed after a bus with Indian pilgrims drives off a Nepal highway and crash

Officials say a bus carrying dozens of Indian pilgrims has driven off a highway in Nepal, leaving 27 killed and 16 injured.

Nepal lifts its ban on TikTok imposed for disrupting social harmony

Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal’s capital during the annual Pride parade

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital

UN cultural agency decides against placing Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal, on endangered list

Several injured or missing after bus carrying Indian pilgrims drives off Nepal highway

Several injured or missing after bus carrying Indian pilgrims drives off Nepal highway

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Emergency workers at site of Nepal helicopter crash

Plane crashes just after takeoff from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people, with pilot lone survivor

Plane slips off the runway and crashes in Nepal, killing 18 passengers and injuring the pilot

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Plane crashes just after takeoff from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people. Pilot is lone survivor

A plane has crashed just after taking off from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor.

Nepal’s new prime minister seeks vote of confidence in parliament, secure more than two-third votes

Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has secured overwhelming support in parliament with more than two-thirds of members voting in his favor.

Nepal authorities say 65 people were on board the buses missing in a river since Friday

Authorities in Nepal say there were 65 people on board the two buses that were pushed into a swollen river in Nepal last week.

Nepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu

Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu. Khadga Prasad Oli, the leader of Nepal’s largest communist party, was named prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition government.

Rescuers in Nepal recover 11 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses full of people into a river

Rescuers in Nepal have recovered a total of 11 bodies from the river that two buses full of people were swept into by a landslide.

The leader of Nepal’s largest communist party has been named the country’s new prime minister

The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, has been named the Himalayan nation’s new prime minister following the collapse of a previous coalition government.

Nepal’s prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down

Nepal’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament after losing the support of the largest party in his governing coalition, forcing him to step down after 19 months in power.

2 buses carrying more than 50 people were swept into a river by a landslide in Nepal

A landslide has swept two buses carrying more than 50 people into a swollen river in Nepal, and continuous rain and more landslides were making rescue efforts difficult.

Rains wash out a highway in China’s Tibet region, stranding 130 people

Rescue efforts were underway for more than 130 people including some tourists who were trapped in a mountainous town in China’s Tibet region after heavy rains and flooding washed away sections of a provincial highway.

2 men drown in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend

Two men drowned in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend. A 26-year-old man from India slipped on rocks and was swept away in Avalanche Creek on Saturday morning.

Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years

In the seven decades since Mount Everest was first conquered, thousands of climbers have scaled the peak, and many have left behind more than just their footprints.

Key partner withdraws support from Nepal’s government to join new coalition

Nepal’s second largest party withdrew from the government Thursday to join its longtime rival in a new coalition, as pressure builds on the prime minister to resign.

At least 9 dead including an entire family when landslides hit Nepal villages

Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Nepal have killed at least nine people including an entire family while they were sleeping.

Bangladesh beats Nepal to claim the last Super 8 place at the T20 World Cup, Pakistan bows out.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Mustafizur Rahman took seven wickets between them as Bangladesh beat Nepal by 21 runs to claim the last Super Eight place at the Twenty20 cricket World Cup.

EV sales boom in Nepal, helping to save on oil imports and alleviate smog

Nepal’s abundant hydroelectric power is helping the Himalayan nation cut its oil imports and clean up its air, thanks to a boom in sales of electric vehicles.

A record-holding Sherpa guide concerned about garbage on higher camps on Mount Everest

One of the greatest Mount Everest guides is concerned about the peak’s growing piles of garbage. Sherpa guide Kami Rita, who has scaled Mount Everest a record 30 times, says garbage has been surfacing as ice and snow melt from the peak.

Owner of Nepal’s largest media organization arrested over citizenship card issue

The owner of Nepal’s largest news organization has been arrested for allegedly violating the country’s citizenship laws over an issue with his citizenship card.

Nepal’s prime minister wins confidence vote in parliament, his fourth since taking office

Nepal’s prime minister will continue leading his shaky governing coalition after winning his fourth vote of confidence in two years on Monday.

Broadband internet services are disrupted in most parts of Nepal

Broadband internet are disrupted in many parts of Nepal as Indian vendors from whom most Nepali private operators source the bandwidth stopped providing the services because of payment defaults.

Nepal hosts an investment summit in hopes of attracting foreign money for hydropower projects

Nepal is hosting an investment summit, hoping to attract much-needed foreign investment. It particularly wants to develop hydropower projects to produce more electricity that it can sell to neighboring countries.

Nepal’s president asks visiting Qatari emir to help free student held hostage by Hamas

Officials say Nepal’s president asked the emir of Qatar, who is on a two-day visit to the South Asian country, to help release a Nepali student held hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Qatari emir in Nepal, expected to tackle migrant conditions and Nepali student held hostage by Hamas

The emir of Qatar has landed in Nepal on his first-ever visit to the South Asian country, after visiting Bangladesh and the Philippines, where improving migrant workers’ conditions in the Gulf state and a Nepali student still held hostage by Hamas are expected to be on the agenda.

Protesters demanding restoration of Nepal’s monarchy clash with police

Hundreds of protesters demanding the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal have clashed with riot police in Kathmandu.

Protests drove Nepal’s king off the throne 16 years ago. Now, protests are trying to bring him back

Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic.

Nepal women keep the art of traditional instruments alive despite their past stigma

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — As a child, Shanti Chaudhari was scolded by her parents for standing too close to a group of musicians playing the naumati baja, Nepal’s nine traditional instruments, because they were identified with the Damai, part of the lowest caste that was formerly known as “untouchable

Nepal’s communist parties join forces to form a new coalition government

Nepal’s two largest communist parties joined forces to form a new coalition government that would include smaller parties as partners.

‘Our gods were locked in the basement.’ Now Nepal is pursuing sacred items once smuggled abroad

An unknown number of sacred statues of Hindu deities were stolen and smuggled abroad in the past. Now dozens are being repatriated to the Himalayan nation, part of a growing global effort to return such items to countries in Asia, Africa and elsewhere.

Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed

Nepal’s top diplomat says his country has asked Russia to send back hundreds of Nepali nationals who were recruited to fight in Ukraine and repatriate the bodies of those who were killed in the conflict.

Nepal bars citizens from going to Russia or Ukraine for work, saying they are recruited as fighters

Nepal’s government has banned citizens from going to Russia and Ukraine for employment, saying many have been recruited by the Russian army to fight in the conflict there.

India’s foreign minister signs a deal to increase imports of electricity from Nepal

India’s foreign minister has concluded a two-day trip to Nepal during which he signed an agreement to increase the amount of electricity India imports from its neighbor.