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For former child soldiers, promises of Maoist leadership have been a mere rhetoric

Koirala headed the country's biggest political party, the Nepali Congress

Yasmeen Lari was inspired to rethink post-disaster construction after 2010 floods

Clashes broke out when hundreds tried to disrupt a meeting of activists from the ruling party

Nepal's government accuses neighbouring India of orchestrating the blockade, a charge it denies

Less than 18,000 refugees remain in the camps, according to a joint statement from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

Twenty-nine people from countries including Britain, the United States, Japan and Sweden took part in this year's race

Bidhya Devi Bhandari says her work on strengthening the political voice of Nepali women is not over yet

Dr Sanduk Ruit has restored eyesight to more than 100,000 people, perhaps more than any doctor in history

Protesters have blocked a key checkpoint bordering India for more than six weeks, cutting off vital supplies

Nepalese journalist discusses his country's new constitution and its merits

Rescuers struggled to recover bodies and help the injured after the bus fell 200 metres off a mountainous road

The curated walks and exhibitions, featuring the work of Nepali and international photographers, are all free

An Indian national was wounded and died after being taken to hospital, Nepal police spokesperson said

Customs official says dozens of Indian trucks stranded in Nepal due to blockade were making their way across border

Bidhya Bhandari, the vice-chair of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal replaces Ram Baran Yadav

There isn't much respect in Nepal -- we are considered as workers, not artists said Shilpakar

Maoist parliamentarian unanimously elected as the House speaker after her only competitor withdraws her candidacy

Incumbent prime minister Sushil Koirala had pledged to step down after the constitution

Trucks block key India-Nepal border checkpoint as ethnic minorities protest against the nation's new constitution

Nobukazu Kurikilost nine fingers on the mountain in 2012 and the only climber trying to scale the Everest this year

The climber, part of a team of 14, was descending after a successful summit of the 8,156-metre, when he died

His comments reflect mounting public anger in Nepal where many accuse India of being behind the blockade

The government is also mulling issuing permits only to climbers who first scale another mountain above 6,500 metres

Protesters are angry about plans in the new constitution to divide Nepal into seven federal provinces

The April disaster saw hundreds of climbers abandon their bids to ascend the 8,848-metre peak

Today, the operation is responsible for delivering aid to 40,000 quake victims

Nepal's ambassador to India, Deep Upadhyay, said that he sought speedy justice for the alleged victims

More than 40 people have died in fierce clashes between police and protesters in Nepal's southern plains

Police team rescued the women from an apartment in Gurgaon after a third recently hired maid alerted a local NGO

Police shot dead four people from the Madhesi ethnic minority in separate incidents in the south of the country

Rescuers are still searching for a nine-year-old boy missing since an overnight landslide

More than 30,000 women have given birth in the worst-hit districts since the disaster

Seeks to conquer Everest alone for the first time since 18 people were killed in April

According to the tourism department, 14 teams have already applied for climbing permits in the autumn season

New agreement comes after days of negotiation and resolves major issue that has blocked progress on charter since 2008

Scores of people die every year from flooding and landslides during monsoon season in Himalayan nation

Festival sees hordes of devotees from Nepal and India flock to temple to sacrifice thousands of animals

Nepal is still reeling from the earthquake that killed over 8,800 people and flattened nearly 600,000 homes

Police say injured are being treated at a local hospital and noneare in a critical condition

Economic growth is expected to fall to the slowest rate in eight years

Monsoons will exacerbate the situation in every respect

Scores of people die every year from flooding and landslides during monsoon season in Nepal

We cannot operate in an environment like this

The first reported birth at the Army field hospital was on April 30

ISPR says Gen Rana expressed his gratitude for support extended by Pakistan during recent earthquake in Nepal

UN's humanitarian chief says Nepal's customs authorities are slowing the delivery of earthquake aid

Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam urges Indian media not to ‘malign’ humanitarian assistance efforts

With fears rising of food and water shortages, Nepalis were rushing to stores to stock up on essential supplies