Nepal News

India's help not needed for Terai talks: Madhesi leader

Even as Nepal's government sent two emissaries to the border areas to establish contact with the warring armed groups, an influential leader from Terai plains Saturday said neighbour India's help was not needed to hold parleys with the underground factions.

Braving China anger, Dalai Lama's envoy on Nepal mission

For the first time since the government of Nepal closed down the office of the Dalai Lama's representative in Kathmandu, a top envoy of the exiled Tibetan leader is on a fact-finding mission in the new Himalayan republic, a move that is bound to anger Nepal's giant neighbour China.1:30 PM on October 11

Nepal jail authorities dismiss Sobhraj wedding as gimmick

A day after Charles Sobhraj's Nepali fiancee Nihita Biswas announced that she had tied the knot with the murder convict, Nepal's Central Jail authorities rejected the claim, calling it a gimmick to generate media hype.5:32 PM on October 10

Sobhraj ties the knot

On Wednesday, when Nepal celebrated the culmination of its biggest Hindu festival Dashain, non-Hindu Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj too had a reason to rejoice after tying the knot with his 20-year-old Nepali fiancee Nihita Biswas after a tumultuous courtship marked by media glare and controversy.8:31 PM on October 09

Nepal plane crash kills 18, probe ordered

Eighteen people, mostly Western tourists, were killed when a small plane crashed and went up in flames in Nepal's mountainous north Wednesday while the country was busy celebrating Dashain, its biggest festival.6:32 PM on October 08

12 Germans among 18 killed in Nepal plane crash

Eighteen people, including 12 German and two Australian tourists, were killed when the plane they were travelling in went up in flames in remote northern Nepal Wednesday.2:33 PM on October 08

18 killed in Nepal plane crash

A small plane carrying 19 people Wednesday crashed in Nepal's remote mountainous north, killing all but the pilot and turning the celebration of the country's biggest festival Dashain into mourning.12:00 PM on October 08

18 killed in Nepal chopper crash

The celebration of Dashain, Nepal's biggest festival, turned into mourning Wednesday as a helicopter carrying 19 people crashed in the mountainous north, killing all but the pilot.11:30 AM on October 08

18 killed in Nepal helicopter crash

A helicopter carrying 19 people Wednesday crashed in Nepal's remote mountainous north killing all but the pilot, turning the celebration of the country's biggest festival Dashain into mourning.11:30 AM on October 08

Nepal begins worshipping three-year-old new goddess

Nepal Tuesday ushered in a new goddess: a three-year-old girl who will be worshipped as the new Kumari or Living Goddess for at least the next seven years.4:00 PM on October 07

Kathmandu, Oct 7 Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' created history by becoming the first revolutionary chief in Nepal to oust the powerful king and become the head of government. Now, however, it is the turn of the prime minister to face a re

Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' created history by becoming the first revolutionary chief in Nepal to oust the powerful king and become the head of government. Now, however, it is the turn of the prime minister to face a revolt.3:00 PM on October 07

Two dead as world's 'safest' peak turns dangerous

Two mountaineers have died while more accidents have been reported from the Tibet-Nepal border as the world's 'safest' peak Mt Cho Oyu turned killer this autumn climbing season, with the diverted rush from Mt Everest.1:01 PM on October 07

Three Indians nabbed in Nepal's anti-sleaze drive

Three Indians were among the first foreigners to feel the pinch of the anti-sleaze drive begun by Nepal's new Maoist government, landing behind bars for allegedly having sex in a restaurant in a border town.2:00 PM on October 06

Blast mars Nepal's biggest festival

A bomb exploded in Nepal's turbulent southern plains Monday morning injuring three children and marring the celebration of the Himalayan republic's biggest festival Dashain, despite a truce called by warring armed groups.1:32 PM on October 06

Amnesty for some prisoners, but Sobhraj's hopes dashed

He had hoped to celebrate Christmas - and freedom - with his girlfriend and little daughter in Paris. But now it turns out Charles Sobhraj, once known as the 'Bikini Killer' and 'Serpent', will remain behind bars this festive season.2:01 PM on October 05