Nepal News

There are young kids scribbling art on plain pieces of paper as we enter the Srijanalaya at Yetkha Baha.

Martyr Lakhan Thapa Magar Memorial Foundation has demanded that recognition be given to Lakhan Thapa Magar as the first martyr of Nepal, RSS reports.

Authorities in Afghanistan have detained 21 Nepalis for illegally entering Kabul with forged passports and visas.

A top Nepali comedy actor told yesterday how he helped his son become one of the countrys first post-operative transexuals and a perfect lady with a $26,000 sex change.

Following the discovery of H5N1 virus, hundreds and thousands of chickens were culled in Sunsari, Ilam and Panchthar last week.

Evidently H5N1 is spreading in eastern Nepal. Via The Himalayan Times : 3 Jhapa locations test positive for bird flu .

The idols of three deities, Lord Vishnu in the form of Malayappa and his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi, known collectively as Utsava Beram would be kept at the Open Air Theater, Tundikhel for free viewing of the public from noon of February 24, the organizers said at a press meet on Sunday.

Public Accounts Committee of the legislature parliament has directed the Nepal Army to provide details of under-construction fast track linking capital city Kathmandu to Nijgadh of Bara district.

Nepal Stock Exchange index continued to decline by 2.61 points to close at 312.10 points over last week while it had declined by 0.09 points over the previous week.

A top Maoist leader has said the government will finish the key task of concluding the peace process and framing a new constitution, amid a deadlock between the political parties over form of governance and federal structure to be adopted in the country.

At least seven persons died and four others were seriously injured in separate road accidents in eastern region of the country on Friday.

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has initiated the process for the construction of a regional-level international airport in Pokhara.

The role of radio as a facilitator of education, freedom of expression and public debate will be celebrated as World Radio Day is observed for the first time on Monday by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization .

Stating that a divided Madhes would not be acceptable to them, Yadav said the reports submitted by the State Restructuring Commission are not acceptable to them.

A two-day SAARC conference on the "Regional Environmental Issues: Water and Disaster Management" kicked off in Kathmandu Saturday.

Life has never been so difficult for 32-year-old Meena Thapa of Terathum. If she is not able to conceive some time soon, her married life might come to an end.

India is taking necessary step to supply electricity to Nepal to help the latter cope with the 14 hours of daily power cuts, India's Ambassador to Nepal Jayant Prasad said Friday.

Giving up his job and home, he took his life savings and planned a trip around the world, beginning with war-ravaged Nepal.

ITAHARI: The technical team tasked with inspecting bird flu-infested poultry farms in Sunsari has conceded that it did not bother to inspect part of the PK Poultry in Itahari when its proprietor Nirmal Shrestha insisted that rest of his farm is free of inspection.

Prince Harry has joined a group of injured British servicemen in central London at the launch of the Walking With The Wounded Everest 2012 challenge.