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KATHMANDU: Two more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organisers said on Thursday, bringing to seven the number of deaths on the world’s highest peak in the spring climbing season.

Bangkok Post

Art Gallery of NSW to hand back 800-year-old carving that was stolen from Nepalese temple

The gallery is preparing to hand back a sacred medieval wooden carving, nearly two years after it was identified on social media as being stolen from the Kathmandu Valley.

ABC News

10 Indians arrested in Nepal for illegally acquiring citizenship cards

Ten Indian nationals, including three women, have been arrested in Kathmandu for allegedly acquiring Nepali citizenship cards illegally by producing fake documents.

The Hindu

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Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel discharged from AIIMS, to return home tonight

Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel has been discharged from a hospital in New Delhi after undergoing treatment for a chest-related ailment and he will return to Kathmandu on April 30.

The Hindu

Flydubai to investigate after Nepal flight hit problem on takeoff

Airline flydubai on Wednesday said initial assessments of a technical problem on a flight at take-off from Kathmandu on Monday suggested a bird strike, but the company would further inspect the engine.

Reuters

Nepal says 'no proof' flydubai plane suffered bird strike

Nepal's civil aviation authority disputed on Tuesday whether a flydubai plane had been hit by a bird strike in Nepali airspace, calling the United Arab Emirates carrier's account of the incident "misleading".

Reuters

Flydubai Aircraft Returns to Dubai After Engine Fire Due to Nepal Bird Strike

A flydubai flight from Kathmandu to Dubai experienced a bird strike during takeoff but returned to the United Arab Emirates, the company said on Monday. "Our experienced flight crew followed standard operating procedure and continued the onward journey after determining that the engine was within normal operating parameters," a spokesperson…

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Flydubai aircraft returns to Dubai after engine fire due to Nepal bird strike

A flydubai flight from Kathmandu to Dubai experienced a bird strike during takeoff but returned to the United Arab Emirates, the company said on Monday.

Reuters

Indian climber pulled from crevasse in Nepal improving

An Indian climber who was rescued after spending three days in a 980-foot-deep Nepalese crevasse is recovering in a Kathmandu hospital but his condition is still critical

The Independent UK

British family's death certificate struggle after son dies in Nepal plane crash

Ruan Crighton from Brentwood, Essex, was one of 72 people on board the Yeti Airlines Flight 691 from Nepalese capital Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara when it crashed

Daily Mirror

Wife of mountaineer Noel Hanna: 'He fell asleep, never to awaken again - there was no better place for him to die'

Lynne Hanna said there was 'no better place' for a mountain man to die than the Himalayas

Irish Mirror

Department of Immigration, Nepal government issues alert for fugitive Amritpal Singh

The Department of Immigration, Nepal government has alerted its offices, particularly those at airports to prevent Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher from Punjab, India who could flee to a third country using Nepali territory either on his own passport or a fake passport, the Himalayan Times reported. Read further on…

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Kathmandu owner KMD Brands posts $13m half-year profit

The group that owns Kathmandu clothing shops and the Rip Curl brand has reported a rise in sales of more than one-third in the six months to the end of January.

AAP

Nepal: Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav sworn in as Vice-President

Nepal's newly elected Vice-President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav on Monday took oath of office in a special ceremony in Kathmandu. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘If we leave, Nepal will suffer’: embattled hospitals fear impact of UK job offers

As Nepali nurses weigh up the benefits of an NHS salary, any staff drain will worsen shortages in the country’s creaking healthcare system

The Independent UK

Nepal's newly elected president takes oath of office

Nepal's newly elected president has taken took the oath of office in Kathmandu

Reuters

Nepal plane makes emergency landing after 'indication of fire' in engine

A Shree Airlines Dash 8 turboprop made a safe emergency landing in Nepal on Thursday after an "indication of fire" in one of its engines, officials said, in a country on heightened alert over aviation safety after a deadly ATR 72 crash in January.

Daily Mirror

World's 10 best holiday destinations revealed including Majorca, Hawaii and Mauritius

Majorca, Mauritius, Hawaii, Kathmandu and the Serengeti have been featured in a TripAdvisor run down of the best and most sought after nature destinations in the world for 2023

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Nepal detects H5N1 bird flu on farm, WOAH says

Nepal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a poultry farm near the capital Kathmandu, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.

Dynamite News

China Infesting Settlements Of Villages Across China-Bhutan Border: Report

China, despite its promises of attempting to settle border disputes with Bhutan, has been infesting settlements of villages across the disputed regions, Kathmandu-based online magazine Epardafas reported. Read full story on Dynamite News:

ABC News

Inside Nepal’s tourism industry and the risks travellers are willing to take

Regular visitors to Nepal are very familiar with the risks that come with travelling throughout the country, but it's unlikely to stop them from going back.

ABC News

Nepal plane crash victims include traditional folk singer, travel blogger, ballet dancer

As tributes pour in for Sydney teacher Myron Love, friends and relatives of other victims from across the globe are similarly paying respects to their loved ones.

Evening Standard

Nepal plane crash: British man Ruan Crighton among 72 killed in tragedy

Seventy two people were on board the Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara

Daily Mirror

Nepal plane crash: 'Kind' and 'fun' teacher named as one of 72 feared dead in disaster

Australian teacher Myron Love, 29, is feared dead after a plane crashed in Nepal on Sunday. He had been travelling through Asia when he boarded the ATR 72 Yeti airlines flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why did Nepal plane crash in fair weather?

Yeti Airlines flight 691 crashed Sunday just before landing in Nepal’s tourist city of Pokhara, the gateway to a popular hiking area in the Himalayas, after a 27-minute trip from Kathmandu

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