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INTERVIEW-Elizabeth Hawley, world's Everest expert

Posted By: RSS Feeds on Date: Tue, May 10, 2011

KATHMANDU, May 9 (Reuters Life!) - Over fifty years living in the shadow of Mount Everest has made U.S.-born Elizabeth Hawley the unrivalled authority on the world's highest peak. Not bad for a former journalis + read more...

Nepalese asked not to use high denomination Indian currency

Posted By: RSS Feeds on Date: Mon, May 09, 2011

Kathmandu, May 8 (PTI) In a bid to prevent the circulation of counterfeit currency, Nepal has asked its citizens, especially those residing along the Indo-Nepal border, not to use Indian currency notes with Rs + read more...

Nepal seeks legal cover for shawl that conquered the world

Posted By: RSS Feeds on Date: Sun, May 08, 2011

It takes a particularly fluffy goat to survive a Himalayan winter, and the chyangra goat – the source of pashmina wool – is the fluffiest of all..Read More + read more...

Once taboo, tattoos now the new fashion statement

Posted By: RSS Feeds on Date: Sun, May 08, 2011

Kathmandu, May 7 (IANS) When Lokesh Varma, the son of an affluent army family in New Delhi, announced he wanted to forswear his MBA degree and his job with a multinational company to become a tattoo artist, his + read more...

First Nepali 'Gitanjali' to be re-launched

Posted By: RSS Feeds on Date: Sat, May 07, 2011

Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) When Ashesh Malla's father died two years ago, he observed the traditional memorial rite the following year, offering food and worship. But this year, the Nepali professor who also runs + read more...

NEPAL: Strong hopes for straw houses

Posted By: RSS Feeds on Date: Thu, May 05, 2011

BANGKOK, 4 May 2011 ( IRIN ) - As a country vulnerable to the next "big one", [ http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=88693 ] people in Nepal are abuzz with an age-old, earthquake-resistant method of con + read more...

28 killed in twin Nepal accidents

Posted By: RSS Feeds on Date: Thu, May 05, 2011

Kathmandu, May 4 (IANS) Sixteen people died in a bus smash in western Nepal Wednesday and several more survivors were grappling with death just hours after another crash in eastern Nepal killed 12 more passenge + read more...

Nepal begins countdown to crisis

Posted By: RSS Feeds on Date: Tue, May 03, 2011

Kathmandu, May 2 (IANS) The countdown to another crisis started in Nepal Monday with only 26 days left to get the new constitution ready and top leaders admitting the task would not be completed despite parliam + read more...

That's Right: Jazz And Rock Fusion, From Nepal

Posted By: RSS Feeds on Date: Mon, May 02, 2011

The small country of Nepal stretches from Mt. Everest in the north to the Indian border in the south. Nepal's musical traditions reflect its geography, from Himalayan folk tunes to Indian ragas. Reese Erlich re + read more...

Clinical trial recommends new antibiotic for treating typhoid in low income countries

Posted By: RSS Feeds on Date: Sat, Apr 30, 2011

A large clinical trial in Kathmandu, Nepal, comparing treatments for typhoid has recommended the use of gatifloxacin, a new generation and affordable antibiotic..Read More + read more...

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