5 Maoists held for deadly attack on Nepal journalist

KATHMANDU - Four days after a woman journalist was savagely attacked in western Nepal and left to die on a desolate hillside, police Saturday arrested five cadres of the opposition Maoist party, including a local leader.

Nepal major fired by UN arrested for killing girl

KATHMANDU - In a sensational turn of events, Nepal’s military police Saturday arrested an army major expelled last week by the UN for the tortured death of a school girl.

Indian’s murder triggers violence in Nepal town

KATHMANDU - Enraged transporters went on rampage Friday in Nepal’s biggest industrial town Birgunj, bordering India, vandalising vehicles and calling an indefinite strike after an Indian transport employee was gunned down by an unidentified group.

Nepal erupts in protests at attack on journalist

KATHMANDU - Hundreds of journalists staged protest marches across Nepal Thursday, condemning the brutal attack on a young radio journalist in western Nepal and demanding tough punishment for the attackers who left her to die on a remote hill.

UN expels Nepal soldier charged with schoolgirl’s torture death

KATHMANDU - The Nepal Army has run into fresh trouble with the UN expelling an officer for gross human rights violations and human rights organisations calling for his arrest.

‘Tiger’ kills boy in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU - A five-year-old boy was killed by “tigers” in the capital city Kathmandu, police said Monday.

4 Indians held in Nepal for Dalit girl’s murder

KATHMANDU - Four Indians are among six people arrested by the Nepal police for the suspected rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl from the Dalit community, a group that is among the most disadvantaged in Nepal.

Five killed as Maoist activists clash with police in west Nepal

KATHMANDU - At least five people, including a police officer, were killed after violent clashes erupted between police and Maoist supporters in western Nepal, media reports said Saturday.

Nepal government ends Everest meet with summit pledge

KATHMANDU - Nepal’s coalition government Friday basked in global limelight and applause with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal leading a historic meeting of his cabinet in the shadow of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, to draw the attention of nations to the perils of climate change and the havoc they could wreak in Himalayan countries.

Historic Nepal Cabinet meet for green cause concludes

KATHMANDU - The much-anticipated Nepal Cabinet meet which aimed at highlighting the impact of climate-change in the Himalayas, has concluded in Kalapatthar plateau near Mt. Everest Base Camp at an altitude of 5,242 metres on Friday.

Nepal ministers talk global warming in icy Everest heights

KATHMANDU - Nepal’s coalition government Friday basked in the global limelight with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal leading a historic meeting of his cabinet in the shadow of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, to draw the attention of nations to the perils of climate change.

Kabir to inspire hearts in Nepal

KATHMANDU - He was thought to have been born a Muslim and yet his songs are part of the Guru Granth sahib, the sacred text of Sikhs. A weaver by profession, yet he became one of the driving forces of the Bhakti movement in India that advocated love and tolerance.

Tales of inhuman cruelty dog world’s largest killing fair

KATHMANDU - Tales of immense cruelty and imperviousness to suffering began to surface Thursday after the ritual slaughter of thousands of animals and birds at the world’s largest killing fair ended in Nepal’s Terai plains with animal rights activists condemning it as legitimisation of violence.

2 Indian women arrested in Nepal with banned currency notes

KATHMANDU - Two Indian women from the northeast state of Mizoram have been arrested in Nepal for carrying banned Indian currency notes.

Nepal’s bloodbath fair claims three Indian infants

KATHMANDU - At least three Indian infants died due to cold in Nepal’s most controversial religious fair, where thousands of animals and birds are being slaughtered by Indians and Nepalis, mostly in the hope of getting a son or wish fulfilment.

Nepal Parliament passes 2009-10 budget

KATHMANDU - The Nepal Parliament formally passed the annual budget for fiscal 2009-10 on Wednesday after months of delay caused by the Maoist obstruction.

Nepal’s rhinos flourish under bodyguards

KATHMANDU - After the president, prime minister and other ministers in Nepal, the Himalayan republic has added a new VIP entitled to have bodyguards - its rare one-horned rhinos.

Indian leads blood bath at Nepal’s sacrifice fair

KATHMANDU - A prosperous farmer from India’s Bihar state led the bloodbath at Nepal’s largest animal sacrificial fair Tuesday, ignoring calls for non-violence from animal lovers worldwide including his own country.

Indian among four dead at Nepal’s controversial fair

KATHMANDU - The most controversial religious fair in Nepal’s Terai plains, where thousands of birds and beasts are doomed to be slaughtered next week, has fallen into more disrepute with the death of four visitors, including an Indian.

Nepal ignores Bardot’s plea to halt animal slaughter

KATHMANDU - Nepal’s coalition government has turned a deaf ear to urgent pleas by celebrated French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot to prevent the slaughter of thousands of birds and animals at a religious fair in the Terai plains next week.

Nabbed Nepali says he extorted ex-king’s daughter ‘with respect’

KATHMANDU - A man, who was arrested by Nepal Police for trying to extract money from deposed king Gyanendra Shah’s daughter Prerana Singh, is trying to mitigate his action saying he had treated the former princess with “respect” throughout the extortion attempt.

Man seeks to extort ex-Nepal king’s daughter

KATHMANDU - Nepal Police Wednesday said they have begun investigating the backgrounds of a pair of lovers who tried to extort former Nepal king Gyanendra’s daughter Prerana Singh.

Obama names ex-vice counsel in India as Nepal’s new envoy

KATHMANDU - American President Barack Obama has named a former US ambassador to Eritrea and ex-vice counsel in India as the new ambassador to Nepal.

Prachanda on mystery visit to Singapore

KATHMANDU - Nepal’s Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, whose party has threatened to call an indefinite shutdown if its demand is not addressed by Friday, flew to Singapore Monday in a surprise move, causing a flutter in political circles.

India, Nepal home ministers’ meet put off due to turmoil