”Nepal” News

Several missing after flooding in eastern Nepal

KATMANDU, Nepal - A river swollen by monsoon rains spilled from its banks and flooded villages in eastern Nepal on Wednesday. Initial reports said several people were missing after being swept away in the water.
08 21 2008 3:58PM (...more)

'Miss Nepal' pageant scrapped after Maoists object

KATHMANDU (AFP) - A contest to choose the next " Miss Nepal " slated for Thursday was cancelled after Maoist female lawmakers denounced the beauty pageant.
08 7 2008 10:01AM (...more)

Nepal slashes fees to attract off-season climbers

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal has cut climbing fees for its mountains, including Mount Everest , to attract climbers during the off-season and revive tourism that was hit by a deadly Maoist civil war and political unrest, officials said on Friday.
08 2 2008 3:59AM (...more)

Nepal assembly votes to elect president

KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepal 's governing assembly began voting Monday to elect the new republic's first president since it abolished the centuries-old monarchy in May.
07 21 2008 7:22PM (...more)

Nepal parties to elect first president

KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepal 's top three political parties nominated their candidates Thursday to contest a weekend vote in the governing assembly to elect the new republic's first president, an official said.
07 18 2008 12:16AM (...more)

Maoists open talks to form new government in Nepal

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal 's Maoists and mainstream political parties launched talks Friday to set up a new government following the former insurgents' decisive win in landmark polls, officials said.
05 9 2008 9:42PM (...more)

Nepal gets first gay politician

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal will get its first openly gay politician after he was selected to represent a small communist party in the new constituent assembly, a party official said Thursday.
05 2 2008 3:18AM (...more)

Maoists win more than a third of seats in Nepal polls: official

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal 's former rebel Maoists have won 220 of 601 seats in the constituent assembly elections after final adjustments were made, an election official said.
04 27 2008 12:02AM (...more)

Nepal's Maoists seek coalition govt after upset poll win

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal 's Maoists were pushing Wednesday to build a coalition government with rivals following the upset victory by the former rebels in landmark elections, with vote counting nearing completion.
04 24 2008 7:44PM (...more)

Politician who backed king shot to death in Nepal

KATMANDU, Nepal - A candidate in last week's election from a party that supports Nepal 's discredited king was fatally shot Friday in a southern village, police said.
04 18 2008 11:23PM (...more)