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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 ...
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 ...

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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 ...
Territorial Disputes between India and Nepal

Nepal is on the brink of historical transition. The civil war has ended and so has the 240 year old royal institution. The Maoists have left the jungle to join the parliament. The amalgamation of Maoist guerrillas into the national army has been a success. Communist hardliners have finally agreed that the only way to win the hearts of the people is through democratic practice. The heyday of ...
Elephant kills girl in Nepal

Kathmandu - An elephant trampled a 12-year-old girl to death after dragging her away from her home in a remote region of southeastern Nepal, police said on ...
IHT Rendezvous From Nepal a Push to End Human Trafficking

More than half of the victims of forced labor are from the Asia-Pacific region, the International Labor Organization estimates. It’s a major policy challenge and in Asia, Nepal is leading the way in terms of legislation, according to the San Francisco-based Asia Foundation. Yet passing laws and implementing them are two different things, lawyers and activists say. In its 2012 report, the ...
Adventure of Everest begins at tiny Nepal airstrip

Mount Everest . At an altitude of 2,843 meters (9,325 feet), 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, short and sloped. Miss the runway by a few meters (or feet) and the plane would hit a mountain. "After you cross the river there is no turning back, you have to land," said Pramod ...

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Five missing, over 50 houses swept away in western Nepal

At least five people were missing and 65 families rendered homeless after floods and landslides, triggered by incessant rainfall over three days, hit the remote far western part of Nepal, officials said Monday.

Normal life was hit in some districts of the region after the swollen Mahakali river (known as Sharda in India) inundated homes, as well as sweeping away habitations and government offices and a hospital.

The worst hit was Khalanga, the headquarter of Darchula district, bordering India, where the swollen Mahakali swept away 53 houses including five government offices on Monday afternoon, said officials.

After the river created havoc in Darchula and other adjoining districts, the Nepali side had requested Indian authorities to release water from the barrage, said Darchula's District Natural Disaster Chief Ram Hari Sharma. "The spill over is likely to cause havoc on the Indian side, therefore, they are also maintaining caution," he said.

A woman was reported missing from Khalanga and at least 200 people were displaced after the Mahakali River swept away their homes. The adjoining districts of Baitadi and Kanchanpur and areas on the Nepal-India border have been put in high risk zone by the local administrations. ...