Nepal

Four women wearing protective gear lift the body of a coronavirus victim at the Pashupati crematorium in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and hand it over to crematory workers – a scene unimaginable in the conservative country in recent years.…

Two men were killed after being attacked by a tiger in Bardia National Park in western Nepal on Tuesday, officials said. SEE ALSO: Gana: Widow of slain Benue warlord demands 5bn compensation, apology from FG The victims, aged 25 and 27,…

Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rain have killed at least nine people in Nepal since late Thursday, while 35 others remain missing, officials said on Friday. SEE ALSO: Presidency Issues Warning to Political Appointees Against…

Nine people were killed and many others are missing after a series of landslides in Nepal on Thursday night, officials said. SEE ALSO: Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria Walks Out on Nigerian Lawmakers Janardan Gautam, a spokesperson for…

A total of 875 people have committed suicide during the lockdown period in Nepal.The country has been under lockdown, against the novel coronavirus disease, since March 24.According to the data compiled by the Nepal…

The Nepali government on Wednesday decided to extend the ongoing nationwide lockdown and suspension of international flights on its sky as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to grow in the Himalayan country, a cabinet minister said. SEE…

Nepal on Monday closed its border with neighbouring India and China for seven days after the Himalayan nation also suspended all international passenger flights in a bid to prevent a possible coronavirus outbreak.According to the…

An immigration official on Thursday said Nepal has deported 122 Chinese nationals who were arrested after a joint operation between Nepalese and Chinese two weeks ago.Ram Chandra Tiwari, an officer at the Department of…

More than 200 people have been killed and millions displaced as seasonal monsoon rains triggered floods, landslides and building collapses in South Asia, officials said on Wednesday.Officials disclosed that the death toll in monsoon…

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday confirmed Nepal’s first ever satellite was launched into space, authorities at the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) reported. Nepali Prime Minister Oli expressed happiness over…

Police in Nepal on Thursday arrested 12 people demanding action over the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in the country’s South-Western region.Nirmal Panta, a 10th grader, was found dead in a sugar-cane field in a small…

Nepali rescue workers have been scrambling to look for survivors in airplane crash near Kathmandu airport on Monday. A Bangladeshi passenger plane en route to Kathmandu airport crashed after reportedly catching fire when trying to land. At…