Nepal News - Page 2

Nepalese authorities Thursday denied a claim by French firm Eurocopter that it had landed a helicopter on the summit of Everest, the world's tallest mountain.2.7

KATHMANDU, Aug.18: Patan Hospital is going to expand its services by adding more beds in the maternity ward and private clinic.4

In Parisian legal circles Isabelle Coutant-Peyre has acquired cult status as an attorney who is not just anti-establishment, but one who is always spoiling for the Big Fight.2.7

Lucknow, Aug. 13 : Adopting the most cautious approach following the July 5 fidayeen attack in Ayodhya and Shramjivi Express blast on July 28, the Uttar Pradesh police have made "unprecedented security ...1.6

KATHMANDU, Aug. 14: The Special Court ordered the government to release former general secretary of Nepal Student Union Gagan Thapa without bail on Sunday.4

The Siddhartha Highway in western Nepal has once again been blocked following obstructions by anti- government guerrillas on various sections of the road, local police office said Wednesday.

KATHMANDU: A Nepali man has been arrested on suspicion of keeping three girls, aged between four and 10, in chains for nearly a year, police and child rights activists said yesterday.4.1

KATHMANDU, Aug. 19: A few deeds are more worthier than the full pages of commitments, sympathies, stories and words expressed for those who are to be nurtured and stimulated for the better future of a country.4

Nepal, already crippled with problems of underdevelopment, poverty, food scarcity, internal conflicts, is the hardest hit by the HIV-AIDS pandemic.2.7

The search continues for a Plano man who has been missing for a month at one of the world's tallest mountains.1.3

KATHMANDU, Aug. 31: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev inaugurated the silver jubilee function of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Wednesday.4

Siemens Communications has won a contract from Spice Nepal Pvt. Ltd., the country's first private-sector mobile operator, to build a nationwide GSM network.

Shahidul Alam, Drik, Dhaka If ever I'd wanted to savour the decadence of flying in a private jet, this was it.2

KATHMANDU, Aug. 9: The Nagpokhari Utsav 2062 beginning Wednesday would launch recreational activities for the visitors apart from contributing to boost internal tourism, organisers said.4.2

Kathmandu, July 31 An American comic guru will bring clowning and laughter to this city which, along with the rest of Nepal, has been reeling under a nine-year insurgency and now a royal coup.2.7