partly sparked by Kathmandu’s warming ties with Beijing, including its purchase of Chinese weaponry. Since then, Nepal has eked concessions from both sides, and today India and China vie to be its top ...

Foreign Minister Deuba asks Additional Secretary Mahawar to allow more air routes and direct flights to new airports.

One person was injured in Kathmandu when he jumped off the top of a house after feeling the strong tremors, Nepal Police ...

The 1985 Citizenship Act was followed by a new census in 1988. This census amounted to a selective, arbitrary, and retroactive implementation of the 1985 Act. First, the government only conducted ...

So far, no reports of any damage or loss to property have been received, officials in India and Bhutan said. (Reporting by Joe Cash and Ryan Woo in Beijing, Gopal Sharma in Kathmandu, Tora ...

A monk on his way to Tiger’s Nest Monastery © Angelo Pennetta Bhutanese folklore maintains that in order to be happy, one must contemplate death five times a day. Only by acknowledging your limited ...

At least 188 injured as tremors also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. A strong earthquake has struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing at least 126 people and leaving ...

Kathmandu is about 230km (140 miles) south of Shigatse. Tremors were also felt in India’s northern state of Bihar which borders Nepal. They were also felt in Bhutan’s capital Thimphu.

The quake woke residents in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, about 140 miles from the epicentre, and sent them running into the streets. On the southwest edge of Kathmandu, a video showed water ...

Kathmandu, Nepal-The Druk Amitabha Mountain in Kathmandu, Nepal, will host the 10th Annual Drukpa Council (ADC) starting today bringing together spiritual leaders, environmentalists, peace advocates, ...

Bhutan is the single largest recipient of Indian ... by imposing an unofficial six-month blockade, partly sparked by Kathmandu’s warming ties with Beijing, including its purchase of Chinese ...