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Dogs get their day at Hindu festival dedicated to them in Nepal

Dog lovers of Nepal honoured canines on Monday, putting bright orange garlands around their necks and indulging them with treats to celebrate a Hindu festival highlighting the loyalty of dogs to humans.

Reuters

Triumph, tragedy and climate change: telling the stories of the Sherpas of Everest

Few communities have enjoyed the collective fame and individual obscurity of the Sherpas. This minority group, living across the high-Himalaya border between Tibet (China) and Nepal, has become famous for its many world-class mountain climbers.

The Conversation

How to be a CEO podcast: Why Tenzing’s CEO blew the marketing budget on bins for Nepal

Huib van Bockel is the CEO and founder of the energy drink company Tenzing.

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Silent no more: Nepal's wartime rape survivors demand recognition

Kathmandu (AFP) - Beaten and raped by police officers as a child, Mira was among the many victims of sexual violence during Nepal's civil war -- and is now one of the few to recount her ordeal.

AFP

Rangers legend Willie Henderson backs Nepal trekkers raising funds for charity set up in memory of his late daughter

Group of 14 volunteers will scale to an altitude of 4500m in the Himalayas in aid of the Michelle Henderson Cervical Cancer Trust.

Daily Record

Uttarakhand: Heavy snowfall in Pithoragarh, key roads blocked

Heavy snowfall lashed several areas in Dharchula town in Pithoragarh district, leaving up to two feet of snow in the upper areas and blocking key roads near the Nepal border on Sunday, officials said. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Cricket-Nepal's Lamichhane detained on return home from Qatar

Nepal's most high-profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane was taken into custody on his return to Kathmandu from Doha, local police said on Thursday, following an arrest warrant against him in an alleged rape case.

Reuters

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Nepal cricket star arrested on rape charges

Kathmandu (AFP) - Cricket star Sandeep Lamichhane returned to Nepal and was immediately arrested Thursday, nearly a month after a court issued a warrant over the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl.

AFP

Nepal cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane lands in Kathmandu to face rape charges

Nepal's former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane landed in Kathmandu on Thursday morning to face rape charges in his home country. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Nepal cricket star in custody on rape charges

Kathmandu (AFP) - Fugitive cricket star Sandeep Lamichhane returned to Nepal on Thursday to face rape charges nearly a month after an arrest warrant was issued.

AFP

Cricketer Lamichhane says returning to Nepal to face rape charges

Kathmandu (AFP) - Fugitive cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane said he was returning to Nepal on Thursday to face rape charges, nearly a month after an arrest warrant was issued.

AFP

Nepal coalition to aim for growth if returned to power, finance minister says

Nepal's ruling coalition will provide incentives for exporters and lift import curbs as part of efforts to put the economy on a higher growth trajectory if it is returned to power in a general election next month, the finance minister said.

Reuters

Top US ski mountaineer gets Buddhist cremation in Nepal

Kathmandu (AFP) - The body of renowned US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, who died on Nepal's Manaslu peak, was cremated close to a Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu on Sunday.

AFP

Famed US extreme skier gets traditional Nepalese funeral

A famed extreme skier from the United States who was killed after falling from one of the world’s tallest mountains was on Sunday given a traditional funeral at a Sherpa cremation ground as Buddhist monks officiated over a ceremony attended by family, friends and government officials

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Letters: the Russian people can’t throw off their tsarist yoke

Putin’s position may be weak but his citizens won’t push back against him as they have no democratic tradition

ABC News

Canberra had just 70 Nepal-born residents a decade ago. The latest census counted 5,700

The capital had just 70 Nepal-born residents a decade ago, but Nepali is now the third-most-spoken language in Canberra homes, after English and Mandarin.

Reuters

Body of missing American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found below Nepal peak

The body of top American mountaineer Hilaree Nelson was found on Wednesday near a 26,700-foot (8,138-meter) mountain peak in Nepal where she went missing earlier this week.

Sports Illustrated

Mountaineer Hilaree Nelson Died During Expedition in Nepal

She became the first known woman to climb both Everest and Lhotse in the span of 24 hours back in 2012.

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A famed U.S. extreme skier's body is recovered in Nepal

Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the summit of 26,775-foot Mount Manaslu on Monday when she fell off the mountain

Tribune News Service

Famed American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found dead after fall into Nepal mountain crevasse

The body of American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson was found Wednesday, two days after she fell off the world’s eighth-highest mountain.

Irish Mirror

Irishman left 'in pretty bad shape' after contracting parasite from dirty water in Nepal helping to save lives with eco-brewery profits

Alan Mahon founded Brewgooder in 2016

The Guardian - UK

‘They need role models’ – how football is changing young girls’ lives in Nepal

Sarah Van Vooren and Mashreeb Aryal founded Atoot to empower girls through sport and they are already seeing the benefits

The Independent UK

Body of missing famed U.S. extreme skier recovered in Nepal

The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who went missing this week after falling from the world’s eighth-highest mountain has been recovered and transported to Nepal’s capital

The Independent UK

US mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found dead after going missing on Nepal summit

The world-renowned climber had been descending from the 27,000ft Manaslu mountain on skis on Monday

ABC News

American mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found dead after fall from Nepal's Mount Manaslu

Hilaree Nelson, 49, was one of the world's most successful climbers, having conducted more than 40 expeditions over a two-decade-plus career.

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