Nepal to hold world’s highest Cabinet meeting near Everest to spotlight climate change
Nepal to hold highest Cabinet meeting near Everest 200,000 animals sacrificed in Nepal to appease godsBARIYARPUR - Considered as the single largest mass slaughter of animals on earth, priests at a Hindu temple in Nepal sacrificed some 200,000 animals and birds in an ancient ritual to appease gods. 200,000 buffaloes, goats, chickens, pigeons to be sacrificed at Hindu festival in Nepal
200,000 animals to be sacrificed at Nepal festival Hundreds of thousands of animals to be sacrificed at Hindu festival in southern Nepal
Mass animal sacrifice festival begins in Nepal Mass animal sacrifice festival to go ahead in southern Nepal despite protests
Nepal mass animal sacrifice festival to go ahead Injured Slovenian climber stranded in the Himalayas, rescue attempt under way, colleague says
Climber stranded in the Himalayas, colleague says Tens of thousands of communist protesters block Nepal government headquarters
Maoists block Nepal government headquarters Hindu devotees plan for mass animal sacrifice in Nepal invites mass criticismBARIYAPUR - Plans by Hindu devotees to sacrifice over 500,000 animals during a two-day festival in Nepal this month has angered animal rights activists, who are demanding that the 300-year-old ritual to be banned. Children in rural Nepal discover magic of wwwPOKHARA - Ask them the capital of Belgium and each of the 25 students, bubbling with excitement, clicks away on Google search. Within seconds, uncertain only of the pronunciation, they cry as if in unison, “Brussels!” They are Class 9 students in Jaljale village of central Nepal. Nepal’s Cabinet to meet at Everest base camp to highlight threat from global warming
Global warming: Nepali Cabinet to meet on Everest Tiger experts say species dying out fast despite conservation efforts
Experts: Tigers fast dying out despite campaigns Rs.10,000 computer-phone could hit market by 2010-endPOKHARA - Is it a phone set, or a computer? No, it is the third generation ‘Kayak’. Prototypes of this Rs.10,000 device which offers high-speed broadband connectivity are ready and developers say trials start early next year and the product could be commercially available by end of 2010 in India and Nepal. Victims of human trafficking demand better protection and prosecution of traffickersUNITED NATIONS — A father of two from Nepal who thought he was going to America wound up in Iraq, forced to work at a U.S. airbase. A 14-year-old Ugandan girl kidnapped by rebels spent nearly eight years in captivity as a sex slave and human shield. And a young Venezuelan woman lured to New York by the man she loved wound up in a brothel his family was running. 22-inch Nepalese man says he’s all grown up and ready for title of world’s shortest personKATMANDU, Nepal — Now that he’s all grown up, 18-year-old Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal wants the world to know just how tiny he is. Landslides triggered by heavy rains kill 34 in remote western NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — Landslides triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 34 people in various parts of western Nepal, government officials said Wednesday. Police says church building collapse in east Nepal kills 24, injures 62KATMANDU, Nepal — A church dormitory collapsed on attendees of a Christian conference in eastern Nepal as they slept early Wednesday, killing at least 24 people and injuring an additional 62, police said. Nepal promises probe into assassinations and “disappearances”UNITED NATIONS — Nepal’s Maoist-dominated government promised Saturday to establish a “disappearance commission” to investigate political killings that the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says were perpetrated by communist insurgents fighting to overthrow the monarchy. Indian, among three skydivers to jump over Mount EverestGORAK SHEP - Three skydivers, including one Indian and two British nationals, achieved an astounding feat on Tuesday when they jumped from an altitude of 6,154 metres (20,000 feet) to land at Gorak Shep, world’s highest drop zone, near Mount Everest. British, Indian skydivers claim highest landing near EverestKATMANDU, Nepal — Three skydivers claim to have made the highest parachute landing ever at a drop zone high in the Himalayas of Nepal, officials said Wednesday. Maoist supporters clash with police in anti-government protest in Nepal’s capitalKATMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of supporters of Nepal’s former communist rebels clashed with police Wednesday during an anti-government protest at a Katmandu university where the prime minister was attending a graduation ceremony. 54 US-bound migrants from Africa and Nepal detained after boat arrives at Costa Rican coastSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican authorities detained 54 U.S.-bound migrants from Africa and Nepal after their boat arrived on the Central American country’s coast, officials said Sunday. 11 killed, 20 missing and feared dead after a bus in Nepal plummets into rain-swollen riverKATMANDU, Nepal — A bus veered off a highway and plunged into a river in northeast Nepal on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and leaving about 20 missing and feared dead. Nepalese police arrest alleged leader of militant group blamed in mosque, church attacksKATMANDU, Nepal — Police have arrested one of Nepal’s most wanted men, the alleged leader of a shadowy militant group blamed in deadly attacks on a church and a mosque, the government said Monday. Study says climate change threatens water, food security for 1.6 billion people in South AsiaKATMANDU, Nepal — Effects of climate change including the melting of Himalayan glaciers threaten water and food security for more than 1.6 billion people living in South Asia, according to a study released Wednesday. Aid agency: Climate change causing ‘deeply worrying’ food shortages for millions in NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — Millions of people in Nepal face severe food shortages because global climate change has disrupted weather patterns and slashed crop yields in the Himalayan nation, an international aid agency warned Friday. 2 days of heavy monsoon rains leave at least 22 dead in NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — Flooding and landslides brought on by two days of heavy monsoon rains in Nepal have left 22 people dead and several more missing, officials said Tuesday. Nepal PM thanks British actress for securing Gurkha war veterans’ right to move to UKKATMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s prime minister on Monday thanked “Absolutely Fabulous” actress Joanna Lumley for her outspoken campaign to give thousands of Gurkha war veterans and their families the right to settle in Britain. British actress who helped Gurkha veterans secure rights gets grand welcome in NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of Gurkha war veterans and their families swarmed Katmandu airport Sunday to welcome British actress Joanna Lumley, who helped secure their right to settle in the United Kingdom. Total solar eclipse has started in IndiaTAREGNA, India — A total solar eclipse has become visible in some parts of India, bringing near darkness soon after dawn. Partial solar eclipse has started in IndiaTAREGNA, India — A partial solar eclipse has started in India, seen first in the eastern city of Gauhati. |
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