It is not uncommon for estimates of an earthquake’s magnitude to differ or for them to be subsequently revised. The earthquake hit near midnight, when people were sleeping.... Tremors were also felt in India’s capital, New Delhi, hundreds of miles west. After the initial quake, families in villages spent much of the night out under the open sky, fearing aftershocks. Image A woman being airlifted from a quake-affected area in Nepalgunj, Nepal, on Saturday.... Video footage on social media showe

Join our Whatsapp channel A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, Chinese authorities said, killing at least 95 people and shaking buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. ADVERTISEMENT The quake hit at 9: 05am( 8: 35am PST), with its epicentre located in Tingri, a rural county known as the northern gateway to the Everest region, at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centr

At least 27 people died in Nepal on Friday when a tour bus fell into a gorge and went into the Marsyangdi River in the central district of Tanahun. The bus, carrying tourists from Maharashtra State in the center-west of India, was en route to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, from Pokhara, a popular tourist destination.... Nepal gets a lot of Indian tourists, mostly families who arrive by road to visit major Hindu temples. The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. Subscribe to The Times to

RAPTI SONARI, Nepal — Sapana dreamed of becoming a government official.... Each night, in her hut along a bumpy dirt road, the 17-year-old lit a single solar-powered bulb dangling from the ceiling and hit the books, plotting out a future much different than her mother’s. But as the coronavirus crept across Nepal, closing the schools, Sapana lost focus.... Now, Sapana has given up her professional dreams, with no plans to return to school.“ Things might have been different if I hadn’t discontin

KATHMANDU( Reuters)-Local authorities in a village in Nepal registered the Himalayan nation's first same-sex marriage on Wednesday, officials and activists said, five months after the Supreme Court issued an interim order clearing the way for such marriages in the largely conservative country. The marriage between 36-year-old Ram Bahadur( Maya) Gurung, who was born male but identifies as female, and Surendra Pandey, 26, who was born and identifies as male, was formally registered at the Dordi ru

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A gay couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the first in the nation to receive official same-sex marriage status.... People who do not identify as female or male are now able to choose “ third gender ” on their passports and other government documents.... The constitution adopted in 2015 also explicitly states there can be no discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation....

KATHMANDU, Nepal — On Tuesday, Mount Everest grew by more than two feet.So agreed China and Nepal, two countries that share a treacherously mountainous border and increasingly warm relations.... Xi made a year ago during a visit to the Nepali capital, where he announced with his Nepali counterpart, Bidya Devi Bhandari, that the countries would jointly measure the mountain. China’s relations with its other Himalayan neighbors have not been as warm.... Tensions with India soared in June when una

Its weather can change suddenly and airstrips are typically located in mountainous areas that are hard to reach.In early 2018, a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka to Kathmandu crashed on landing and caught fire, killing 51 of the 71 people on board....

Mike Johnson, R-La., who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, is among critics who ripped the Biden administration for shelling out$ 4 million toward this study." The Biden administration’s priorities are simply absurd," Johnson told the Washington Examiner.... " Students hold a poster to mark the World Day Against Child Labor in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 12, 2022.... Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more....

WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email Messenger KUWAIT CITY, Sep 19: This year, 19th September( 3rd Ashwin of Nepali calendar) commemorates the Constitution Day( National Day) of Nepal.... The day is declared as the National Day( Constitution Day – Sambidhan Diwas) of Nepal and celebrates the adoption of the new constitution which came into effect from the 3rd Ashwin 2072 of Nepali calendar( 20th September 2015 A.D.). LIVE An error occurred.... Please try again later Tap to unmute Learn more Adverti