Tag: Nepal
Nepal's 'Buddha Boy' returns to jungle
A young man who is believed by followers to be a reincarnation of Buddha has returned to Nepal's jungles to meditate alone, police said on Saturday, as scholars cast doubt on his supporters' claims.[MORE]
Nepal police accused of torturing children
International pressure group Human Rights Watch has accused police in Nepal of torturing children. [MORE]
Climber plumps for eco-friendly Everest loos
A young Nepali climber is seeking to popularise a toilet fashioned from a plastic bucket with a lid to promote eco-friendly climbing on Mount Everest.[MORE]
Himalayan glaciers 'could disappear by 2035'
Scientists have warned that glaciers in the Himalayas are at risk of disappearing by the year 2035.[MORE]
Thousands flock to see Nepal's 'Buddha boy'
Thousands of people flocked to a remote jungle in south-east Nepal to see a boy who reappeared after missing for more than a year and who some believe is a reincarnation of Buddha.[MORE]
AFP probed over document breach in Nepal
The Professional Standards Unit has been asked to investigate an alleged breach of sensitive Australian Federal Police (AFP) documents in Kathmandu.[MORE]
10 hurt in south-east Nepal blast
A home-made bomb went off at a government office in south-east Nepal, wounding at least 10 people, an official said.[MORE]
Japanese team finds 'yeti footprints' in Nepal
A team of Japanese adventurers say they have discovered footprints they believe were made by the legendary yeti said to roam the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet.[MORE]
Woman, children killed by Nepal bomb
A bomb attack in southern Nepal has killed a woman and her two children.[MORE]
AFP to recover Nepal crash victims
The Australian Federal Police say they will deploy five forensic specialists to Nepal this evening to identify and recover the bodies of two Australians killed in a light plane crash on Wednesday. [MORE]
Nepal plane crash victim planned to propose
A Melbourne man, killed in a plane crash in Nepal with his girlfriend, planned to propose to her when they returned home.[MORE]
Nepal couple delayed flight after luggage lost
The two Australians killed in the Nepal plane crash were scheduled to travel three days earlier but lost luggage delayed their trip.[MORE]
Melbourne couple killed in Nepal crash 'loved to travel'
The father of a Melbourne man killed in a Nepal plane crash has spoken of his grief.[MORE]
Australians killed in Nepal plane crash named
Two Australians killed in a plane crash in the north-east of Nepal have been named.[MORE]
Two Australians killed in Nepal plane crash
Two Australians were among 18 people killed in a plane crash in Nepal, officials say.[MORE]
Skydivers make unprecedented jump over Everest
Three skydivers made the first ever parachute jump over Mount Everest on Sunday, organisers and participants said, culminating years of preparation.[MORE]
Gurkha soldiers win historic British settlement case
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The Gurkha take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior Saint Guru Gorakhnath, and fight they did, many of them with little fight left in them to reach the High Court for the right to settle in Britain.[MORE]
Gurkhas win right to stay in Britain
The Gurkhas have won their High Court battle for the right to settle in Britain.[MORE]
Safety fears cancel Miss Nepal beauty pageant
The organisers of the beauty pageant, Miss Nepal, have had to cancel it because of concerns about safety. [MORE]
Gurkhas enlist Lumley in UK residency battle
Retired Gurkhas from Nepal have launched a High Court battle in London for the right to live in the United Kingdom.[MORE]
Hundreds protest against Nepal crackdown on 'nude' discos
Hundreds of disco workers protested in Kathmandu on Monday against a Government crackdown on "nude dancing" in its bid to improve the deteriorating law and order.[MORE]
Wild elephant kills four in Nepal village: police
A wild elephant has killed at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, in a village in south-east Nepal, police said.[MORE]
Nepal abolishes slave labour system
Nepal's Maoist-led coalition Government has abolished the Haliya system, a slavery-like condition, by freeing about 20,000 poor people from the hands of moneylenders and landlords, a cabinet minister said.[MORE]
Disease fears for flood-devastated India, Nepal
Hundreds of thousands of flood victims huddled into makeshift camps in India and Nepal face major disease outbreaks.[MORE]
British woman eyes skydive record over Everest
A British woman plans to make a parachute jump over Mount Everest hoping to become the first woman ever to skydive over the world's highest peak, organisers said on Sunday.[MORE]
