Nepali becomes youngest to climb world’s 8,000m peaks KATHMANDU: An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14... Published 09 Oct, 2024 12:14pm
World Record number of climbers chase 14-peak dream in Tibet KATHMANDU: A record number of climbers are gathered in Tibet to complete mountaineering’s pinnacle achievement,... Published 08 Oct, 2024 11:54am
World Deadly floods swamp India, Bangladesh GUWAHATI: Torrents of water rushing downstream from the Himalayas have killed at least 20 people in India and... Published 07 Oct, 2024 01:15pm
Markets Nepal signs power export deal with BD, India KATHMANDU: Nepal signed an agreement with Bangladesh on Thursday to export 40 megawatts of hydroelectricity ... Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am
World Nepal begins to assess damage after deadly rains, floods kill 192 KATHMANDU: Nepal began on Monday to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy... Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am
World Nepal surveys flood wreckage as death toll reaches 192 KATHMANDU: Search and rescue teams in Nepal’s capital picked through wrecked homes on Monday after waters receded... Published 30 Sep, 2024 12:36pm
World 170 dead in Nepal floods after relentless monsoon rains KATHMANDU: Residents of Nepal’s flood-hit capital returned to their mud-caked homes on Sunday to survey the wreckage... Updated 29 Sep, 2024 09:43pm
World 59 dead in Nepal as downpours trigger floods KATHMANDU: Floods and landslides triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal killed at least 59 people across the ... Published 29 Sep, 2024 02:46am
World Twenty-one dead as bus carrying Indian tourists plunges into Nepal river KATHMANDU: Half of the passengers in a bus carrying 43 Indians died on Friday when the vehicle plunged into a... Published 23 Aug, 2024 05:42pm
World Nepal lifts TikTok ban after app addresses cyber crime concerns KATHMANDU: Nepal lifted a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok on Thursday, more than nine months after outlawing the popular... Published 23 Aug, 2024 11:38am
Print Nepal approves long-delayed war crimes bill KATHMANDU: Nepal’s parliament approved Wednesday long-delayed amendments to the transitional justice act aimed at... Published 15 Aug, 2024 05:59am
World Plane crashes in Nepal with 18 dead, pilot sole survivor KATHMANDU: A passenger plane crashed on take-off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the wreckage... Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:08am
World At least 18 dead in Nepal plane crash, officials say KATHMANDU: At least 18 people were killed when a small plane crashed and caught fire while it was taking off from... Updated 24 Jul, 2024 05:31pm
World No hope of survivors in Nepal bus accident, 55 still missing KATHMANDU: Rescuers in Nepal ruled out chances of finding survivors in last week’s landslide that swept two... Published 15 Jul, 2024 09:35am
World Nepal landslides sweep two buses into a river, 65 passengers missing KATHMANDU: Landslides in Nepal swept two buses with at least 65 passengers on board into a river on Friday, while... Published 12 Jul, 2024 11:24am
World Monsoon rains flood India’s financial capital of Mumbai MUMBAI: Heavy rains flooded roads and railway tracks on Monday in India’s financial capital of Mumbai, pushing... Published 08 Jul, 2024 10:58am
World Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing KATHMANDU: Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in... Published 07 Jul, 2024 10:17am
World Nepal PM loses majority after coalition partner quits KATHMANDU: Embattled Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost his government's majority Wednesday after his key... Published 03 Jul, 2024 10:51pm
World Nepal landslides kill nine, including 3 children KATHMANDU: At least nine people, including three children, were killed after heavy monsoon rains in west Nepal... Published 29 Jun, 2024 12:28pm
World Landslides, lightning and floods kill 14 in Nepal KATHMANDU: Torrential monsoon storms in Nepal have triggered landslides, lightning and flooding killing at least 14... Published 27 Jun, 2024 02:46pm
World As ice melts, Everest’s ‘death zone’ gives up its ghosts KATHMANDU: On Everest’s sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of... Published 27 Jun, 2024 11:50am
Sports Bangladesh pacer Tanzim Hasan fined for ‘contact’ with Nepal captain DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Tanzim Hasan Saqib has been fined 15 percent of his match fee after confronting Nepal captain... Published 19 Jun, 2024 01:04pm
World Nepali reaches summit of Everest for record 30th time KATHMANDU: Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record Wednesday as the person to have scaled Mount Everest... Published 22 May, 2024 11:48am
World Bodies of US, Nepali climbers recovered from Tibet mountain KATHMANDU: A team of mountaineers has retrieved the bodies of a US climber and her Nepali guide who were killed in... Published 18 May, 2024 07:58pm
World Nepali climbers open Everest summit for the season KATHMANDU: Ten Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest late Friday from its southern approach, opening the... Published 12 May, 2024 11:25am
World Nepali guide dies on Himalayan peak as climbing season begins KATHMANDU: A Nepali guide died after summiting the world’s fifth-highest mountain, officials in the Himalayan... Published 09 May, 2024 02:48pm
World India payment dispute: Nepal faces widespread internet outages KATHMANDU: Internet providers in Nepal warned Friday the Himalayan republic was facing widespread outages because of... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
World China’s military says delegation visited Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal March 4-13 BEIJING: A Chinese military delegation visited the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal from March 4-13 and held meetings... Published 13 Mar, 2024 02:02pm
Pakistan Alibaba’s South Asian e-commerce giant Daraz announces layoffs in memo KARACHI: Alibaba-owned e-commerce platform Daraz Group has announced layoffs across the group to “adopt a more... Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:41pm
World India’s tigers climb high as climate, human pressure rises DEHRADUN: Tigers in India have been photographed in high-altitude mountains rarely seen before, with experts... Published 06 Feb, 2024 12:31pm