The Latest Breaking News from Kathmandu

Art Gallery of NSW to hand back 800-year-old carving that was stolen from Nepalese temple

The gallery is preparing to hand back a sacred medieval wooden carving, nearly two years after it was identified on social media as being stolen from the Kathmandu Valley.

ABC News · May 12, 2023

10 Indians arrested in Nepal for illegally acquiring citizenship cards

Ten Indian nationals, including three women, have been arrested in Kathmandu for allegedly acquiring Nepali citizenship cards illegally by producing fake documents.

The Hindu · May 8, 2023

Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel discharged from AIIMS, to return home tonight

Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel has been discharged from a hospital in New Delhi after undergoing treatment for a chest-related ailment and he will return to Kathmandu on April 30.

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023

Indian climber pulled from crevasse in Nepal improving

An Indian climber who was rescued after spending three days in a 980-foot-deep Nepalese crevasse is recovering in a Kathmandu hospital but his condition is still critical

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023

British family's death certificate struggle after son dies in Nepal plane crash

Ruan Crighton from Brentwood, Essex, was one of 72 people on board the Yeti Airlines Flight 691 from Nepalese capital Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara when it crashed

Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2023

Wife of mountaineer Noel Hanna: 'He fell asleep, never to awaken again - there was no better place for him to die'

Lynne Hanna said there was 'no better place' for a mountain man to die than the Himalayas

Irish Mirror · Apr 19, 2023

Department of Immigration, Nepal government issues alert for fugitive Amritpal Singh

The Department of Immigration, Nepal government has alerted its offices, particularly those at airports to prevent Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher from Punjab, India who could flee to a third country using Nepali territory either on his own passport or a fake passport, the Himalayan Times reported. Read further on…

Dynamite News · Mar 28, 2023

Kathmandu owner KMD Brands posts $13m half-year profit

The group that owns Kathmandu clothing shops and the Rip Curl brand has reported a rise in sales of more than one-third in the six months to the end of January.

AAP · Mar 22, 2023

Nepal: Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav sworn in as Vice-President

Nepal's newly elected Vice-President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav on Monday took oath of office in a special ceremony in Kathmandu. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 20, 2023

‘If we leave, Nepal will suffer’: embattled hospitals fear impact of UK job offers

As Nepali nurses weigh up the benefits of an NHS salary, any staff drain will worsen shortages in the country’s creaking healthcare system

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023