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  • Dabur Nepal and ICIMOD partner to promote herbal medicinal and aromatic plants

    Dabur Nepal and ICIMOD partner to promote herbal medicinal and aromatic plants Dabur Nepal and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have entered into a five-year partnership to promote herbal medicinal and aromatic plants from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. According to a press release issued by ICIMOD, experts from Dabur and ICIMOD will bring to bear their ...

  • Twenty-two dead in Nepal monsoon floods

    AT least 22 people have been killed in landslides and floods triggered by heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of Nepal, a government spokesman ...

  • Conquering Everest begins at a tiny Nepal airstrip

    LUKLA, Nepal // As soon as the decades-old Twin Otter landed at Lukla airport, passengers burst out in applause. They do that for nearly every safe landing at the often terrifying airport at the gateway to Mount Everest. At an altitude of 2,843 metres, the small airstrip here has earned a reputation as one of the most extreme and dangerous airports in the world. The single runway is narrow, ...

  • Nepal govt hopes to sign labour agreement with Msia

    The Nepal government has proposed for the Malaysian government to sign a labour agreement, for the third time in two years. Despite being the largest labour destination for Nepali workers, the two countries have not signed the agreement so far. A four-member Nepali delegation submitted the final copy of the agreement to the director-general of the Malaysian labour department. "We've ...

  • Nepal Airlines Corp signs US$106m loan with EPF to buy two jets

    Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) finally looks like it is buying planes to expand its skeleton fleet again, after each of its past purchase plans ended in disaster. The national flag carrier signed a 10 billion Nepalese rupees (US$106 million) loan agreement with the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) on Tuesday to buy two Airbus aircraft it has been eyeing for a long time. With the loan ...

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  • Nepali Papers Term U.S. Provoker of Korean War

    Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- Nepali newspapers carried articles branding the U.S. imperialists as a provocateur of the Korean War on the occasion of the June 25-July 27 month of anti-U.S. joint struggle. Rahasha on June 13 said in an article title "Why did the U.S. ignite Korean War": On June 25, 1950, the U.S. instigated the south Korean puppet army to start an all-out invasion ...

  • AI criticizes Nepali envoy in Qatar for her attempts to deport migrant worker

    AI criticizes Nepali envoy in Qatar for her attempts to deport migrant worker Amnesty International (AI) has criticized the Nepali ambassador to Qatar Maya Kumari Sharma for her attempt to deport a Nepali migrant worker Dioendra Bhetwal for writing an article against her. Issuing a statement on Tuesday, AI said that targeting of Bhetwal for his article is not only a violation of his right to ...

  • 16 killed in Nepal floods

    Kathmandu, June 18 : At least 16 people were killed and several others went missing in Nepal in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, officials said ...

  • 12 killed in Nepal landslides

    A farmer walks home at Khokana village on the outskirts of Kathmandu during the monsoon on July 19, 2012. At least 12 people have been killed in landslides triggered by three days of heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of Nepal, officials said ...

  • Twelve killed in Nepal landslides

    AT least 12 people have been killed in landslides triggered by three days of heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of Nepal, officials ...

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