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Nepal’s ethnic Newaris protest against Guthi bill Saturday, June 15th, 2019

‘659 people climbed Everest this spring, denies climbers died due to ‘traffic jam’ Friday, June 14th, 2019

KATHMANDU: A total of 659 people including Sherpa guides successfully climbed Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, in 2019's spring. According to the data given by the Department of Tourism (DoT), of the number scaling the peak, 378 were guides. The permission was given in accordance with the..

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Nepal’s Department of Tourism says altitude, not congestion is the reason for Mt. Everest deaths Thursday, June 13th, 2019

KATHMANDU: Nepal's Department of Tourism (DoT) has said that the death of the climbers on Mt. Everest this climbing season was caused by altitude sickness and not by other reasons as rumoured in the international media. According to DoT, a total of 659 climbers including supporting Sherpa guides..

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AI calls for strengthening Right to Housing law to prevent homelessness

KATHMANDU: Nepal must strengthen its new legislation on the right to housing, keep its promise to prevent homelessness and ensure safe and adequate housing for all, Amnesty International said in its latest briefing. The right to adequate housing is a human right that everyone is entitled to..

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Nepal Prime Minister Oli concern over British Gurkha issues with his counterpart May Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

LONDON: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has raised the issue of British Gurkha recruitment with his British Counterpart Theresa May during a meeting between the two on Tuesday, and said that tripartite agreement inked for the employment of Nepali youth in the British Army should be revised to..

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Nepal Government urges the local authorities to provide additional relief to storm survivors

KATHMANDU: Nepal Government has urged the State and local governments to work in an integrated manner to provide additional relief to the survivors of the storm in Kailali and Kanchanpur. A meeting of stakeholders chaired by Acting Prime Minister Iswar Pokharel at Singha Durbar today discussed..

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Everest Region Glacier: Khumbu glaciers warmer than expected: Study Tuesday, June 11th, 2019

KATHMANDU: Researchers have found that temperature in the glacier of the Everest region is much higher than was expected. An ice drill research conducted in the Khumbu Glaciers revealed that near the glacier terminus, the ice is warm, close to the melting point. This report indicates that..

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Coldest glacier ice in Khumbu region measured at just -3.3 degree Celsius

Bhisma Raj Ojha, KATHMANDU: The temperature of coldest glacier ice in Nepal has been measured at -3.3 degree Celsius and this finding challenges the existing belief that this might be up to -10 degree Celsius. The latest study based on the Hot Water Drilling method has put the temperatures of ice..

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Nepal’s first satellite ‘NepaliSat-1’ to travel around Earth from June 17 Monday, June 10th, 2019

LALITPUR: The NepaliSat-1, the Nepal's first satellite launched into space by Japan's Kyushu Institute of Technology on April 17 is to go through the Earth's orbit from June 17. The nano-satellite weighing 1.3 kilos was launched from the Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at..

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Expectation from Nepal’s high level participation in ILO’s Centenary Session Sunday, June 9th, 2019

Ramesh Lamsal, KATHMANDU: The International Labour Organisation (ILO), a body of the United Nations Organisation, is celebrating 100 years of its establishment. The ILO was established on the principle that world peace could be achieved only on the basis of social justice. The Heads of State or of..

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Imposition of customs duty on book import against UNESCO’s principle Saturday, June 8th, 2019

Rajaram Karki, KATHMANDU: For the first time, 10 per cent customs duty is being levied on all types of books imported from India. The students will be directly hit with this provision coming into effect from coming July 17 as stipulated in the budget statement for the fiscal year 2019/20. Customs..

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Water sources drying up due to encroachment on Chure region

Mohan Poudel, NAWALPARASI: Sunawal area in west Nawalparasi is facing shortage of drinking water these days as most of the water sources in the Chure hills have dried due to the over-exploitation of natural resources. Over mining and exploitation of natural resources in the Chure region has..

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PM Oli inaugurates Prime Minister Self-employment Programme Friday, June 7th, 2019

Ramesh Giri, BHAKTAPUR: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government was moving forward seeking solution to every problem in the country. Inaugurating the Prime Minister Self-employment Programme organized in Bhaktapur today, he said the government was identifying solution to every..

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Commitments to end child marriage in Far West Nepal Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

Durga Devkota, KAILALI: Local representatives of Kailali, the district in Far West State, have expressed their commitments to taking measures against child marriage. They vowed to take action against anyone found involved in conducting child marriage. As per the prevailing law of Nepal, marriage..

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Silence, security in Beijing on 30th Tiananmen anniversary Monday, June 3rd, 2019

BEIJING, (AFP): China marked 30 years since the deadly Tiananmen crackdown on Tuesday with a wall of silence and extra security after arresting activists and tightening internet censorship ahead of the politically sensitive anniversary. On a grey, overcast day, police checked the identification..

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Drought and starvation in North Korea Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

By Manoj Rijal, NEW YORK: On May 3, 2019, the United Nations released a food security assessment about North Korea, highlighting a bitter fact that the isolated communist regime is under a severe food crisis and that 10 million of its people are reeling under a situation of acute food..

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Everest ‘traffic jam’ survivor calls for tougher rules Monday, May 27th, 2019

Ashok Dahal and Paavan Mathema, KATHMANDU, (AFP): Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest "traffic jam" who is in hospital recovering from frostbite, said climbers without basic skills should be barred to prevent a recurrence of this year's deadly season on the world's highest peak. Ten people..

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Expecting mothers and new mothers found receiving less counselling on contraceptives Sunday, May 26th, 2019

Bishnu Nepal, KATHMANDU: A study conducted in six selected hospitals across the country receiving the highest expecting mothers has unveiled that many of the expecting mothers and new mothers received nominal counseling on family planning services. The study conducted by CREHPA on impact of..

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Killed for dowry- woman’s family accuse in-laws of murder Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

Kashiram Sharma, NEPALGUNJ: A woman’s natal family has accused her in-laws and husband of murdering her. Nira Kurmi, 21, of Indrapur at Janaki Rural Municipality-3 in Banke district was found hanging at her house on May 16. Organizing a press conference in Nepalgunj today, the family of the..

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‘BRI is not a debt trap, a tool to get out of no development trap’

Sharachchandra Bhandary, KATHMANDU: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, has stated that her government’s flagship international cooperation project, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), would not put Nepal and any other country in debt trap. Talking to a select group of journalists at her..

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