23 killed in Nepal church collapseSeptember 29th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Twenty-three people attending a prayer service were killed and 65 injured when a church building collapsed in eastern Nepal, a media report said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday night in Dharan area of Sunsari district, some 220 km east of Kathmandu, state-run Nepal Television reported.
54 US-bound migrants from Africa and Nepal detained after boat arrives at Costa Rican coastSeptember 13th, 2009 54 US-bound migrants detained at Costa Rican coastSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican authorities detained 54 U.S.-bound migrants from Africa and Nepal after their boat arrived on the Central American country's coast, officials said Sunday. Authorities were treating some of the migrants for dehydration after several days at sea and took into custody three suspected Colombian smugglers who were traveling with them, said Sergio Lopez, a spokesman for Costa Rica's security ministry.
Bomb blast kills three in NepalSeptember 6th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Three people were killed and seven others injured Sunday in a bomb blast in western Nepal, a media report said. The blast took place in Malakheti village in Dhangadhi area of Nepal's western Kailali district, Nepalnews.com reported.
El Salvador Navy finds boat with Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Eritrean migrants in PacificSeptember 6th, 2009 El Salvador finds boat with Bangladeshi migrantsSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Salvadoran navy says it has found 76 migrants from as far away as Bangladesh, Nepal and Eritrea aboard a boat in the Pacific. Navy Capt. Maximiliano Corado says the boat was detected about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the coast, and "without doubt the final destination was to arrive in the United States."
The migrants include 25 Bangladeshis, 25 Nepalese, 21 Eritreans and five Ecuadoreans.
Indian envoy, UNMIN chief meet M K NepalMay 25th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood and United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Karen Ladgren have separately met newly elected Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal at the latter's residence, Koteshwor. They congratulated Nepal on his election as the new Prime Minister and extended best wishes for his successful term.
One killed, dozen hurt in Nepal church blastMay 23rd, 2009 KATHMANDU - As Nepal Saturday looked forward to an end to a political crisis that has gripped the nation for three weeks with the fall of the Maoist government, fresh violence erupted in Kathmandu Valley with an explosion in a church killing at least one person and injuring nearly a dozen. The blast occurred at the Assumption Church in Dhobighat in Lalipur district, run by the Nepal Catholic Society.
Democratic process necessary for stability in Nepal: CongressMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Concerned' over the crisis in Nepal, India's ruling Congress party Monday said 'democratic process is necessary' for stability in that country. 'Its an internal matter of Nepal.
Engineering students design self-propelled robotic boatApril 20th, 2009 LONDON - An unmanned boat Avalon that can navigate the seas on its own steam has been designed by mechanical engineering students. It has already had a taste of the water on Lake Zurich.
Eight students injured in Nepal bomb blastsMarch 19th, 2009 KATHMANDU - At least eight people were injured Thursday when two bombs exploded outside a college in southern Nepal, police said. The bombs went off as students gathered outside Thakur Ram College in the town of Birgunj, about 90 km south of Kathmandu.
Ten killed as boat capsizes in BangladeshFebruary 7th, 2009 DHAKA - At least ten people died and 25 were injured when a boat capsized in Bangladesh, 109 km northeast of capital Dhaka, the private news agency UNB reported. The survivors were quoted as saying that the boat with about 50 passengers on board collided with a ferry in Titas river in Brahmanbaria district at noon.
Buddha protests continue in NepalFebruary 2nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Almost a fortnight after Nepal's government banned Bollywood film 'Chandni Chowk to China' following violence over a statement in the kungfu comedy that the Buddha was born in India, students have kept up protests in the capital. This time, however, their anger is directed towards the oldest university in the Himalayan republic, the Tribhuvan University, where a prescribed text book by an American scholar also contains the wrong information.
Nine killed in tractor accident in NepalJanuary 25th, 2009 KATHMANDU - At least nine people were killed and nearly two dozen others injured in a tractor accident in south-western Nepal, the police said Monday. The accident happened in Kapilvastu district, about 200 km south-west of here, early Monday morning.
'Chandni Chowk to China' fumbles in Nepal, protests over Buddha remarkJanuary 20th, 2009 KATHMANDU - 'Chandni Chowk to China', India's first made-in-China film, has angered Nepal for its erroneous references about the Buddha. Enraged students Wednesday tore off the posters of the romantic comedy at Kathmandu's best-known Jai Nepal cinema and the furore caused authorities to shelve the screening of the film.
45 missing as boat capsizes in NepalJanuary 3rd, 2009 KATHMANDU - At least 45 people were reported missing after a boat capsized in a river in southwestern Nepal Sunday morning, media reports said. The incident occurred in the Saptakoshi river in Sunsari district, some 220 km from Kathmandu, according to the Avenues TV.
Two killed, 21 missing in Nepal boat capsizeJanuary 3rd, 2009 KATHMANDU - At least two people were confirmed killed and more than 20 missing after a passenger boat capsized on a river in eastern Nepal, officials said Sunday. The boat carrying more than 40 people was crossing the Koshi river when it capsized Sunday morning in Sunsari district, about 400 km southeast of the capital Kathmandu.
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