Nepal

Soaring above the Himalayan trees, they seem serene, yet a series of cable car projects in Nepal have provoked violent demonstrations, with villagers arguing that environmental preservation should take precedence over the growth of the tourism...

The foreign ministry announced Friday that Nepal’s premier will travel to China next month, breaking with the Himalayan republic’s leaders’ custom of making India their first official stop. Prasad Sharma Khadga Oli, who came back to...

In an attempt to advance political representation for sexual and gender minorities in the Himalayan country, two transgender candidates are running for office for the first time in Nepal’s local by-elections. Nepal boasts some of the...

Scientists reported on Thursday that over 240 people lost their lives to floods in Nepal last month, which were exacerbated by climate change, growing urbanisation, and deforestation. As a result of intense monsoon rains that swollen...

An 18-year-old mountain climber from Nepal was greeted with applause by onlookers as he returned home on Monday, having broken the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks. On...

Syeda Rizwana Hassan, the adviser on environment, forests, and climate change, attended the signing of a 40 megawatt electricity trading agreement between Bangladesh, India, and Nepal today. As per a message received here, the tripartite power...

Heavy rainfall in the past days has caused widespread flooding in Nepal, affecting thousands of children and their families, UNICEF said today. According to early estimates by authorities, around 217 people, including 35 children, have lost...

At least 10 people have died in Nepal’s landslides and floods brought on by the country’s intense rains, and rescue workers are still looking for the remaining 18 individuals, according to a disaster official on Saturday....

Today, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, the Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Adviser, expressed a strong desire to collaborate with Nepal in order to advance the country’s power sector expansion. “Bangladesh is interested in collaborating with Nepal...

On Friday, a bus full of Indian tourists fell off a Nepali highway and into a river, killing 27 and wounding 16. The Himalayan Republic has a comparatively high rate of fatal collisions due to inadequate...