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Tag: Nepal
Nepal arrests people smugglers supplying Russia’s army in Ukraine | News #Nepal #arrests #people #smugglers #supplying #Russias #army #Ukraine #News
Kathmandu has urged Moscow to halt the use of Nepali mercenaries. Nepal has arrested a gang that it accuses of smuggling people to be forced […]
First same-sex married couple in Nepal vow to continue campaign for gay rights #samesex #married #couple #Nepal #vow #continue #campaign #gay #rights
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The first gay couple in Nepal to have their same-sex marriage officially recognized vowed Friday to campaign for changes in the […]
Global warming, longer monsoon rains making dengue deadlier in South Asia | Climate Crisis News #Global #warming #longer #monsoon #rains #making #dengue #deadlier #South #Asia #Climate #Crisis #News
Mosquito-borne dengue fever is taking a heavy toll on South Asian nations this year as Bangladesh grapples with record deaths and Nepal faces cases in […]
Want to stop wildlife crimes? Hold elites like Prince William accountable | Wildlife #stop #wildlife #crimes #Hold #elites #Prince #William #accountable #Wildlife
Wildlife crimes are among the biggest challenges for biodiversity conservation, and there is interest worldwide in curbing it. Recently, the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime […]
Why Nepal’s Supreme Court is wrong on child marriages and rape | Child Rights #Nepals #Supreme #Court #wrong #child #marriages #rape #Child #Rights
In a recently released judgement, the Supreme Court of Nepal held that an adult man who had married a minor female and engaged in sexual intercourse was not guilty of rape or kidnapping, […]
Air pollution cuts life expectancy by five years in South Asia: EPIC study | Environment News #Air #pollution #cuts #life #expectancy #years #South #Asia #EPIC #study #Environment #News
The region accounts for more than half of the total life years lost globally to pollution, University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute says. Rising air […]
Charles Sobhraj, convicted murderer, has a new story to tell | Crime #Charles #Sobhraj #convicted #murderer #story #Crime
Late last year, after spending 19 years in a Nepali jail, 79-year-old convicted murderer Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj was revelling in his new-found freedom. The day […]
At least 7 people are dead after a bus carrying Indian pilgrims crashes in Nepal #people #dead #bus #carrying #Indian #pilgrims #crashes #Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims from India crashed in southern Nepal Thursday, killing at least seven occupants and leaving several others […]
Bus veers off main highway to Nepal’s capital. At least 8 killed and many more injured #Bus #veers #main #highway #Nepals #capital #killed #injured
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A passenger bus veered off the main highway that connects Nepal’s capital with rest of the country Wednesday and crashed in […]