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Bhutan welcomes first tourists in 2 years

KATHMANDU: Twenty-three foreign visitors landed in Bhutan on Friday, the first to arrive as the Himalayan kingdom reopened its borders after more than two years following the Covid-19 pandemic, with officials looking to tourism to help revive the local economy.

Bangkok Post

What's 'deliberative' democracy? Research in Nepal shows it could spur global youth voting

After local elections in Nepal earlier this year, the Kathmandu Post expressed some alarm that Nepalis were losing interest in voting.

The Conversation

Indra Jatra: Nepali festival where living deities go on tour of city

Thousands of devotees poured into the premises of Basantapur Durbar Square on the occasion of Indra Jatra, one of the biggest religious festivals in Kathmandu with fervour and gaiety. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande calls on Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba

The issue of induction of Gorkhas from Nepal into the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme is also likely to figure in Gen Pande's talks in Kathmandu

The Hindu

Indian Army chief Gen. Manoj Pande conferred honorary title by Nepal's President Bhandari

Tradition started in 1950; India also confers honorary rank of "General of Indian Army" to Nepal Army Chief

The Hindu

India will recruit Gurkha soldiers from Nepal under Agnipath scheme: MEA

Opposition leader says unemployed Agniveers will pose a threat to stability in post-conflict Nepal

The Hindu

Nepal's holy Bagmati River choked with black sewage, trash

Nepal’s most sacred river is also its most polluted

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4.7-magnitude earthquakes jolt Nepal, tremors felt in Bihar

The earthquake’s epicentre was in Nepal with tremors felt in Bihar’s Katihar, Munger, Madhepura and Begusarai

The Hindu

6.0 magnitude quake jolts Nepal

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 shook Nepal on Sunday morning. Read more on Dynamite news:

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Nepal deploys security forces during challenge to law and odour

Nepalese authorities recently called out security forces to help clear the garbage from Kathmandu after protesters blocked access to landfills accusing authorities of ignoring health concerns of residents living near the stinking mountains of trash.

Radio France Internationale

In Nepal's capital, piles of garbage put off tourists and residents

British tourist Richard McSorley walked past a stinking heap of garbage in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Thursday, reminiscing the much cleaner temple-studded city he had visited decades ago for the first time.

Reuters

Bodies of all 22 victims of Nepal plane crash brought to Kathmandu for post-mortem

The bodies will be handed to the families of the victims after the post-mortem

The Hindu

Aspiring actor, tourists among 22 killed in Nepal plane crash

All 22 onboard Tara Air flight killed as Nepal orders an investigation into the crash amid questions over air safety.

Al Jazeera

Nepal says bodies of all 22 victims of plane crash recovered

The bodies of all 22 people, including 19 passengers and three crew members, who were on board a plane that crashed into a Himalayan mountainside in Nepal two days ago have been recovered, an official said on Tuesday.

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Nepal says missing plane with 22 on board crashed

KATHMANDU: Nepal's army said on Monday it had located the crash site of a plane that went missing with 22 people on board during cloudy weather on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Western climbers rush to Himalayan peaks as Nepal reboots tourism

Ukraine’s Antonina Samoilova unfurled her country’s flag on Mount Everest earlier this month as Nepal opened its mountains to foreign climbers and set up a new airport to boost its lifeline tourism business which went into deep freeze during the pandemic.

ABC News

Nepal Air flight goes missing in bad weather with 22 people onboard after taking off from tourist town

The plane lost contact with the control tower five minutes before it was due to land at Jomsom after taking off from the tourist town of Pokhara, 125 kilometres west of the capital, Kathmandu.

Daily Record

Passenger plane vanishes moments after take-off with 22 people on board

The small aircraft is carrying 19 passengers and three crew members disappeared on Sunday morning as it flew over a remote mountain range in Nepal.

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Nepal: Rapper Balendra Shah becomes new Mayor of Kathmandu

A Nepali rapper Balendra Shah has been elected as the mayor of the capital city Kathmandu. Read more on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror

World's shortest teenager named as 18-year-old from Nepal measuring 2ft 4.9in

Dor Bahadur Khapangi measures a height of 73.43cm (2ft 4.9in) and was given a Guinness World Records certificate during an awards ceremony in Kathmandu on Monday

Reuters

Visitors trickle back, but climbing mecca Nepal seeks more

Nepal is putting a 21st-century spin on a tourism sector dominated by activities unchanged for generations as it looks to boost a vital part of an economy decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic and soaring import bills.

Dublin Live

Irishman found dead at Nepal hotel swimming pool

Local police reportedly responded to the discovery of the man's body, which was found at the pool on the first floor of the Hotel Manang in Kathmandu, on Wednesday afternoon just after 3pm

ABC News

North Queensland couple relive their 1980s romance by restoring Top Deck tour bus

After crossing paths in Pakistan while on a backpacking adventure, Paul and Roz Willcocks now plan to enjoy their golden years on the same four wheels.

Irish Mirror

RTE Fair City's Ryan Andrews tells of scramble to charter private helicopter to get out of Kathmandu Airport

The actor is attempting to climb Mount Everest with former Big Brother star Marc O'Neill and pals

Reuters

China and Nepal study feasibility of cross-border power grid

China and Nepal will conduct a feasibility study to construct a high-voltage power transmission line across the Himalayas to facilitate the exchange of electric power, officials said on Saturday.

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