Provides the latest RSS feeds for Nepal News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Nepal National.com http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/cat/7399985502eaed63/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 02:31:52 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:31:52 -0400 30 Nepal and India have decided to discuss cross-border crime to curb this menace on the 1,700-km border shared by the two countries, an official said here Sunday. "A secretary-level meeting is scheduled for June first week. Exact date will be fixed soon. Cross-border crime will be a key feature of the meeting," Nepal's Home Ministry spokesperson Shankar Koirala told Xinhua. In the meeting, Home ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214616452/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:01 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214616452/scat/7399985502eaed63 The Joint Indo-Nepal Army Mountaineering Expedition Team successfully climbed Mount Everest. According to the Nepal Army Directorate of Information, the first team of the Joint expedition reached the world's highest peak at nine local time this morning. From the Indian army five, including Major R. M Jamwal , Mingmamagar Gurung, Sudhir Singh, Chhatar Singh and Sukvir, have reached the summit. ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214615342/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:30:01 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214615342/scat/7399985502eaed63 WWF Nepal celebrates 20 years of conservation partnerships WWF Nepal celebrated its 20 years of office (1993-2013) by recognising partnerships, from the national to the grassroots level, that helped shape Nepal’s conservation landscape. At a special ceremony organized to mark this day in the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park in Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape on Sunday, more than 70 ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214622920/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:21:50 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214622920/scat/7399985502eaed63 Samir Maharjan is the coordinator of the 31st Convention of the Association of Nepalese in America. Based in New York, he has been involved in Nepali jewellery business. Nepalnews' Rajendra Pokhrel talked to Maharjan about ANA and ts preparations for its 31st convention, which is to take place in Westchester, New York from July 4-6. How would you describe ANA? Could you give short history ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214615102/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:39:25 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214615102/scat/7399985502eaed63 Four UNL students and a partner living in Nepalplanned and raised money to install a hydroelectric generator in the Nepali village of ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214612629/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:43:15 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214612629/scat/7399985502eaed63 NC leader says parties involved in hefty preparations for November polls A senior leader of Nepali Congress has assured that the much-awaited election to the Constituent Assembly (CA) will be held within November this year. Krishna Sitaula, who is general secretary of Nepali Congress, informed that the four major parties have focused all their attention towards making necessary preparations for ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214612198/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:53:21 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214612198/scat/7399985502eaed63 Nepal organises Sales Mission in South East Asia Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) in association with Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) and the Nepal Association of Tour Operators (NATO) organised a Sales Mission in four major cities of South East Asia, namely Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Yangon from 14th to 17th May, 2013. The Sales Mission to South East Asia started on 14th May, in Bangkok, ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214612197/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:53:19 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214612197/scat/7399985502eaed63 Istanbul-Kathmandu direct flights from September Turkish Airlines, one of the leading European airlines, is set to start direct flights to Kathmandu from Istanbul from September 1. According to the airlines, it will operate four flights a week – Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in Istanbul-Kathmandu route. The airlines will use A330-200 aircraft for the service in the route. Nepal ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214611742/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:02:00 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214611742/scat/7399985502eaed63 13,000 undocumented Nepali workers apply for exit permits Around 13,000 Nepalis have filed applications at the Nepali mission in Saudi Arabia seeking exit permits in accordance with a recent Saudi announcement to grant amnesty to illegal workers. The news comes just three months after Saudi Labour Minister Adel Fakeih announced a plan to allow undocumented foreign workers to leave Saudi Arabia ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214611743/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:01:58 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214611743/scat/7399985502eaed63 Nepal Army soldier killed in action in Lebanon The Army said on Sunday that a Nepali soldier working for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed on Thursday, May 16. The body of Sargent Deepak Thama, who died while fulfilling his duty, was brought to Nepal earlier on Sunday, said the army's Directorate of Public Relations. Established in 1978, UNIFIL is tasked with ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214611744/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:01:56 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214611744/scat/7399985502eaed63 This handout picture taken by Miura Dolphins on May 16, 2013 shows 80-year-old Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura (R), accompanied by his son Gota (L), leaving Base Camp to begin his ascent of Mount Everest in Nepal. Miura is trying to get back a Guinness World Record that he first held in 2003 when he became the oldest man to climb ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214607751/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:06:57 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214607751/scat/7399985502eaed63 Nepal a hub for their anti-China activities, Beijing appears to have taken to squeezing the Himalayan nation on the issue by using its development initiatives there as a counter-pressure tactic. China, which already boasts of a wide involvement in Nepal that covers all critical areas including defence, infrastructure building and cultural activities, is now focusing on taking up development ... http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214607181/scat/7399985502eaed63 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:10:30 -0400 http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/sid/214607181/scat/7399985502eaed63