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    Nepal PM Oli will not step down despite court defeat, aide says

    24 Feb 2021

    Thousands of Nepalis opposed to Oli took to the streets in the capital, Kathmandu, for a public rally on Wednesday to celebrate the decision and press fresh demands for the prime minister to resign.

    Nine killed as landslides sweep in remote Nepal village

    29 Jul 2020

    Seven people from the same family, including three children and three women, were killed in their sleep late on Tuesday when their house was swept away in the remote Naraharinath village, 430km (268 miles) northwest of the capital Kathmandu.

    VIDEO: India floods kill scores in Assam; rescue teams face challenges

    20 Jul 2020

    Intense rain and floods in the Indian state of Assam have killed at least 84 people and displaced more than 2.75 million since May, authorities said on Monday, as they tried to collect the bodies of nine rare rhinos drowned in the past 10 days.

    Nepal floods, landslides leave 23 dead, dozens missing

    11 Jul 2020

    Nine people were killed and more than 30 were missing in Myagdi district, 200 km (125 miles) northwest of the capital Kathmandu, where several houses were destroyed on Friday, district administrator Gyan Nath Dhakal said.

    Landslides, flooding block main highway to Nepal’s capital

    21 Jul 2020

    There were several landslides along the Prithvi Highway that either blocked the road or damaged portions of it, police official Rabindra Regmi said. Heavy equipment was being used to try to clear the debris to open up the highway.

    Nepal opens up Himalayan peaks to climbers

    31 Jul 2020

    The government, expedition workers and businesses are hoping foreign climbers who bring some $300 million annually to Nepal will return during the autumn climbing season that begins in September.

    VIDEO: Floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal displace nearly 4 million

    19 Jul 2020

    More than 2.75 million people in Assam have been displaced by three waves of floods since late May that has claimed 79 lives after two more deaths were reported overnight, a state government official said.

    3,000 kg garbage collected from Mt Everest region

    29 Apr 2019

    A total of 3,000 kg of solid waste has been collected from the Mt Everest region since the beginning of the Nepal government-backed Sagarmatha Cleaning Campaign on April 14, the media reported on Monday.

    Playing and planting: Nepal celebrates paddy day

    30 Jun 2020

    Traditional farming songs and laughter echoed in the air as farmers waded into waterlogged fields to sow green paddy.

    Volunteers feed COVID-19 patients, nurses, doctors in Nepal hospital

    10 Sep 2020

    The meals are vegetarian, prepared after consulting with nutritionists. They offer a combination of rice, lentil, beans, vegetables, fruit and salad for brunch and dinner, and snacks in afternoon.

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