-with 83 votes against him, parliament speaker Agni Sapkota said.He faces the immediate task of

Nepal’s new prime minister got the support of more than half the members of the House of Representatives which would allow him to continue in power until general elections scheduled for next year.... The leader of the Nepali Congress party — the country's oldest political party — was appointed Tuesday after the Supreme Court reinstated the House of Representatives and upheld his claim to be the new leader.... He was jailed for nine years for protesting against the now-deposed monarchy’s autocr

Three injured people were taken to a hospital. The hilly district where the landslides occurred, Sindhupalchok, was badly affected in 2015’s earthquake.... Thirty-seven homes built on steep slopes were wiped out.“ Cracks developed by the previous earthquakes are now reactivated after this season’s rainfall, ” said Basanta Raj Adhikari, an assistant professor of geology at Tribhuvan University of Nepal.... “ Because of this, people living in risky areas like Sindhupalchok are losing their lives

Meanwhile, additional carbon dioxide in the air from burning fuels such as coal, gasoline and natural gas helps plants produce more pollen, said study co-author Allison Steiner, a University of Michigan climate scientist.It's already happening.... How long and how much depends on the particular pollen, the location and how much greenhouse gas emissions are put in the air. With moderate cuts in greenhouse gas emission from coal, oil and natural gas, pollen season would start 20 days earlier by t