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The hills, they are burning elsewhere too…

Can you imagine a world without any shops or cars? Where the streets are empty except when a herd of people shouting slogans pass by the town square twice every day. A shor...

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Human Rights

'Will I Ever Get Justice?': Nepal Accused Of Failing Trafficking Survivors

Rights groups claim no one has received compensation since law entitling survivors of human trafficking was introduced a decade ago Rights groups in Nepal say they do not k...

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Arunachal's Anju Jamsenpa Scales Mt Everest Twice In Five Days

ITANAGAR -- Arunachalee climber Anshu Jamsenpa today scripted history by scaling Mt Everest twice within five days. Jamsenpa, a mother of two, had conquered the world's hig...

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Health

India Ranks Below Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal in Healthcare Index

India's health care index has gone up in last 25 years from 30.7 to 44.8 but numbers are much lesser than Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.A report published on Thur...

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Environment

Buddha's Birthplace Faces Serious Air Pollution Threat

The historic site of Buddha's birthplace in Nepal faces a serious threat from air pollution, scientists and officials have warned. Recent data collected from air quality mo...

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Gender

Forced To Move Out Of Home During Their Periods

The landscape of Nepal is a geographical staircase, descending from snow-capped Himalayan mountains, through steep middle hills, to the lush flat plains of the south. This ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Manthan 2017: India's Largest Street Play Festival Ends After Performances Abroad

Manthan Mahotsav, the largest street play festival in India, finally completed its 10th edition with the ceremony on April 1. The brainchild of Verve, the street play socie...

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Environment

Green Groups Condemn UN Plan To Use $136m From Climate Fund For Large Dams

Plans to earmark more than $136m (£109m) of UN money for large dam projects in Nepal, Tajikistan and the Solomon Islands have been angrily condemned by activists, who...

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Environment

Climbers Prepare For Clean-Up Mission On Mount Everest

The government of Nepal and Everest expedition organisers have launched a clean-up operation at 21,000ft to remove rubbish left on the world’s highest peak after a se...

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Human Rights

India Honours 67-Year-Old Nepali Woman Who Freed 12,000 Girls From Sexual Slavery

A 67-year-old Nepali woman honoured with one of India's most prestigious awards for freeing thousands of girls from sexual slavery said on Friday it was the unbearable pain...

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