Fulbright scholar from Hutchinson shares love of Nepal
As the rickety bus barely rounded another corner, an audible gasp went through the passengers. A recent blizzard had taken out the road between the high Himalayan villages of Ranipauwa and Jharkot, leaving some 800 meters of mountainous mudslides between us and the first of many 1,000-foot cliffs all the way down to the Kali Gandaki River Valley ... Read more
|| Hits:7
Maitland CWA hosts Nepal day for the region
It was a virtual trip to Nepal that left the region's Country Women's Association members with the taste of a different culture. Umbrella Foundation Australia chairwoman Linda Harwood led them on a journey through the earthquake ravaged country on Wednesday. She told them how school children are trying to learn in dilapidated buildings and many... Read more
|| Hits:34
Dusit International to launch first Nepal property in Himalayas
Thailand-based Dusit International has signed a management agreement with Omstone Asia Capital Nepal to operate Dusit Thani Himalayan Resort & Spa. When complete it will be the first Dusit-branded property in Nepal. Located in the heart of Nepal's central region, just over an hour's drive from Kathmandu and Tribhuvan International Airport, ... Read more
|| Hits:44
Albury charity: Meg’s Children helping kids in Nepal
IT was coming up to the first anniversary of her daughter's death when Trish Ryan booked a flight to Nepal. "I knew I didn't want to be at home for the anniversary. I knew I had to do something," says Trish, who lives on a farm at Bowna, northeast of Albury. "I'd never been to Nepal, so I thought why not. "I went over and volunteered at an orp... Read more
|| Hits:42
Qatar University students go on learning trip to Nepal
Education Above All (EAA) foundation, through its programme, Reach Out to Asia (ROTA), recently partnered with Qatar University (QU) to take students on a service learning trip to Nepal as part of its International Volunteer Trips Programme, which aims to expose volunteers to the reality faced by in-country ROTA beneficiaries and build their capa... Read more
|| Hits:44
Castle concert tonight to help orphans of the Himalayas
The Little Sherpa Foundation — a Nepal-based charity working to transform the lives of poor and vulnerable children who have lost their parents in climbing accidents in the Himalayas — is hosting a fundraising concert in Tayside. Scottish songwriter Ross Wilson, known as Blue Rose Code to his fans — who include Ewan McGregor, Ian Rankin and Rick... Read more
|| Hits:39
- Nepal bans SA Everest permit dodger for 10 years - News24
- Nepal's turnaround has helped Eastern Indian tourism sector too - Economic Times
- Nepal PM Prachanda resigns - The Hindu
- 'Will I ever get justice?': Nepal accused of failing trafficking survivors - The Guardian
- Nepal's politicians, army hindering war crimes probe - report ... - Vatican Radio
- India wants to see political stability in Nepal: Envoy - Outlook India - Outlook India