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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,…

Bangkok Post

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

Silent no more: Nepal's wartime rape survivors demand recognition

Kathmandu (AFP) - Beaten and raped by police officers as a child, Mira was among the many victims of sexual violence during Nepal's civil war -- and is now one of the few to recount her ordeal.

AFP

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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 cricket star arrested on rape charges

Kathmandu (AFP) - Cricket star Sandeep Lamichhane returned to Nepal and was immediately arrested Thursday, nearly a month after a court issued a warrant over the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl.

AFP

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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Nepal cricket star in custody on rape charges

Kathmandu (AFP) - Fugitive cricket star Sandeep Lamichhane returned to Nepal on Thursday to face rape charges nearly a month after an arrest warrant was issued.

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Cricketer Lamichhane says returning to Nepal to face rape charges

Kathmandu (AFP) - Fugitive cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane said he was returning to Nepal on Thursday to face rape charges, nearly a month after an arrest warrant was issued.

AFP

Top US ski mountaineer gets Buddhist cremation in Nepal

Kathmandu (AFP) - The body of renowned US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, who died on Nepal's Manaslu peak, was cremated close to a Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu on Sunday.

AFP

Body of missing US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found in Nepal

Kathmandu (AFP) - The body of top US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson was retrieved from the Himalayas by a search team on Wednesday, two days after she disappeared on the slopes of Nepal's Manaslu peak.

AFP

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

Nepal seeks Interpol's help to find fugitive cricket star

Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepali police have sought help from Interpol to locate the country's fugitive suspended national cricket captain, they said Tuesday.

AFP

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.

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AFP

'Just doing my job,' says record-setting Nepali climber

Kathmandu (AFP) - Summiting the world's 8,000-metre mountains is the ultimate bucket list dream for ambitious climbers, a feat managed by fewer than 50 people, and Sanu Sherpa is the first to do it twice.

Dynamite News

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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Nepal cricket captain Lamichhane denies rape allegation

Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepal cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane on Friday denied allegations that he raped a 17-year-old girl and said he would go home to fight his case.

AFP

Arrest warrant issued for Nepal cricket captain over alleged rape

Kathmandu (AFP) - A Nepali court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for the captain of the national cricket team, police said, after a 17-year-old girl accused him of rape.

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The Hindu

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

The Hindu

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.

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