Illegal employment abroad increases health risks for Nepalese women
Source: United Press International
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-11 14:52:17 -0700 | technology-news
Pema Lama, 18, went abroad in good health in August 2010 to be a domestic worker in Kuwait, a country on the Persian Gulf, she says. But 20 months later, she returned with kidney and autoimmune diseases. Clad in jeans...
Nepal in democratic transition, says former PM Deuba
Source: NewKerala
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-11 10:40:09 -0700 | political-news
Addressing a gathering at Observer Research Foundation Tuesday, Deuba, a senior Nepali Congress leader, also sought "India's support in encouraging the Maoists to adopt peaceful means for politics for now and forever". According to a release, Deuba said he was...
Fulmaya, the Girl with Skinny Legs: a documentary for the big screen about an actress's unusual ...
Source: Radio Prague
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-11 07:38:38 -0700 | political-news
The film is a portrait of Slovak actress and musician Dorota Nvotova and how she chose a path less travelled: life in Nepal for six years where she worked as a guide and above all helped to raise funds for...
Buffalo Grove native conquers Mount Everest
Source: The Daily Herald
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-11 03:38:31 -0700 | political-news
Buffalo Grove native Dave Roskelley spent the better part of a decade training to climb Mount Everest, the tallest peak on Earth...But about a month before his ascent in May, the 44-year-old Roskelley received a go-ahead from, of all things,...
Nepal court orders passport change for transgenders
Source: Qatar English Daily
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-11 12:30:25 -0700 | political-news
Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to alter passports so that transgenders no longer have to describe themselves as male or female, a court spokesman said on Tuesday, a move welcomed by rights activists. The court made the decision...
‘I will not go back to Everest'
Source: The Star
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-10 16:30:30 -0700 | political-news
The cold, harsh winds of Mount Everest will forever be a reminder of a painful memory for Siti Nurul Azzua Tamjis. It was there that the 29-year-old lost her training buddy and close friend, Muhamad Shahrulnizam Ahmad Nazari, 25, to...
If the pilot can't stop us, the mountain certainly will
Source: The Globe & Mail
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-10 13:58:04 -0700 | political-news
Story The outdoor Sunflower Garden at Changi Airport in Singapore (with tarmac views) features bamboo paths and at night, firefly lights. Changi Airport gallery Serving Terminal 1, Fetta Panini Bar is a lively spot offering guests a delicious selection of...
The singing nun of Kathmandu
Source: BBC South Asia
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-08 18:42:36 -0700 | entertainment-news
With several albums and a series of concerts around the globe under her belt, the singing nun of Kathmandu is taking the Nepalese and international music industry by the storm...This is a woman who stands out from the crowd, a...
Praying for a good harvest: Nepalese worshippers light up town with traditional torches as they ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-08 14:38:49 -0700 | political-news
8 June 2013 6 shares 0 View comments Clutching flaming bundles of straw these Nepalese revellers were praying their torches would light the way to a bumper harvest as they celebrated a traditional festival. The excited men and women were...
From the Matterhorn to the top of the world
Source: SwissInfo
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-08 02:53:04 -0700 | political-news
Full screen June 08, 2013 Slovenian extreme climber Tomaz Humar was hanging, seriously injured, 6,300 metres up on the south wall of Langtang Lirung in the Himalayas...One of Nepal's most experienced pilots, Sabin Basnyat of Fishtail Air, was notified.
Nepal joins UN initiative protecting journalists
Source: NewKerala
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-07 23:07:07 -0700 | political-news
Office in Kathmandu. "Continuous aggression against journalists and media persons and the impunity in many cases of press freedom violations and violence against journalists continue to threaten the still fragile peace process," Plathe stressed. The new two-year initiative is part...
Nepal's lesser peaks 'still ignored'
Source: BBC
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-07 13:01:19 -0700 | technology-news
A third of the hundreds of peaks open to climbing see no visitors at all. Professional mountaineering operators say one problem is a focus on renowned mountains over lesser-known peaks. But they say a lack of infrastructure development, in particular...
Climber in Everest expedition safe
Source: The Star
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-06 17:28:00 -0700 | political-news
Putrajaya Corporation has denied a news report that another participant of its Everest expedition is in critical condition due to Acute Mountain Sickness. Its senior deputy director of public relations Zaharah Salamat said the climber named in the report, Mohd...
Despite training, abuse continues in Nepal's schools
Source: United Press International
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-06 14:03:59 -0700 | political-news
Anuradha Dahal, 14, is a student at the Nobel Academy Higher Secondary School, a private school in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital. One day in class, her teacher pulled her hair, accusing her of making noise and not being attentive in class,...
Nepal landslide kills seven
Source: Qatar English Daily
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-06-06 00:53:18 -0700 | green-news
Seven members of the same family, including three children, were killed on Thursday when a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains buried their house in a remote village in northeastern Nepal, police said. Police rescuers were sent to the...
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