It took almost 200 years to establish the existence of the rufous-necked hornbill in Nepal, last seen in the country in 1829.

The return of rufous-necked Hornbill to Nepal after 200 years

The Rufous necked Hornbill is a unique bird. Its reddish-brown neck and hair are hard to miss. It can be found in India and Sout East Asia. You could also see them in Nepal, but some 200 hundred years ago, Nepal's last Rufous Necked Hornbill was spotted in 1829. But now it is making a stunning return. Watch this report for more

The return of Rufous-Necked Hornbill to Nepal

Preparations for the 2022 Nepalese National Assembly elections which are scheduled to take place on January 26 have started. The elections will be electing 19 of the 20 retiring Class II members of the National Assembly.

Preparations for Nepal National Assembly elections have now begun

Troubles for the Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba over an American grant worth 500 million dollars is far from over as of now. The millennium challenge corporation Nepal compact has now failed to take off after the ruling coalition remains sharply divided over its parliamentary ratification.

Troubles for the Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is far from over

US' MCC grant divides Nepalese leaders, PM Sher Bahadur Deuba makes a fresh pitch

Prayer flags at Nepal's largest stupa are going green. Worshippers are swapping synthetic flags with biodegradable ones made of cotton. Mariam Wardak gets you a report.

South Asia Diary | Nepalese prayer flags go green

Amid the looming threat of Covid-19 and despite receiving a steady supply of vaccines, Nepal still faces an intense challenge. As the Himalayan nation struggles to vaccinate its targeted population now this all comes as a country struggles to store its vaccine shipments, there are about 12 million covid shots in stock in Nepal.

Nepal requests to delay vaccine shipments, struggles to jab targeted population

In a goodwill gesture, the Indian government rebuilds 50,000 houses devastated by Earthquakes in the Gorkha & Nuwakot districts of Nepal six years ago.

India rebuilds 50,000 houses devastated by Earthquakes in Gorkha & Nuwakot districts of Nepal

Around 20 Chinese nationals, who are stuck in Nepal, staged a protest outside the embassy of their country in Kathmandu last week, calling for early repatriation to the home country.

Stuck in Nepal, Chinese nationals protest outside embassy in Kathmandu  

Nepal has banned the entry of people coming from eight African countries and Hong Kong to curb the spread of the newly found Omicron COVID-19 variant.

Nepal bans entry from 8 African nations, Hong Kong over Omicron variant fears

Nepal has begun counting its endangered Royal Bengal Tigers. In 2010, Nepal made a pledge to double its tiger population by 2022. Has the country come good on its promise? Mariam Wardak tells you.

South Asia Diary | Nepal begins Bengal Tiger census

India's CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others passed away in Wednesday in a deadly IAF chopper crash. The mortal remains of General Rawat and his wife arrived in the national capital, PM Narendra Modi met the family members paid tribute by placing wreath before each of the 13 caskets, last rites will be performed today. Listen in to what Major General Binoj Basnyat had to say on General Rawat's role in enhancing relation with neighboring countries.

General Rawat had played a major role in enhancing Indo-Nepal relation: Major General Binoj Basnyat

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Thursday shared Nepal’s experiences in the journey of democracy and democratic transformation during the Summit for Democracy hosted by United States President Joe Biden.

Nepal commits to sustain democracy, highlights achievements during Biden’s democracy summit 

Hundreds of Nepalese statues and idols have been smuggled out of the country since the 1950s. What is the government doing to reverse this heritage drain? Will the stolen gods ever return? Mariam Wardak gets you a report.

South Asia Diary | Nepal's stolen gods make a rare return

A statue which was stolen nearly 40 years ago has now been returned to Nepal and re-installed in the capital city Kathmandu. The statue was made of stone and depicted the Hindu gods Laxmi and Narayan.

Statue which was stolen 40 years ago re-installed in Nepal

A large throng of passengers and security personnel were videotaped shoving an airlane off a runway in Nepal, which was a rare sight. According to Nepal News, the incident occurred at the Bajura Airport in Kolti, where a Tara Air plane was stranded on the runway after a tyre burst.

Watch: Passengers and airport staff push plane off runway in Nepal

Former Nepal prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vowed to “take back” Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh territories from India if his party comes to power. Lipulekh is Himalayan pass located at a western point near Kalapani, a disputed border area between Nepal and India.

Former Nepal PM Oli says ‘will take back’ Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh territories from India

It's been a week since Nepal began vaccinating children above the age of 12, using Pfizer jabs donated by the United States. WION's Saloni Murarka brings this ground report from Kathmandu.

Covid News updates: Nepal administers covid-19 jabs to children above 12 years

Top lawyers and Judges of the Nepal Supreme Court associated with the Nepal Bar Association (NBA) have protested and demanded the resignation of Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana.

Nepal's top lawyers call for Chief Justice Rana's resignation

United States assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day visit to Nepal and is scheduled to meet government leaders and visit cultural heritage sites.

US senior officials visit Nepal as two nations mark 75 years of diplomatic ties  

Tibetans have been residing in Nepal since the annexation of Tibet by China which started in 1950. The Tibetans live in Nepal as refugees. But they are happy to live in a nation - that allows them to practice their religion freely. WION spoke to some Tibetans living in Nepal - to see what growing Chinese investment in the Himalayan nations means for them. Here is an exclusive ground report from Kathmandu.

WION Exclusive: Tibetans living in Nepal speak on growing Chinese investment in Himalayan nations

At the Glasgow summit, the Nepal PM announced that the country would increase the forest cover to 45% of its year by 2030, what does this new target mean for the Himalayan country?

Nepal pledges 45% forestry by 2030

With the ongoing crisis in the Nepal Supreme Court and as calls for Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana’s resignation rise, a former Chief Justice of Nepal on Monday said they are ashamed and shocked at having to face the crisis.

‘We are ashamed, shocked', says former CJ on Nepal Supreme Court crisis

A Nepalese daily has claimed to have access to a confidential document prepared by the Nepalese security officials which revealed the involvement of Chinese intelligence agency in playing an “active role” to sour Kathmandu’s relations with other countries.

Chinese spy agency playing active role to destabilise Nepal’s relations with other nations: Report

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