Nepal

Nepal on Thursday banned the popular online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), saying its violent content had a negative impact on children, an official said. “We have ordered the ban on PUBG because it is addictive to...

A rescue team Sunday began retrieving the bodies of nine climbers killed in a violent storm on Nepal’s Mount Gurja, a freak accident that has left the mountaineering community reeling. A helicopter dropped four mountain guides...

At least eight climbers from a South Korean expedition have died on Nepal’s Mount Gurja after their camp was devastated by a violent snowstorm, officials said Saturday. The bodies of eight climbers, including their Nepali guides,...

A helicopter crashed into a hillside in central Nepal on Saturday, killing five on board, including a Japanese tourist, officials said. One woman survived the crash with injuries but another passenger is still missing. Rescuers travelled...

A helicopter crashed into a hillside in central Nepal on Saturday, killing five on board, including a Japanese tourist, officials said. One woman survived the crash with injuries but another passenger is still missing. Rescuers traveled...

Nepalese investigators have blamed US-Bangla Airlines Captain Abid Sultan for March’s deadly plane crash at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport—that killed 51 people. Captain Abid was under tremendous mental stress and anxiety, the investigators said. They said...

The reinstatement of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has taken another step forward, with the first in-person meeting of the five-member Independent Panel tasked with overseeing the election process under the terms of the revised...

State Minister for Finance Muhammad Abdul Mannan said it’s a shame that Bangladesh imports more from Somalia than from its neighbor Nepal. “The point is why we don’t trade? There are some distrust and fear and...

The Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA) and Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Nepal jointly recently hosted a Round Table Meeting on “Nepal-Bangladesh Relations: Exploring Trade and Commerce” in Kathmandu, Nepal. The...

48-year-old Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa climbed Mount Everest for a 22nd time on Wednesday, creating a new record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain, hiking officials said. Kami Rita Sherpa reached the...