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Nepal launches campaigns for first post-uprising polls

February 16, 2026 admin

Nepali candidates launched campaigning on Monday (February 16, 2026) for next month’s parliamentary elections, the first since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the previous government in 2025. In the key battleground of Jhapa-5 — a Constituency in Nepal’s eastern plains with the world’s highest peaks on the horizon — a head-to-head political fight dominating the campaign…

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Curfew imposed in southern Nepal border city after mosque vandalism sparks protests

January 6, 2026 admin

Protesters shout slogans and burn tires as they block main Street in Birgunj, 130 kilometers (81miles) south of Katmandu, Nepal, on January 4, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP A curfew was imposed on a key border city in southern Nepal after Hindu and Muslim groups began protesting against each other following the vandalism of a…

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Nepal Gen-Z protests: FIR registered against deposed PM Oli, his Home Minister

October 7, 2025 admin

A demonstrator holding a placard that reads “This is not your father’s country – Incompetent, corrupted Oli’s government” sits in front of a burned vehicle during the protest against anti-corruption triggered by a social media ban, in Kathmandu, Nepal. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nepal’s youth-led Gen-Z group, which organised anti-government protests last month, on…

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Turmoil, tragedy, and tenacity in Nepal

September 20, 2025 admin

On the afternoon of September 8, Riddhima Sanba, 23, and her friends scurried to a cafe, some 200 metres from the Parliament building in Kathmandu, when clashes erupted between young protesters and security forces in Nepal. Tear gas filled the cafe, and the police fired gunshots. “We could hear shouting and screaming and clamour outside,”…

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Nepal waives climbing fees for 97 mountain peaks

August 13, 2025 admin

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nepal has waived climbing fees for 97 mountains, officials said on Wednesday (August 13, 2025), hoping to steer people to its lesser-known peaks and boost local economies. Climbers pay for permits on Nepali peaks and the fees vary depending on the mountain’s height and popularity, with heftier charges…

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Indian Embassy’s Message To Nepali Students After KIIT Student Death

February 18, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Nepal assured thorough investigation into the alleged suicide of a Nepal woman student at Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), urging them to return to the campus. Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year B Tech student of the Bhubaneswar-based institute, died allegedly by suicide at her hostel on Sunday. The…

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2 French Cyclists Follow Google Maps To Go To Nepal, Get Stranded In Bareilly

January 25, 2025 admin

Bareilly: Two French tourists cycling from Delhi to Kathmandu got lost and reached near Churaili Dam here, police said on Friday. The two were spotted by some villagers cycling at night and taken to Churaili police outpost. Police lodged the cyclists at the village Pradhan’s house for the night and sent them on their way…

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Does Viral Video Shows Aftermath Of Tibet Quake In Nepal? A Fact Check

January 9, 2025 admin

What’s the claim? Following a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Tibet near the Nepal border on January 7, 2025, a video has gone viral on social media showing a road with large cracks running through it. Several users claimed the video depicts destruction caused by the recent earthquake in Nepal’s Lobuche. One such post…

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Nepal Halts Helicopter Services in Everest Region After Protests

January 6, 2025 admin

Kathmandu: Nepal’s airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers threatened landing sites, aviation officials said Monday. Helicopters are a key means of transport and crucial for emergency rescue in many of Nepal’s remote regions, often inaccessible by road. But they…

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Watch: Highs and lows in neighbourhood ties: Is Delhi softening tone?

December 20, 2024 admin

Watch: Highs and lows in neighbourhood ties: Is Delhi softening tone? Is New Delhi making a subtle strategic outreach to its south Asian neighbourhood this season? Bhutan’s King, Sri Lanka and Maldives’ presidents, Nepal’s Foreign Minister received warm welcomes in Delhi. As the Foreign Secretary travels to Dhaka, weeks after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s…

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