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KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, whose string of murders across Asia in the 1970s was portrayed in the Netflix series “The Serpent”, was still awaiting his release from prison Thursday after a Nepali court ordered him freed on health grounds.

Bangkok Post

'The Serpent' Charles Sobhraj to be freed from Nepal prison on Friday

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police suspect was responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, will be freed from prison in Nepal on Friday after nearly 20 years behind bars, a jail official told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

Factbox-Who is the 'bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj?

Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Charles Sobhraj, a French national known as the "bikini killer" who police say is responsible killing over 20 young Western backpackers across Asia during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Nepal court to release serial killer Charles 'the serpent' Sobhraj

Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release, due to his age, of Charles Sobhraj, a French national known as "the serpent" who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s.

Reuters

China, security concerns, and map issues: Explaining India’s interest in the Nepal election

India will be keeping a close eye on the emerging political landscape in Nepal, where the result of the general election for the national parliament and seven provincial assemblies will be formally announced later this week.

Newslaundry

KMD Brands reports strong sales growth

The company that owns Kathmandu and Rip Curl says that underlying operating profit was up by nearly $30m in the first quarter of 2022/23.

AAP

Cultural looting still a persistent crisis in SE Asia

The Nepalese conservationist Rabindra Puri, directing his own construction of a new Museum of Stolen Art in eastern Kathmandu speaks passionately about how he will feature replicas of stolen Nepalese antiquities, the originals having long ago been shipped overseas and since displayed in tourist attractions, art museums, or private residences,…

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London-Nepal is world’s third largest unserved flight route

Some 89,200 people travelled on indirect flights between Heathrow and Kathmandu in the 12 months to the end of July.

The Independent UK

Cricket-Nepal's Lamichhane detained on return home from Qatar

Nepal's most high-profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane was taken into custody on his return to Kathmandu from Doha, local police said on Thursday, following an arrest warrant against him in an alleged rape case.

Reuters

Nepal cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane lands in Kathmandu to face rape charges

Nepal's former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane landed in Kathmandu on Thursday morning to face rape charges in his home country. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Rescuers in Nepal are searching for a famed U.S. ski climber

Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the 26,775-foot summit with her partner Jim Morrison when she fell off the mountain, according to the company that organized the expedition.

WEKU

Bhutan welcomes first tourists in 2 years

KATHMANDU: Twenty-three foreign visitors landed in Bhutan on Friday, the first to arrive as the Himalayan kingdom reopened its borders after more than two years following the Covid-19 pandemic, with officials looking to tourism to help revive the local economy.

Bangkok Post

What's 'deliberative' democracy? Research in Nepal shows it could spur global youth voting

After local elections in Nepal earlier this year, the Kathmandu Post expressed some alarm that Nepalis were losing interest in voting.

The Conversation

Indra Jatra: Nepali festival where living deities go on tour of city

Thousands of devotees poured into the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square on the occasion of Indra Jatra, one of the biggest religious festivals in Kathmandu with fervour and gaiety. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande calls on Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba

The issue of induction of Gorkhas from Nepal into the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme is also likely to figure in Gen Pande's talks in Kathmandu

The Hindu

Indian Army chief Gen. Manoj Pande conferred honorary title by Nepal's President Bhandari

Tradition started in 1950; India also confers honorary rank of "General of Indian Army" to Nepal Army Chief

The Hindu

India will recruit Gurkha soldiers from Nepal under Agnipath scheme: MEA

Opposition leader says unemployed Agniveers will pose a threat to stability in post-conflict Nepal

The Independent UK

Nepal's holy Bagmati River choked with black sewage, trash

Nepal’s most sacred river is also its most polluted

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4.7-magnitude earthquakes jolt Nepal, tremors felt in Bihar

The earthquake’s epicentre was in Nepal with tremors felt in Bihar’s Katihar, Munger, Madhepura and Begusarai

Dynamite News

6.0 magnitude quake jolts Nepal

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 shook Nepal on Sunday morning. Read more on Dynamite news:

Radio France Internationale

Nepal deploys security forces during challenge to law and odour

Nepalese authorities recently called out security forces to help clear the garbage from Kathmandu after protesters blocked access to landfills accusing authorities of ignoring health concerns of residents living near the stinking mountains of trash.

Reuters

In Nepal's capital, piles of garbage put off tourists and residents

British tourist Richard McSorley walked past a stinking heap of garbage in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Thursday, reminiscing the much cleaner temple-studded city he had visited decades ago for the first time.

The Hindu

Bodies of all 22 victims of Nepal plane crash brought to Kathmandu for post-mortem

The bodies will be handed to the families of the victims after the post-mortem

Al Jazeera

Aspiring actor, tourists among 22 killed in Nepal plane crash

All 22 onboard Tara Air flight killed as Nepal orders an investigation into the crash amid questions over air safety.

Reuters

Nepal says bodies of all 22 victims of plane crash recovered

The bodies of all 22 people, including 19 passengers and three crew members, who were on board a plane that crashed into a Himalayan mountainside in Nepal two days ago have been recovered, an official said on Tuesday.

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