Nepal's USD 209.6-million Airbus deal, the largest ever in the country's aviation history, is turning out to be one of the biggest corruption scandals in the country as a parliamentary committee indicted a top minister and some senior bureaucrats of graft in the deal.

Nepal's biggest corruption scandal: Minister, bureaucrats indicted in Rs 435 crore Airbus deal

The deaths due to accidents and natural causes happened despite a record of no rhino poaching in the Chitwan National Park over the past two years.

21 rhinos die in Nepal's Chitwan National Park in six months

It is alleged that the owner of the rehabilitation centre 'Kripa Ghar Rehab Centre' and her three employees had been meting out inhuman treatment to women, aged between 12 and 60 years.

Nepal: 49 women rescued from rehab centre; owner arrested for allegedly torturing

Huawei gets Nepal contract sans tender

Nearly 50 houses in a village were gutted by a massive fire that broke out in western Nepal's Kalikot district, displacing as many as 285 people, including 111 children, police said.

Nepal: Around 50 houses destroyed in fire, 285 displaced

Twenty-three people died in western Nepal when a bus carrying school students and teachers back from a botanical field trip plunged into a gorge, police said. The students were aged mostly between 16 and 20.

Nepal student bus plunges into gorge, 23 dead

In a first of its kind, the Kaski District Court here on Wednesday sentenced a rape convict with life imprisonment. The court pronounced the sentence to 27-year-old rape convict Kusum Poudel on charges of raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl in Pokhara.

In a first, Nepal court delivers life imprisonment verdict to rape accused

Tulsi Giri, Nepal's two-time prime minister and a senior politician, passed away on Tuesday, according to family sources. He was 93. He died, after a prolonged battle with liver cancer, at his home in Budhanilkanta, on the outskirts of the Himalayan nation's capital, they said.

Former Nepal Prime Minister Tulsi Giri dies at 93

Young Nepalis created a map of the Dead Sea with used plastic bags Wednesday in a bid to set a new international record and raise awareness about the vast volumes polluting the world's oceans.

Nepal attempts record with a Dead Sea of plastic bags

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made a commitment to former Pakistan prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani that Nepal would facilitate the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit in Pakistan.

Nepal to facilitate 19th SAARC Summit in Pakistan

Nepal wants to develop friendly ties with neighbouring countries on the basis of 'equality and justice', Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said Saturday while inaugurating a summit attended by countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including India.

Nepal wants to develop friendly ties with neighbours on basis of equality, justice: Oli

Nepal was hailed as a leader in LGBT rights when it became the first country in conservative South Asia to recognise a third gender and assure equality for its sexual minorities.

Nepal stalls on LGBT rights despite early strides

Nepal's Locally made Robots wait at Tables

"Please enjoy your meal," says Nepal's first robot waiter, Ginger, as she delivers a plate of steaming dumplings to a table of hungry customers. The poor Himalayan nation is better known for its soaring mountain peaks than technological prowess, but a group of self-taught young innovators are seeking to change that.

Please enjoy your meal: Nepal's first robot waiter

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale was felt in Darchula in far-west Nepal, and the surrounding districts on Sunday afternoon, creating panic among the residents.

Nepal hit by moderate 5.1 earthquake creating panic among residents

Nepal Saturday observed the 104th birth anniversary Ganesh Man Singh, the veteran democratic leader who steered the 1990 people's movement that restored multiparty democracy in the country.

Nepal marks 104th anniversary of democratic leader Ganesh Man Singh 

Chayan Kumar Chaudhary flicked through photographs captured on a hidden camera in the jungle, hoping his favourite big cat -- dubbed "selfie tiger" for its love of the limelight -- had made another appearance.

Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats

The bodies of five South Korean climbers killed in one of the deadliest mountaineering accidents to hit Nepal in recent years were due to be flown home Tuesday, an official said.

Nepal to repatriate South Koreans killed on remote peak

All nine members of a South Korean climbing expedition were confirmed dead Saturday after a violent snowstorm devastated their camp on Nepal's Mount Gurja, one of the deadliest mountaineering accidents to hit the Himalayan nation in recent years.

At least nine climbers killed on Nepal peak: Officials

Chinese cricket team suffered a record defeat at the hands of Nepal after being bundled out for mere 26 runs in 14.5 overs in the ICC regional qualifier clash for the upcoming World T20 in 2020.

WT20 Qualifier: Nepal bowl out China for 26, chase it down in 11 balls

The state-run Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has resumed its services to the Lukla airport, two years after suspending the flight operation to the gateway to Mount Everest, according to a media report Sunday.

Nepal's flag carrier resumes flight services to Lukla airport

Nepal won tourism awards at the 14th Hospitality India and Explore the World Annual International Travel Awards 2018 which was held in the Indian capital New Delhi.

Nepal bags tourism awards at Annual Travel Awards ceremony

A passenger bus collided with a truck in Western Nepal Saturday, killing at least six persons and injuring 17 others. The accident took place when the microbus, en route to Nepalgunj from Tulsipur, collided with the truck near Muguwa river in Nepalgunj, police said.

Six people dead, 17 injured in road accident in Nepal

Several Indian companies and some Indians have been barred by the World Bank from its various projects across the globe, the multilateral lending agency said in its first report on its efforts to fight corruption and safeguard donor resources.

Several Indian companies barred by World Bank in 2018

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