Tag: Nepal
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600 people killed, over 25 mn affected by flooding in India, Bangladesh, Nepal & Myanmar: UN
More than half-a-million of them have been displaced, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
July 27, 2019 -
Kathmandu – in a nut shell
Kathmandu is the easiest and most comfortable place to get in as flights from all over India land here.
July 26, 2019 -
Nepal floods: Heavy rainfall claims 90 lives, many reported missing
The annual monsoon rains, which normally start in June and continue through September often result in casualties in Nepal.
July 18, 2019 -
Bihar floods: Water level recedes after heavy rains, leaves 33 dead
However, the water level is rising in the Burhi Gandak and Ganga rivers, according to the water resource department.
July 17, 2019 -
Nepal floods: Heavy rainfall claims 78 lives in last 5 days
Heavy downpour since Thursday has affected normal life in 28 districts, mostly in the Tarai region.
July 16, 2019 -
Death toll from Nepal floods reaches 59; 2.6 million people affected
Nepal ranks 4th and 11th in terms of its relative vulnerability to climate change and earthquakes, respectively.
July 15, 2019 -
Cham dances of Hemis: Of the skeleton, the deer and the black hat
On the occasion of Hemis Festival, Sahapedia looks at five cham dances—the Skeleton Dance, the Deer Dance, The Black Hat Dance, The Old White Man from Mongolia, and the Cham Gar—that are performed in various Buddhist monasteries across India, Tibet and Nepal on different occasions.
July 13, 2019 -
15 killed as flash floods, landslides hit Nepal, 6 reported missing
Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has expressed his condolences to the bereaved families who have lost their loved ones in the flooding and landslides triggered by the incessant rainfall.
July 13, 2019 -
Nepal faces mountainous challenge identifying Everest bodies
Police and government officials admit they face a huge challenge putting names to the dead climbers and sending them back to their home countries.
June 9, 2019 -
Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple reveals assets for first time
The revenue in gold and silver cover the period of 56 years from 1962 to 2018.
June 6, 2019 -
Fatal fascination
True that the fascination with looking down on the world from its highest point will ever excite the human imagination, yet there will come a time when risk-evaluation could also become part of the calculus.
May 30, 2019 -
Life paralysed in Nepal due to general strike as series of explosions kill 4 people
Educational institutions and business establishments remained shut in major cities while traffic was thin due to the strike called by the CPN-Maoist to protest against the killing of its cadres during an encounter a couple of months ago.
May 27, 2019 -
What Narendra Modi’s win means for Nepal
Some observers are worried that Modi’s resounding victory could lead India to push for the restoration of Nepal as a Hindu state, while also emboldening right-wing Hindu outfits in Nepal.
May 25, 2019 -
‘Traffic jam’ on Mt Everest as 200 trekkers attempt to reach summit
The government issued a record number of 381 climbing permits to the mountaineers representing 44 teams this spring season.
May 23, 2019 -
India, Nepal should look for new poll systems
Nepal adopted a system called the Mixed Parallel electoral system - which had two systems operating simultaneously - for its Constituent Assembly (CA) elections of 2008 and 2013.
May 23, 2019 -
Nepal mountaineer Kami Rita climbs Everest twice in a week for record 24th
Returning last week to a colourful welcome at base camp after his 23rd climb, Sherpa had already said that he wanted to go up for a second time this season.
May 21, 2019 -
Indian mountaineer dies in Nepal while descending Mount Makalu
Two mountaineers from the country perished in the Himalayan nation on Wednesday.
May 17, 2019