Tag: Nepal
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Some Yeti myths and stories, as Army finds ‘footprints’ of the Abominable Snowman
Hundreds of expeditions were carried out in the early part of the 20th century, with many claiming to have seen footprints of the beast or the Yeti itself.
April 30, 2019 -
Indian Army finds ‘Yeti footprints’, tweets photographs
Posting a few photographs on Twitter, the Army said its Mountaineering Expedition Team had found these Yeti footprints, measuring 32.15 inches, on April 9, 2019.
April 30, 2019 -
6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Arunachal Pradesh; tremors felt in Tibet, Nepal
Tremor felt in Arunachal Pradesh, the epicentre of the shallow earthquake was about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Along, and 180 kilometres southwest of the state capital Itanagar. It struck at 1:45 am.
April 24, 2019 -
Two dead, 5 injured after plane crashes at Nepal’s Lukla airport
The airport is considered the most dangerous airport in the world due to its geographic location in the high Himalayas.
April 14, 2019 -
25 killed, 400 injured as massive rainstorm hits Nepal; army called out for rescue ops
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli expressed sadness over the loss of lives and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.
April 1, 2019 -
India thrash Bangladesh to reach SAFF final
As the sides switched ends for the second half, it was India that started out stronger and controlled most of the possession.
March 21, 2019 -
If Trump and Kim can meet, why not other countries: Nepal on stalled SAARC summit
Nepal on Friday strongly pitched for convening of the SAARC summit, saying differences should be resolved through dialogue and the grouping should collectively deal with terrorism and other key challenges facing the region.
January 11, 2019 -
India, Nepal to speed up development and connectivity projects
India and Nepal on Thursday decided to speed up the pace of various development and connectivity projects as part of their commitment to maintain the new momentum in bilateral ties.
January 10, 2019 -
Nepal’s elective dictatorship
In these contexts, the role of the members of parliament representing the ruling party is not to engage in critical parliamentary debates but to limit their capacities to simply pledging unflinching loyalty to the leadership.
December 28, 2018 -
A jewel in Kathmandu
Disasters happened; tragedies had to endured; disappointments were just a part of life. This benign acceptance of misery occasionally exasperated me, but I learned to admire the gracious acceptance of reverses.
December 17, 2018 -
Ban on high value Indian currency notes likely to hit Nepal tourism industry
Travel agents feel that plastic money cannot be an alternative to budget travellers
December 16, 2018 -
Frivolity marks Nepal diplomacy
Analysing the complexities that swirl around Nepal’s bilateral relations with India demands treatment detached from prejudice, presumptuousness and political expediency.
December 8, 2018 -
Sherpas: The indomitable icefall doctors
The Sherpas are not medical science doctors, but they save hundreds of lives in the treacherous Khumbu icefall on Mt Everest by securing routes for mountaineers.
November 17, 2018 -
Pokhara ideal venue for cricket
Talks for the construction of a cricket stadium in Pokhara have been going on since the late 1990s. Sadly these talks have mostly gone unheard by the government and the Cricket Association of Nepal for a long time. But now the time seems ripe to amplify that voice. Ever since the unfenced ground by the …
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November 13, 2018 -
Nepal’s clampdown on Press freedoms
Nepal’s government has become more highhanded with regard to freedom of expression and press freedom. It ignored the amendment to the criminal code and its procedures. The code’s provisions relating to national security, social security, law and order, hate speech, blasphemy, obscenity and pornography and social harmony, press freedom and freedom of expression (FOE) are …
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October 19, 2018 -
Oli stirs up a hornet’s nest
The Nepali media and social media both are flushed with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s ‘attack like a swarm of hornets’ diktat. Last week, in signature communist dictator’s fashion, he ‘officially’ provoked his cadres to attack the critics of his government like a swarm of hornets. It amply indicated the modus operandi the government would …
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September 20, 2018 -
Nepal holds national-level meeting on gender-based violence
The event is being held at a time when the cases of violence, especially rape, have increased at an alarming rate across the country.
September 18, 2018