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Adventure of Everest begins at tiny Nepal airstrip
LUKLA, Nepal (AP) — As soon as the decades-old Twin Otter landed at Lukla airport, passengers burst out in applause. They do that for nearly every safe landing at the often terrifying airport at the gateway to Mount Everest.(6/17/2013 11:22:15 PM) |
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Nepal govt hopes to sign labour agreement with M'sia
The Nepal government has proposed for the Malaysian government to sign a labour agreement, for the third time in two years. Despite being the largest labour destination for Nepali workers, the two c ..... (6/19/2013 3:39:19 AM) |
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Nepal-Africa film festival opens with 'Earth Anthem'
Kathmandu, June 19 (IANS) The third edition of the Nepal-Africa Film Festival opened with the screening of "Earth Anthem", a short film written, produced and directed by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K.(6/19/2013 9:20:46 AM) |
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Nepal belatedly takes action on slavery following Srijana Chaudhary tragedy
Amid sombre circumstances, decades of slavery may finally be coming to an end for Nepal's Tharu community When Gangu Chaudhary got a call to come to Kathmandu from his home in western Nepal, all he knew was that his 12-year-old daughter, Srijana, had fallen sick. He arrived at the family house where she had been working to be told that his daughter had doused herself in kerosene and then set ...(6/18/2013 9:09:43 AM) |
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Nepal Airlines Corp signs US$106m loan with EPF to buy two jets
Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) finally looks like it is buying planes to expand its skeleton fleet again, after each of its past purchase plans ended in disaster. The national flag carrier signed ..... (6/19/2013 1:24:50 AM) |
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Danger of Everest begins at tiny Nepal airstrip
LUKLA, Nepal (AP) — As soon as the decades-old Twin Otter landed at Lukla airport, passengers burst out in applause. They do that for nearly every safe landing at the often terrifying airport at the gateway to Mount Everest.(6/17/2013 9:04:26 PM) |
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IHT Rendezvous: From Nepal, a Push to End Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a blight that nevertheless flourishes in the world; in Asia, where more than half the victims are from, Nepal’s laws against it are a model for the region, but they are poorly implemented. (6/18/2013 3:28:41 AM) |
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Nepal to lay Nepal-India cross-border petroleum pipeline
Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has said it has initiated the process of land acquisition for the proposed Nepal-India cross-border petroleum pipeline. The corporation has proposed a 200 x 300 metre land ..... (6/18/2013 1:39:29 AM) |
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Dabur Nepal and ICIMOD partner to promote herbal medicinal and aromatic plants
Dabur Nepal and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have entered into a five-year partnership to promote herbal medicinal and aromatic plants from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.(6/19/2013 7:20:06 AM) |
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Nepal sets first post-monarchy elections for November 19
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's first national elections since the abolition of the 239-year-old monarchy will be held on November 19, the government said on Thursday, raising hopes for stability in the Himalayan nation that has lurched from one crisis to another. Nepal is recovering from a decade-long civil war that ended in 2006 and struggles with a fragile economy, crippling ...(6/13/2013 12:27:23 PM) |
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