ARTICLES RELATING TO NEPAL

Miura, 80, becomes oldest to summit Everest

2013-05-23 08:50

An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team says.

Chariot crushes 2 at Nepal festival

2013-04-11 13:01

Two people have died in Nepal after being crushed under the wheels of a 10m-high wooden chariot being used during a new year festival that descended into chaos, police say.

Nepal traffic police rein in holy cows

2013-04-02 14:04

Police in Nepal's capital Kathmandu have launched a campaign to round up cows roaming the streets, blaming the sacred animals for car accidents and traffic jams.

80 arrested for smoking cannabis

2013-03-10 20:00

Nepal police have arrested more than 80 people for smoking cannabis at a festival dedicated to the Hindu deity.

Nepal anti-rape demonstrated arrested

2013-02-16 12:38

Police have arrested more than 20 anti-rape protesters in Nepal for breaching a security cordon in front of the prime minister's residence.

22 journalists forced to flee Nepal town

2013-01-28 10:01

A media rights group says 22 journalists have fled a town in northwestern Nepal after threats from supporters of the prime minister's political party.

Nepal killer elephant on revenge rampage

2012-12-19 23:07

Nepalese officials say a lovesick elephant which has trampled several people to death was captured a month ago - but set free to kill again.

Everest rubbish recycled into sculpture

2012-11-22 22:31

Discarded oxygen cylinders, ropes, tents, beer cans and even the remains of a helicopter have been turned into sculpture to highlight waste littering the slopes of Mount Everest.

19 killed as Everest-bound plane crashes

2012-09-28 08:00

A plane flying 19 people towards Mount Everest has come down in flames on the outskirts of Kathmandu, killing everyone on board including seven Britons and five Chinese, police say.

55 die in India, Nepal bus accidents

2012-09-11 09:04

At least 55 people have been killed in two separate bus accidents in Nepal and India, say officials.

Man bites snake to death in revenge attack

2012-08-23 15:04

A Nepali man who was bitten by a cobra snake bit it back and killed the reptile in a tit-for-tat attack, says a report.

Pilgrims killed in Jeep plunge

2012-07-28 11:03

Pilgrims have been killed when a jeep carrying them to a sacred Hindu site in Nepal swerved off a highway and fell 100m into a stream below.

Police noses trump breathalysers in Nepal

2012-07-26 09:01

Thousands of road users in Nepal have fallen foul of a "zero-tolerance" policy in which police rely on just their noses to decide whether a motorist in driving drunk or not.

34 pilgrims die in bus crash

2012-07-15 12:50

At least 34 pilgrims have been killed when an overcrowded bus carrying them from India to a Hindu festival in southern Nepal swerved off a highway into a river.

Nepal braces for instability

2012-05-28 10:02

Nepal is preparing for months of political instability after the government failed to meet a deadline to agree a new post-war constitution.

Everest routes lethally crowded

2012-05-22 17:27

Mountaineering experts have warned that potentially dangerous levels of overcrowding were expected on Mount Everest after four climbers died as "traffic jams" clogged up the world's tallest peak.

Crowded weekend on Everest claims 3

2012-05-21 20:43

Three people have died and 2 are still missing on Mount Everest after poor climbing conditions near the summit created 'traffic jams' of climbers.

Everest veteran Sherpa dies at base camp

2012-04-19 19:57

A Nepali Sherpa guide who has climbed Mount Everest no less than 10 times has died at the base camp of the world's tallest mountain.

Nepalese man claims to be shortest

2012-02-21 15:46

A 72-year-old man from western Nepal is hoping to prove to Guinness World Records that he's the world's shortest man.

5 dead as leopard stalks Nepal village

2012-02-09 12:03

A leopard has dragged away and devoured a 14-year-old girl in western Nepal in what is thought to be the fifth deadly attack by the same animal in just two months, police say.

Nepal cops allegedly used station as butchery

2012-01-17 13:24

A group of Nepal police officers are being investigated for operating a butcher's shop from their station and slaughtering goats when they should have been fighting crime.

Bus accident in Nepal kills 15

2011-12-18 09:00

A speeding bus has skidded off a mountain road in western Nepal, killing 15 people.

UN rights body to leave Nepal

2011-12-12 20:22

The UN has said its rights watchdog is to leave Nepal at the request of the government, sparking fears that war crimes could go unpunished.

Nepal jails 'Himalayan Viagra' killers

2011-11-15 13:04

A court in Nepal has convicted 19 villagers over the murder of a group of farmers during a fight over a prized aphrodisiac plant dubbed the "Himalayan Viagra", an official says.

Nepal tractor crash kills 18 pilgrims

2011-11-10 12:17

At least 18 people including two children have been killed in south-eastern Nepal after a tractor pulling a trailer packed with pilgrims fell into a roadside canal, police say.

 

SA woman summits Everest

2013-05-20 09:35

An events planner from Johannesburg became the third South African woman to summit Mount Everest at the weekend.

Down's syndrome boy 'sets Everest record'

2013-04-03 12:01

A 15-year-old American has become the first teenager with Down's Syndrome to reach Everest Base Camp, according to his father, in an attempt to change attitudes towards disabilities.

23 nations in military exercise in Nepal

2013-03-26 13:00

Soldiers from 23 nations have began military exercises in Nepal to train for UN peacekeeping missions in areas hit by conflicts.

Nepal's PM to quit ahead of June polls

2013-02-19 11:04

Nepal's prime minister has agreed to resign to make way for the chief justice to lead the politically deadlocked country into elections by June this year, says the main opposition party.

Tibetan protester sets himself on fire

2013-02-13 10:04

Tibetan protester has set himself on fire in Nepal's capital in protest against China.

Nepal bus veers off pass - 30 dead

2013-01-12 09:48

A police official says a bus veered off a mountain road in west Nepal leaving at least 30 people dead and several more injured.

Nepal woman, 105, gets citizenship

2012-12-05 11:38

A pensioner has been granted Nepalese citizenship more than a century after she was born in a remote village of the Himalayan nation, an official says.

Apprehend Nepal war perpetrators - UN

2012-10-08 21:41

The UN's human rights agency has issued a report criticising Nepalese authorities for failing to bring to justice perpetrators of thousands of serious rights violations during the country's civil war.

9 climbers die in avalanche

2012-09-23 14:04

An avalanche has swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak in Nepal, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing.

Dad shoots son by mistake

2012-08-26 08:22

A farmer in southern Nepal mistook his son for a monkey trying to steal his crops and shot the 12-year-old dead.

Nepal: 100s march in support of gay rights

2012-08-04 08:13

Gays, lesbians, transgender people and their supporters have marched in a Nepalese town to demand recognition as a third gender in citizen certificates.

Animal smuggling countries face sanctions

2012-07-26 19:17

Delegates to a UN conservation meeting are threatening sanctions against six countries unless they approve legislation to fight the illegal animal trade.

Breaking the bonds of slavery in Nepal

2012-07-16 11:03

For generations girls as young as six have been handed over to higher caste landlords and brokers, committed to years of menial labour and subjected to a wide range of cruelties.

Nepal: Decapitated Belgian trekker found

2012-06-26 14:00

Nepalese police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a Belgian woman was found decapitated in a popular trekking spot in the Himalayas.

Climber, 73, felt old at Everest's summit

2012-05-26 16:00

The oldest woman to climb Mount Everest says she finally felt she had aged when she scaled the world's highest peak last weekend.

Everest death toll reaches 4

2012-05-22 11:01

A mountaineering official in Nepal says climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the mountain.

Nepal flood death toll rises

2012-05-07 10:01

Rescuers searching through mud and debris for flash-flood victims in northwestern Nepal have found 17 bodies, police say. Another 47 people are missing and presumed dead.

April Fool's Day bomb threat delays plane

2012-04-02 13:01

Police in Nepal are investigating whether a bomb threat that delayed a Dubai-bound flight at Nepal's international airport was an April Fool's hoax or not.

Dad crushes daughters to death

2012-02-17 14:45

Police in Nepal say a man crushed his three daughters to death with stones while they slept in a remote mountain village.

Gurkha 'sadness' over British job cuts

2012-01-18 14:16

Gurkha veterans in Nepal have spoken of their sadness and sense of injustice at Britain’s decision to axe 400 jobs in the brigade as part of a wave of defence cuts.

Nepal's singing nun shares sound of music

2011-12-26 19:14

Wrapped in a maroon robe, her head shaven, Ani Choying Dolma treads gingerly into a Kathmandu hotel, exuding the composure and serenity one might expect from a Buddhist nun.

Lower caste man killed for touching stove

2011-12-13 11:29

A man reportedly belonging to a low-caste group was beaten to death in Nepal by high caste men for touching their stove, reports have said.

Nepal court convicts 19 in mass slaying

2011-11-16 11:15

A mountain village court has convicted 19 villagers for the beating to death of seven people from a rival community in a dispute over foraging for a rare fungus known as "Himalayan Viagra".

2 climbers fall to death in Himalayas

2011-11-12 12:46

2 South Korean mountain climbers have been killed after falling from cliff in the Nepalese Himalayas.

Stranded Everest trekkers free to go

2011-11-08 00:00

Hundreds of stranded tourists have finally been able to fly out of Everest airport after a week of fog finally lifted.

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