Cracking down on litter bugs on the world’s tallest peak
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Nepal Tightens Security On Mount Everest
Officials want to improve security for climbers trying to conquer the world’s tallest peak
18 Feared Dead in Nepal Plane Crash
Burning wreckage of Nepal Airlines aircraft found in forest
Nepal Finally Elects New Prime Minister
Election of centrist ends two-months of political deadlock
Child Support
Nepalese activist Pushpa Basnet gives a home to children whose mothers are in jail
Nepal’s Last Remaining Slave Girls Wait for Their Freedom
Despite the best efforts of NGOs, around 500 slave girls remain in Nepal — and next month a concerted effort is being made to trace and rescue them
Archaeologists Discover Earliest Buddhist Shrine
A wooden structure dating back as early as 6th Century B.C.
Nepal’s Maoists Dispute Election Results, Raising Fears of Further Crisis
The election that some hoped would lift impoverished Nepal out of half-a-decade of constitutional crisis looks to have potentially deepened the chaos
Nepal’s Election May Not Lift Country’s Permanent Sense of Crisis
For the second time in five years, Nepal goes to the polls to vote for a new government that many hope will end the political stalemate that has kept the former Himalayan kingdom in gridlock since 2008. The signs, though, point …
Opposition Strikes Cripple Nepalese Capital
Kathmandu grinds to a halt over calls for November elections to be representative
Fears Grow of a Himalayan Tsunami as Glaciers Melt
Melting glaciers and rising temperatures are forming a potentially destructive combination in the deep ravines of Nepal’s Himalayan foothills, and the Phulping Bridge — on the Araniko Highway linking Kathmandu with the …
How Many Self-Immolating Tibetans Does It Take to Make a Difference?
Answer: Keep counting
Nepal: Plane Crashes Near Kathmandu, Killing 19 Passengers
A passenger plane bound for Nepal’s mountainous Everest region crashed after take-off from Kathmandu airport. At least 19 passengers are reported dead, including seven Britons.