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Nepal's 'hidden' mountains draw new wave of climbers
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» KATHMANDU — Nepal's mountains including Everest have long drawn climbers from across the world, but a growing community is exploring hidden summits promising solitude and the chance to be first to the top.
Nepal’s young protesters find an unlikely partner: the army
New York Times, Published on 11/09/2025
» KATHMANDU — When protesters in Nepal torched parliament, the Supreme Court and the homes of five former prime ministers on Tuesday, no one seemed to be in charge of a country in anarchy. Then, that night, Gen Ashok Raj Sigdel, the chief of the Nepali army, appeared in a short video, urging calm in the streets.
Nepal ex-chief justice tipped to lead political transition
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» KATHMANDU - Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki is the leading choice for interim leader, a representative of the “Gen Z” protesters said on Thursday, after deadly demonstrations toppled the prime minister.
After protests oust PM, Nepal stares into political void
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» KATHMANDU - Shaken by deadly protests that ousted its veteran prime minister and set parliament ablaze, Nepal faces the pressing question of who will step into the political void.
Nepal army patrols after deadly protests oust PM
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» KATHMANDU - Nepali soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday, seeking to restore order after protesters set parliament ablaze and forced the prime minister to quit in the worst violence to hit the Himalayan nation in two decades.
Nepal prime minister resigns after deadly protests
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» KATHMANDU - Nepal’s prime minister resigned on Tuesday, a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns on protesters in years saw at least 19 people killed.
At least 16 killed in Nepal protest over social media ban
AFP, Published on 08/09/2025
» KATHMANDU - At least 16 protesters were killed Monday when Nepal police dispersed young demonstrators in Kathmandu demanding the government lift its social media ban and tackle corruption.
Nepali 'Everest Man' breaks own record with 31st summit
AFP, Published on 27/05/2025
» KATHMANDU — A 55-year-old Nepali climber dubbed the "Everest Man" reached the peak of the world's highest mountain for a record 31st time on Tuesday, more than three decades after his first summit.
China-built airport in Nepal ‘littered with corruption’
The New York Times, Published on 19/04/2025
» A government inquiry into a new $216-million international airport in Nepal’s second-biggest city found that “irregularities and corruption” by officials and lawmakers allowed a Chinese state-owned contractor to ignore its obligations and charge for work it never completed.
Nepal community efforts revive red panda population
AFP, Published on 14/03/2025
» TāPLEJUNG — Nepali police officer Jiwan Subba still feels pangs of regret decades after he bludgeoned a strange creature he found wandering in his barn, not realising it was an endangered red panda.