Nepal lifts ban on TikTok
KATHMANDU– The new prime minister of Nepal, K.P. Sharma Oli, on Thursday overturned a ban on TikTok that his predecessor imposed in November, an apparent sign that the veteran politician … Read More
Husband of missing Nepali woman in Virginia taken away in handcuffs
VIRGINIA-The husband of a Northern Virginia woman who has been missing more than three weeks was taken out of their home in handcuffs on Thursday morning, News4 video shows. Naresh … Read More
Search continues for missing Nepali woman in Virginia
VIRGINIA– A Manassas Park, Virginia, woman has been missing now for two weeks, and there’s a stepped-up effort to find her. Police and dozens of volunteers searched the trails at … Read More
Lake outburst flood sweeps Thame village in Khumbu region
KHUMBU-A devastating flash flood, accompanied by a mudslide and debris, swept throughThame area in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-5, Solukhumbu district on Friday afternoon, damaging nearly half of the settlement. … Read More
Helicopter crash leaves 5 people dead In Nepal
KATHMANDU -All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said. The bodies of four men … Read More
Bangladesh parliament dissolved after PM flees country
BANGLADESH– Bangladesh’s president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for an interim government and new elections a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled following a violent … Read More
Plane crashes during takeoff in Kathmandu , killing 18
KATHMANDU-At least 18 people were killed when a plane crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu , Nepal on Wednesday, aviation officials said. Nineteen people were on board when the Saurya Airlines … Read More
Joe Biden drops out of presidential race amid pressure
WASHINGTON– United States President Joe Biden has heeded calls to withdraw his re-election bid, thrusting this year’s already high-wire race for the White House into an uncertain territory. The announcement … Read More
Police looking for missing 82-year-old Tibetan woman
ILLINOIS -North suburban communities are banding together to help find a missing 82 year old woman who resides in Skokie. A new surveillance photo shared by police Saturday shows what … Read More
Indian state says yoga guru misled public patanjali’s ‘natural cures’
INDIA – An Indian state has accused yoga guru Baba Ramdev of criminal misconduct for promoting his traditional ayurvedic medicine as a cure for COVID-19 because it was only approved … Read More